Oscar Herrera

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Singer / Songwriter

Born in Havana, Cuba, raised in Miami.

Husband, father of two, and grandfather of three girls.

Solo artist with two records. Former lead singer with The Sleep of Reason, Halo, El Duende and Black Tape for a Blue Girl.

Current owner of Spin Alley Vintage Radios and Phonographs.

Oct. 18, 2025

S8E431 - Bauhaus 'In The Flat Field' with Oscar Herrera

Returning guest, singer/songwriter Oscar Herrera ( The Sleep of Reason, Black Tape for a Blue Girl ), brings us Bauhaus and their 1980 debut full-length: ' In The Flat Field '. Often cited as a foundational release in the Got...
Guest: Oscar Herrera
April 27, 2024

S7E346 - Ultravox 'Vienna' with Oscar Herrera

When British band Ultravox released their fourth studio album 'Vienna' in 1980, the addition of new lead singer Midge Ure marked a total change in direction from experimental post-rock to lushly orchestrated synth-pop. This week's guest,...
Guest: Oscar Herrera
May 13, 2023

S6E289 - The Beatles 'White Album' with Oscar and Danielle Herrera

When he was a young teen, Oscar Herrera (Former lead singer with The Sleep of Reason, Halo, El Duende and Black Tape for a Blue Girl) discovered the Beatles and there was no looking back. When he and his wife had children they made sure that music -...
Guest: Oscar Herrera
June 4, 2022

S5E228 - David Bowie 'Diamond Dogs' with Oscar Herrera

In 1974, the one-of-a-kind chameleon that is David Bowie was poised to shed his Ziggy Stardust persona for the Thin White Duke. Before that transformation, he fired the Spiders from Mars and - using George Orwell and William S. Burroughs as...
Guest: Oscar Herrera