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We're hanging out with Roger Joseph Manning Jr. today at WASTOIDS. Maybe you know him from Jellyfish, Imperial Drag or the Lickerish Quartet, or from his long string of solo albums. Or maybe you've spotted his name in the credits of albums by Beck, Blink 182, HAIM, Jimmy Eat World, Lana Del Rey, Nate Ruess, The Format, and many, many more. 25 years ago, he and his musical partner Brian K...

They say 13 is an unlucky number but we're feeing real lucky about the 13th episode of Clairaudience with Ersa Lowly on WASTOIDS. Each week, the program materializes via the magic of ones and zeros to play you a selection of groovy melodies and share an answering machine message from the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline. Want to give us a ring? Call 1-877-927-8643 (7). The 7 is optional, but we have to...

Ruben Zarate of Dante Elephante joins us today on WASTOIDS. His new album is called Mid-Century Modern Romance , out now on Born Losers Records, and it finds him sprinkling his classic pop songwriting with disco and R&B flavors. Ruben’s also the host of the Dante Elephante Podcast , which drops new episodes every Tuesday. It features talks with guests like Sadgirl, Ron Sexsmith, Chris Cohen, a...

Ersa Lowly has stepped up to the midnight microphone via the broadcast frequency at 850 W Lincoln, and she's brought with her the gentle sounds of strings, horns, and percussion, to offer a break from the mundanity of the grind, a portal to a world were things slow down and the lines of reality become a little...fuzzy. This is Clairaudience episode 12, Doppelgängers. We've got far out mu...

Today on WASTOIDS: Butthole Surfers co-founder Paul Leary. He's produced some of the biggest alt rock hits of the '90s with artists like Sublime and The Meat Puppets. He’s got a new album out on the rebooted Shimmy Disc label, released in conjunction with Joyful Noise Recordings. It’s called Born Stupid, and it's a bonkers mix of punk hijinks, surf rock, spaghetti western guitars, a...

From the great elsewhere to right here, right now. Every Tuesday night, DJ Ersa Lowly brings you a handful of songs to ease you into a state of pleasant bewilderment and a freaky call from the WASTOIDS hotline. Want to share your own strange tale? We got you: 1-877-WASTOIDS. That's 1-877-927-8643(7) . 

Rob Petrillo has hijacked the WASTOIDS frequency. He’s the host of a podcast called Obsessed With Death and it’s about—you guessed it—his fascination with death. Each episode, he sits down with an expert to discuss topics like grave robbing, reincarnation, doomsday prepping, and much more. He joins us today on WASTOIDS to spin death-related songs by Phoebe Bridgers, George Jones, The Notorious B.I...

There are sounds traveling vast distances. Nostalgic tones from times that never were. Listen closely and you can hear them, whispering through the wires. Every Tuesday night, your cryptic eventide DJ Ersa Lowly brings you a handful of songs for you to drift away to, plus intriguing calls from the WASTOIDS hotline. 

Today on WASTOIDS, a call with Kiefer Shackleford. An inventive pianist, he’s a veteran of the Los Angeles scene. He's been busy in 2021: in April, he released the Between Days EP, featuring a great Cure cover, and last month, a new full length, When There’s Love Around .  Layering full band instrumentation with synths and upright piano, he’s reflective of an ethos that borrows and blends fro...

What do you know? What's left to learn? Tonight on Clairaudience on WASTOIDS, recorded at 850 W Lincoln, a glimpse into the looking glass with your guide into the liminal, Ersa Lowly. Music for zoning out, and far out missives from the answering machine of the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline. 

Today on WASTOIDS, a legend of recorded history: Van Dyke Parks. His name appears in the liner notes of so many of our favorite albums—LPs by the Beach Boys, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Joanna Newsom, Grizzly Bear, and many more—and to boot, he’s one of pop music’s great storytellers and raconteurs.  In 1995, he released a collaborative album with Brian Wilson called Orange Crate Art . Last year,...

Stare into the flickering flames tonight with episode eight of Clairaudience on WASTOIDS, recorded at 850 W Lincoln. Your host Ersa Lowly has materialized with a selection of lulling music and mysterious tales from the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline.  Song selections:  Charley Christian, "Mooganga"  Charlie Megira, “The Girl Who Was Frightened Of Ashtrays”  Jan Steele, “Distant Saxophones” (exce...

Have you been scanning the frequencies for signs of life? This is Clairaudience on WASTOIDS, coming to you from 850 W. Lincoln. Your guide is Ersa Lowly, here to take your ear and lead you on a sonic journey into the night, with songs for the ride and calls from the WASTOIDS hotline. You can call any time: Dial 1-877-WASTOIDS and tell us a story—we’ll broadcast it here on Clairaudience.  This even...

Listener, you’ve found yourself, by some twist of fate, listening to Clairaudience on WASTOIDS, recorded at 850 W Lincoln, with your host, Ersa Lowly. Each week, she arrives with sleepy time music and far out calls from the WASTOIDS hotline. Have you given us a call? Dial 1-877-WASTOIDS to get in touch. But before you, how about some music. From a true savant of synthesis. 

Welcome to Clairaudience on WASTOIDS with Ersa Lowly, presented via the magic of ones and zeroes direct to your headphones to guide you into dreamland with bewitching musical selections and calls from the WASTOIDS hotline. Wanna get in on the lunar fun? Call 1-877-WASTOIDS and share your strange stories.  Bobby Christian, "Mooganga"  Inoyama Land, "Glass Chaim" Mike Mandel, Boo...

Music drifting over from the other side. It's Clairaudience on WASTOIDS, recorded live at 850 W. Lincoln, with your host, the dame of dusk, Ersa Lowly. Songs to help you slumber and strange calls from the WASTOIDS hotline, too. Have you given us a ring yet? Call anytime , from any state of mind , 1-877-WASTOIDS. 

Music drifting over from the other side. It's Clairaudience on WASTOIDS, recorded live at 850 W. Lincoln, with your host, the dame of dusk, Ersa Lowly. Songs to help you slumber and strange calls from the WASTOIDS hotline, too. Have you given us a ring yet? Call anytime , from any state of mind , 1-877-WASTOIDS. 

Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos, Disheveled Cuss, and Undo K From Hot joins us on WASTOIDS for a STRANGE GEAR discussion about his Roland GR-700 guitar synth and share some of its wild sounds. Dive into the history of Steve Carnelli, who used it to create music and sound effects for Hanna Barbera cartoons and Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails, and learn how Nick ended up with this one of a kind gu...

Welcome back to another episode of Clairaudience on WASTOIDS, recording live at 850 W. Lincoln, with your host, the mistress of midnight, Ersa Lowly. Songs to help you drift into dreamland and strange calls from the WASTOIDS hotline, too. Have you given us a ring yet? Call any time, 1-877-WASTOIDS. Tell us your weird story. 

In the early '80s, skate punk roared out of Phoenix, led by a group of teenagers called Jodie Foster's Army. On JFA's 1983 full-length debut, Valley of the Yakes, vocalist Brian Brannon rails against preps, gossipers, cops, and Reagan. But he saves some of his gnarliest lyrics for a local radio deejay, a guy named Johnny D.  This is In the Crates—conversations and wild stories from...

Welcome to episode one of Clairaudience on the WASTOIDS, a late night radio-style broadcast with your eventide guide, Ersa Lowly. A set of bewitching selections to tilt you toward slumber and far out calls from the WASTOIDS hotline. This week, intriguing stories from the “punk rock Betty and Barney Hill” and a visit from a shadow person near an old burial ground. Do you have a call for us? A story...

What is WASTOIDS ?  WASTOIDS is a hotline: 1-877-WASTOIDS. We want to know: What’s the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to you? Has a stranger ever relayed a cryptic message? Have you witnessed something confounding in the sky? Found yourself stranded in a frightening location? Call WASTOIDS and tell us your strange tale.  WASTOIDS is also an all-new audio/visual feed, sharing micro-dose podcas...