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Originally situated in Iowa, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 established themselves in the Bay Area in the late '80s. Clattery, complex, and super musical, TFUL282 combined tight songcraft with rough edges, pulling from spaghetti western tropes, absurdist poetry, and spiraled noise rock to create a singular body of work. On this episode, Marc and John drop the needle on The Natural Finger ,...

Band Shirt Day is a brand new holiday from the folks who bring you WASTOIDS.  On Friday, September 16, artists like Sonic Youth, Best Coast, Black Pumas, Portugal. The Man, Blondie, Mac DeMarco, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard  and many are donating proceeds from t-shirt sales to causes like Planned Parenthood, Children of Ukraine, the Ally Coalition, MusicCares, TransLifeline, the ACLU and o...

Nick Reinhart is in a million bands. Seriously! Tera Melos, Undo K From Hot, Bygones, Swollen Brain, Death Grips ...he's absolutely everywhere. And today, he's on Click Vortex, breaking Wikipedia and discussing the Angus soundtrack (Weezer, Green Day, Ash), Sha Na Na, Harmony Korine, Nuno Bettencourt, Rihanna, the videography of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris , and tons more with your...

The roots of Cleveland indie rock/post-punk institution My Dad Is Dead stretch all the way back to 1984. Led by Mark Edwards, early recordings featured little more than drum machine and guitar. By 1990, the time the Shine double 7" EP was released by Scat Records, Edwards had incorporated other players—including bassist Chris Burgess and drummer Scott Pickering—but the core of the project rem...

Today on WASTOIDS With, we're sitting down with songwriter and painter Kenny Becker of Los Angeles dream pop quartet Goon , who joins us for a discussion of the band's latest, Hour of Green Evening , the overlap between visual art and music, and one of the enduring loves of his life: playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on his N64.  You can check out some of Kenny's beautifu...

The world wide web, like the universe itself, is constantly expanding. With each episode of Click Vortex, Sam Means (The Format) and Jason Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) bring you a biweekly survey of their online adventures. For the 12th episode of the show, our dynamic duo drops some knowledge about the new charity-driven holiday Band Shirt Day (September 16) , and then get to clicking on the baff...

We're back with Arkansas' own Dylan Earl , sitting down for another honky tonk-themed episode with DuWaun Johnson, co-host of one of WASTOIDS' favorite podcasts, The Country Brothers . Over on his Bandcamp page, where one can sample from his collection of hard working, honest country music, Earl writes: "I’m from where I woke up this morning. I write the songs that come to mind...

Yoko haters f**k off: Marc and John put the needle down on Plastic Ono Band 's 1969 single, featuring "some of the best guitar [John Lennon] ever played—bone rattling, Flipper-esque" and proto-Krautrock boogies. About The Spindle: The 7-inch record isn’t just a format—it’s an art form. On each episode of The Spindle podcast, music writer Marc Masters (Pitchfork, The Wire, Bandcamp)...

We're hanging out with Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray to discuss the forthcoming remastered edition of Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables . Featuring a sonic once-over from Chris Lord-Alge, whose credits include everyone from Prince to Madonna to Green Day and My Chemical Romance, as well a new 40th anniversary book featuring essays and quotes from Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Dave...

The world wide web, like the universe itself, is constantly expanding. With each episode of Click Vortex, Sam Means (The Format) and Jason Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) bring you a biweekly survey of their online adventures. For the 11th episode, Sam explores the supernatural power of Roy Orbison , drum god Jim Keltner , takes a trip through the cemetery to visit Buddy Rich (noted for his drumming...

Welcome to The Special Podness , a four-part mini-series dedicated to the history of The Special Goodness by the three dudes who (probably) know it best: Pat Wilson of Weezer, drummer Atom Willard (Rocket From the Crypt, Plosivs, Against Me!) and Karl Koch, Weezer historian.  This is our final episode of the podcast for now, and in it we’re going under the hood to discuss where Pat’s inspirations...

Released at the dawn of the remix era, New Order’s "Temptation" b/w "Hurt" came in two formats—33 ⅓ speed 7” and 45 RPM 12”—on the same May 10, 1982. With this single, bassist Peter Hook, keyboardist/guitarist Gillian Gilbert, drummer Stephen Morris, and guitarist/vocalist Bernard Sumner stepped out from Joy Division’s shadow to establish themselves as a distinct entity. Painst...

Today on WASTOIDS With, we're talking with country singer and raconteur Dale Hollow . "Yours truly" might possess signature yellow lens glasses and a Manu Ginobili-like frame—with a wit and tongue ‘n cheek bravado to match—but behind all that is a distinct voice, delivered with the ease of a natural songsmith. For this WASTOIDS chat, Hollow sits down with Duwaun Johnson of The Count...

Crack open the new vinyl edition of The Special Goodness’ Land Air Sea , and what you’ll find in the gatefold liner notes isn’t an essay on the recording process, an invocation of the band’s songwriting influences, or anything related to the actual tunes. Instead, you’ll find a statement from Pat Wilson of Weezer about his and Atom Willard’s shared obsession: vintage cars.  From the cover of Land...

On this episode of Click Vortex, we're talking about musicians who have seen UFOs, including George Clinton of Parliament/Funkadelic, Stevie Nicks , Frank Black of The Pixies , and Kendrick Lamar . Then, we explore the lounge jazz of Paul McCartney 's side project Thrillington, the artistic spirit of Linda McCartney, Electric Light Orchestra , Roy Wood , and the true crime rock & rol...

Hey, welcome to WASTOIDS With  Jaan Uhelszki of the legendary CREEM Magazine. Founded in Detroit in 1969, CREEM covered rock & roll irreverently and with a wickedly funny style. It closed up shop in 1989, but 30 years later, a new documentary film, 2019’s CREEM: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine , helped to reignite interest in the publication, and now, CREEM has returned in...

Welcome to the Special Pod-ness, a four-part mini-series dedicated to the history of The Special Goodness by the three dudes who (probably) know it best: Pat Wilson of Weezer, drummer Atom Willard (Rocket From the Crypt, Plosivs, Against Me!) and Karl Koch, Weezer historian. As we celebrate the brand new red-colored vinyl edition of the band’s third album, Land Air Sea , Pat, Atom, and Karl take u...

On this episode of The Spindle, Marc and John dig into a single by Columbus, Ohio's Scrawl. Released by the Arlington-based label Simple Machines and recorded in Chicago by lauded producer Steve Albini, this early single came in a unique origami package and its sound is gnarly but literate, a tale of familial abuse and reckoning.  About The Spindle: The 7-inch record isn’t just a format—it’s...

We’re focusing on music from our Out of Site series today with this WASTOIDS podcast special. A biweekly live performance showcase, full video episodes of Out of Site drop every other Friday, and our second season continues this Friday, July 22nd, with a session from psych-pop group Healing Potpourri. For this special playlist, we’re rounding up a few of our favorites: Smirk: Imaginary Harry  Wedn...

Welcome to the Special Pod-ness, a four-part mini-series dedicated to the history of The Special Goodness by the three dudes who (probably) know it best: Pat Wilson of Weezer, drummer Atom Willard (Rocket From the Crypt, Plosivs, Against Me!) and Karl Koch, Weezer historian. As we celebrate the brand new red-colored vinyl edition of the band's third album, Land Air Sea , Pat, Atom, and Karl t...

We're all over the place this episode of Click Vortex, touching on everything from the bubblegum pop of The Cowsills and The Association to the rock antics of The Who and The Ramones, the brilliance of the recently canceled Joe Pera Talks With You, and porn star Traci Lords' forays into electronic music. Along the way, Sam debuts some new vocal delay tricks and Jason offers a report on t...

Today on WASTOIDS With…we’re talking to poet/folk singer/truth teller Willi Carlisle, who’s new album Peculiar, Missouri comes out July 15th on Free Dirt Records. Based in Arkansas, Carlisle’s approach mixes playfulness with unabashed honesty and emotional storytelling, and his conversation does the same, discussing homogeneity in country music, the punk music that shaped him, and the worst meal h...

This week on The Spindle, Marc Masters and John Howard give Japan Bashing Vol. 1 a spin. Featuring The Boredoms, UFO Or Die, Omoide Hatoba, and Hanadesha, this 1990 comp from Japanese label Public Bath blurs the lines between noise and noise rock.  The 7-inch record isn’t just a format—it’s an art form. On each episode of The Spindle podcast, music writer Marc Masters and music historian (and musi...

Today on WASTOIDS With we’re joined by painter Steve Keene and producer and photographer Dan Efram, who’s responsible for the newly released publication, The Steve Keene Art Book from Hat & Beard Press . Known for his album covers for artists like the Silver Jews, Apples in stereo, and Pavement as well as his distinct, impressionistic and playful style, Keene estimates he’s produced something...

This is the water, this is the click. Welcome to the eighth episode of Click Vortex, your biweekly exploration of the rabbit holes Sam Means (The Format) and Jason P. Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) find themselves tumbling into. This episode, they are joined by Duwaun Johnson of the Country Brothers podcast to discus David Lynch's Twin Peaks , specifically the music featured in 2017's Twin...