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What does Dr. Bronner's magic soap have to do with Jimi Hendrix and Don Bolles of The Germs and Astrologer? What '70s band benefitted from Rupert Holmes' cannibalistic pop chops? Find out the answers to these questions and more on an all-new Click Vortex. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube ....
Vortex duo Sam and Jason settle in for a ramble heavy episode of Click Vortex, streamed live on the WASTOIDS YouTube channel Wednesday, May 10th. For his segment, Sam opens up with some primo Satanic panic, examining the hidden messages of Jeff Lynne and ELO, and the Trinity Broadcasting Network's Led Zeppelin reel-to-reel demonstrations. In the second half of the show, Jason asks: how many Star Trek tie-in novels is too many Star Trek tie-in novels, and explores the weird, wild world of the Syn...
In a previous life, Washington band Mystic 100's were known as Milk Music. But with the freaky and wild On a Micro Diet , they are reborn as a fire breathing, jam punk band, think Meat Puppets meet Crazy Horse, or the Dead had they signed to SST Records. In this episode of Hotline, the Mystic 100's answer your questions from the 1-877-WASTOIDS answering machine, discussing shirt sizes, favorite lyrics, and recipe books. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com ...
There are two sides to Kiss's 1976 single "Beth" b/w "Detroit Rock City", but there's only one side to Marc and John's take on this record: it sucks! Join us to hear all the ridiculous stories and painful lyrics behind this unfortunate mega hit. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube ....
Seffay feff seffa hi! You may know Vic Berger best as one of the internet's funniest video editors, as one third of the Office Hours Live Holy Trinity, or as a member of Tim Heidecker's Very Good Band . But this mixtape has us convinced we need to add "ace music selector" to Berger's list of bonafides, alongside drop master , songwriter , and proud dog owner . Drawing from a wide range of psychedelia, sunshine pop, rock, Tropicália, jazz, and funk, Tunes Vic plays like a broadcast from an altern...
Join Sam Means (The Format) and Jason P. Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) from the 850 W Lincoln loft, where they offer a deep dive on recording engineer, writer, musician & viral star Ethan Winer's 2007 viral magnum opus Tele-vision and get an early start on the summer with vape entrepreneur and rock star Mungo Jerry. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube ....
John Vanderslice has been one of the most dynamic and interesting indie rock artists for decades, and a world class producer for artists like Spoon, Death Cab for Cutie, The Mountain Goats and more. With his new album Crystals 3.0 , he abandons the guitar in favor of pure electronic texture. In this episode of Hotline, Vanderslice answers your questions from the 1-877-WASTOIDS answering machine, sharing tips and tricks for managing vibes in a recording studio, his favorite places to eat, and how...
The notorious No Wave band Red Transistor didn't actually release anything in their short existence—but their posthumous single "Not Bite" / "We're Not Crazy," recorded in 1977 but released by Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label in 1990. The single showcases how ahead of their time this chaotic noise punk band was, both in the cutting riffs, repetition, and rants of Rudolph Grey and Von Lmo and their legendarily destructive shows in which little on stage survived. Call us anytime at 1-877-WAST...
For the last decade plus, Will “Brain A” Currier has cooked up a curiously genre-defiant blend of electronic music and post-punk grind, delivered with lo-fi hip-hop ease. Known for his work with cyberpunk artist N8NOFACE and now defunct instrumental outfit The Analog Sweat, Currier is currently holed up in his desert lab fine tuning work on a forthcoming project named BRAINFIEND , a collaboration with rapper Mykr Fiend X of the longest running hip-hop collective in Phoenix, The Avenue of the Art...
Click Vortex, our lucky number twenty-seventh episode. Tune in to the WASTOIDS livestream as Sam Means (The Format) and Jason Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) discuss the tangled saga of Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks, press play on The Avalanches "Frontier Psychiatrist" music video, and discuss The Format's music video history. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube ....
Founded by Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks) and Sam Coomes (Heatmiser, Elliott Smith) in 1992, Quasi has become a Pacific Northwest rock & roll institution. The band's new album Breaking The Balls of History is out now on Sub Pop Records. On this episode of Hotline, they answer your questions from the 1-877-WASTOIDS answering machine, sharing their fantasy world, records they can't live with out and much more. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More po...
Today on The Spindle, Marc and John dig into a purist 7-inch band: Minnesota's Halo of Flies, whose discography is practically all singles. Guitarist Tom Hazelmyer launched the Amphetamine Reptile label to put out music by the trio; it eventually became a home for noise rock stalwarts Helmet, Cows, and Unsane, but Halo of Flies stood out in the grunge era as a band unafraid to put catchy melodies inside swirling feedback. Dig it! Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WAS...
You may find yourself going down a rabbit hole...from beyond the mind's eye, it's Click Vortex with Sam and Jason. This episode was recorded live on-stage at Crescent Ballroom Sunday, March 26th. Your intrepid Click hosts were joined by MC Decoy Deloy, Andy, Candy, Blake, and Nick of Astrologer, and Elmo and Cris Kirkwood of The Meat Puppets , who joined to discuss their history, future plans, and take a walk down memory lane via some incredible images Sam pulled up. Call us anytime at 1-877-WAS...
You've probably heard Devo's "Whip It "—but have you heard all the stories behind it? On this all-new episode of The Spindle podcast, Marc and John welcome guest Evie Nagy , author of the 33.3 book Devo's Freedom Of Choice , to dive into the tales of this deep and weird single, which somehow made the top 20 despite people (wrongly) assuming that it was about masturbation. Find out what "Whip It" really means, this week on the Spindle! Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos a...
That jangle, tho. It's time for an all-new, all-different Click Vortex livestream with Sam Means (The Format/Hello Merch) and Jason P. Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard/JPW) . This week, the guys (and all our friends in the live chat) discuss Arby's, Two-Lane Blacktop , Cleaners From Venus, Martin Newell, XTC, John Leckie , ulcers, and the tragic and outrageous history of Revolutionary Comics ' unauthorized bootleg comics about rock stars. Catch Click Vortex *Live* at Crescent Ballroom, Sunday, March ...
Today on The Spindle, Marc and John drop the needle on the biggest single by Funkadelic, 1978's "One Nation Under A Groove" Parts I & II. Riding the top of the Billboard Soul charts for six weeks, this song was Funkadelic's National Anthem, a call for unity catalyzed by gigantic funk hooks. Devoted to hitting the "one," the group turns well-worn words into new mantras, all in service of a groove that seemed like it could last forever. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and vide...
Among the crop of intentional communities and cults that sprang out of the counter culture of the late '60s and the '70s, few are as mythic as The Source Family . On this special installment of WASTOIDS With, we speak with Source Family historian Isis Aquarian and director Jodi Wille , who brought the family's story to the big screen with the 2012 documentary The Source Family. Isis and Jodi joined WASTOIDS to discuss The Source Family Scrapbook (Sacred Bones Records) , a collection of pictures,...
Click Vortex is back with Sam in NYC and Jason in PHX. Pardon the audio if you don't mind—as this chat about Madonna's "Ray of Light" at 25 and the Pavement discography is worth it. The episode takes a turn for the surreal when they try to get the Notion AI bot to tell us something interesting about The Velvet Underground. Will Skynet surprise us? Find out on this thrilling episode of Click Vortex, streamed live on WASTOIDS' YouTube channel February 23rd. Wanna get in on the action? We're bringi...
“Here's my secret, man: I don't tell anyone my secrets.” Today on The Spindle, Marc and John drop the needle on Miles Davis' 1972 single "Vote For Miles," parts I and II. Pulled from an On the Corner epic, this alternate version/sonic collage presents five and a half minutes of textural, mind blowing jazz fusion. Though the electric era found Miles seeking a wider audience, this single demonstrates just how subversive, surprising, and totally non-sellout his early '70s period remains. Call us an...
1973 was a pretty wild year for music. On this live installment of Click Vortex, Sam and Jason peruse the year's biggest hits and most interesting albums from the Beatles (together and solo), Yoko Ono, Todd Rundgren, Can, Alan Hull, and others. Plus, we're 100% live from the loft studio at 850 W Lincoln, broadcasting with videos and sound clips and a room full of rowdy commenters. Wanna get in on the action? We're bringing Click Vortex to Crescent Ballroom next month—stand by for details. Call u...
Chances are you if you don't find Jesse Bass hanging with his kids, wandering in the Sonoran wilderness, or making celestial new age soundscapes as Mezatzal , you'll find him digging through dusty records at thrift shops. His vinyl hound tendencies serve his main project: Skull Valley Records , a YouTube channel and label dedicated to showcasing neglected Arizona private press releases from the distant past in both digital and vinyl form, like Terry Telson 's 1975 hard luck folk LP While In Exil...
On this all-new episode of The Spindle podcast, Marc and John double their fun with a 2x7" EP from the Screaming Trees, 1989's "Change Has Come" b/w "Days" and "Time Speaks Her Golden Tongue" b/w "Flashes." Released on Sub Pop Records and produced by grunge pioneers Jack Endino and Steve Fisk, the Seattle band featured vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bassist Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Representing the transitionary era between the Trees' SST Records and major label ...
Do you wear blue blockers on your third eye? On this episode, special guest Mary Papenhausen of Zia Records drops by to discuss one of our all-time favorite topics: The Beatles . Extramarital affairs, experimental sound collages, sitars—all make appearances in this Fab Four-free-for-all chat, which bravely asks: What Beatles album counts as the band's Pinkerton ? All this and more. Just press play and hop into the Vortex. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.co...
YOU'RE GONNA LISTEN TO THE BASS PLAYER. The Spindle is back for the new year, and this week on the show Marc and John drop the needle on the Melvins' single "Night Goat" b/w "Adolescent Wet Dream." Released in 1992 by Amphetamine Reptile Records, this 7" exemplifies the odd sophistication of the Melvins, reveling in extreme volume, absurdist poetry, and overblown attitude. The single's A-side, "Night Goat," would go on to become one of the band's signature songs; it was re-recorded for the band'...
Everyone remembers Jack "Dr. Death" Kevorkian's controversial stance on euthanasia and subsequent murder conviction, but you never hear about his TV show and jazz flute chops. That all changes with this episode of Click Vortex, in which Sam and Jason dig in on Kevorkian, Glenn O'Brien and Chris Stein (Blondie)'s pioneering public access show TV Party , Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren's globetrotting 1983 fusion of African folk, hip-hop, punk and electro Duck Rock , and untangle the thread co...
Led by brothers David and Hamish Kilgour, The Clean is one of New Zealand's defining bands. Reflecting on the band in light of the recent passing of drummer Hamish Kilgour, our own Marc Masters called the band's songs "charmingly rough and buoyantly catchy." That signature sound was in place from the very beginning, as this week's episode of the Spindle, dedicated to The Clean's 1981 single "Tally Ho!" backed with "Platypus," makes clear. Join John and Marc as they drop the needle on a Kiwi indi...
Click Vortex comes to a close for 2022 with a real roaster of the Kenny Rogers variety. This episode finds Jason tracing the journey of NYC punk guitarist Robert Quine , from the underground to the power pop mainstream, with digressions into the work Matthew Sweet, Lloyd Cole, string arranger Paul Buckmaster, Kelly Clarkson (!) and Mike Watt. Then Sam spins the dial on the ole satellite radio and uncovers the saga of Dodie Stevens, who scored a hit with "Pink Shoelaces" just shy of her 13th birt...
Short songs, short shows, short-lived bands: Lydia Lunch was big on making a point quickly and moving on. For this episode of The Spindle, John and Marc drop the needle on 1978's "Orphans" b/w "Less Of Me" by Teenage Jesus & The Jerks . Led by Lunch on guitar and vocals with bassist Gordon Stevenson and drummer Bradly Field and produced by Robert Quine (Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Lou Reed, Matthew Sweet) , the Jerks might not have lasted very long, but they made an impression. Press pl...
We’re back with another episode of Nilsson Talks Nilsson . For this installment, we’re getting to The Point with Harry’s son, the talented singer, bassist and bandleader Kiefo Nilsson . A charming fairy tale about nonconformity delivered with a dose of Nilsson charisma and a touch of psychedelic inspiration, it’s a classic and a longtime favorite of the WASTOIDS crew, which is why we were excited to learn about Kiefo’s live Point performances, which have found him joined by a 14-piece band and g...
Paul is dead...or is he? On this episode of Click Vortex, Sam and Jason picture themselves on a boat on a river and drift off into murky waters, discussing Wilco, The Byrds, Bob Dylan , and four Fab Beatles conspiracies. Plus, the debut of "Theme From Click Vortex," a new Astrologer jam that will open our show from now on. From beyond the mind's eye, here's Click Vortex: B-Bending Beatles Conspiracy Theories. Got a Beatles opinion to share with us? A strange story to confess? Anything else you w...
