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 us back to the ‘90s and early 2000s to share stories about the ins and outs of the music industry, ru...
Jul 22, 2022•21 min
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 an art form. On each episode of The Spindle podcast, music writer Marc Masters and music historian (and mu...
Jul 21, 2022•32 min
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 Wednesday: Toothache live at Ground Works Tucson Denial of Life: Scheming to Suffer Supercrush: Be Kind t...
Jul 19, 2022•21 min
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 us back to the ‘90s and early 2000s to share stories about the ins and outs of the music industry, ru...
Jul 15, 2022•28 min
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 the dining and filmgoing scene in...uh...Casa Grande, AZ, circa the 1990s. All that and more on Click Vortex on...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min
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 he ate while touring Europe. This episode is hosted by Duwaun Johnson, one half of the Country Brothe...
Jul 12, 2022•33 min
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 music maker) John Howard dive into a great 7-inch, dissecting its background, impact, and the reasons why...
Jul 07, 2022•31 min
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 like 300,000 works of art. Dedicated to a punk ethos of creating art quickly and selling it cheaply,...
Jul 05, 2022•44 min
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 Peaks: The Return . From Lynch and sound artist Dean Hurley's otherworldly Optigan sketches to the harrowing ...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 21 min
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 music maker) John Howard dive into a great 7-inch, dissecting its background, impact, and the reasons why it stands out as a small plastic piece of music history. This week, the duo digs into the 1988 single by Mudhoney, "Touch Me I'm Sick" b/w "Touch Me I'm Sick." Emerging from the ashes of Green River and led by Mark Arm, Mudhoney would go on to be ...
Jun 23, 2022•34 min
This is WASTOIDS With and we're hanging with a voice that should be familiar to listeners, Marc Masters, co-host of The Spindle podcast. Every two weeks, he and his partner John Howard discuss a single 7” record here on WASTOIDS. So far, they’ve covered 45s by Flipper, Pavement, Superchunk , and Hüsker Dü. Marc’s also a musician—he and John played in a group called The Plums—as well as one of our favorite music writers, whose work can be read Pitchfork, Bandcamp, NPR, The Washington Post , and T...
Jun 21, 2022•22 min
...And you will know us by the trail of clicks. It's time for another all-new episode of Click Vortex from WASTOIDS. Every two weeks, Sam Means (The Format) and Jason Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) go on a cyberspace cruise, following links wherever they may lead. This latest episode was recorded fairly early in the morning–expect a little grogginess—and finds the intrepid online adventurers discussing the psychedelic pop of The Zombies and Colin Blunstone, the saga of the "Fake Zombies" who toure...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Hey welcome to another episode WASTOIDS With…Blue Broderick of Diners. For the last decade, she's cruised along highways and byways of the DIY all-ages indie rock scene. Her latest is called Four Wheels and the Truth , and it’s filled with tuneful, hooky pop rock. She joined us to discuss the new album, her newfound expression of trans identity, and the music of her ‘70s inspirations, think Beach Boys, Beatles, and the like. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS...
Jun 14, 2022•42 min
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 music maker) John Howard dive into a great 7-inch, dissecting its background, impact, and the reasons why it stands out as a small plastic piece of music history. This week, the duo digs into San Francisco noise punks Flipper 's 1981 single "Love Canal" b/w "Ha Ha Ha." Balancing listenable hooks with avant garde energy and punk rock gnarliness, the ba...
Jun 09, 2022•29 min
WASTOIDS With is back with Trevor Shelley de Brauw, guitarist of Chicago art metal band Pelican , Chord, and RLYR, who just released a new self-titled record on Gilead Media, and it blends thrash elements with shoegaze textures, drones, and a sense of triumphant melodicism. When de Brauw isn’t playing music, he serves as the “emo ambassador” to Chicago’s Numero Group label and works with the publicity firm Biz 3 . He joined us to discuss it all–the new RLYR, the music of prog rockers Yes, the or...
Jun 07, 2022•31 min
… Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of clicks. Today your hosts Sam Means (The Format) and Jason P. Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) follow a hyperlink rabbit hole into the online void. This episode finds them inspired by MTV Classic, the gentle melodies of Sarah McLachlan, oddity filled X-Files soundtracks, cosmic rap pioneers PM Dawn, pop rockers Third Eye Blind, and Tom Morello—including a story about the time the Rage Against the Machine guitarist totally busted Sam. All that and more o...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Welcome to WASTOIDS With…Limbeck. Led by Patrick Carrie and Robb MacLean, with Justin Entsminger and Jon Phillip, Limbeck has been mixing Orange County skater vibes with rustic country-tinged indie rock since 1999. 2003’s Hi, Everything’s Great earned them a cult of devoted fans, and while they have operated in a limited capacity over the years since, the band has recently been hitting the road, which is where Mike Behrends caught up with them for this WASTOIDS chat. Patrick and Robb decamped to...
May 31, 2022•38 min
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 music maker) John Howard dive into a great 7-inch, dissecting its background, impact, and the reasons why it stands out as a small plastic piece of music history. The Spindle keeps it short and to the point–just like the best 7-inches do. This episode, the duo celebrates the return of Pavement— who are reunited and playing shows currently —and drops t...
May 26, 2022•31 min
Rapper, teacher, and podcaster Mega Ran, AKA Raheem Jarbo drops by WASTOIDS to discuss the glories of vintage NBA, player and activist Craig Hodges, and his 11th album, Live 95 , a nostalgic throwback to the golden age of ’90s basketball and pop culture. Want to see more Mega Ran? Check out our live performance show Out of Site to see him in action. If you liked this chat, please subscribe to the WASTOIDS audio feed wherever you get podcasts—you can leave a rating and a review while you’re at it...
May 24, 2022•24 min
This week Sam and Jason tumble down a pop-punk themed rabbit hole with special guest Casey Shafer of Burning House management, known for his work with Monophonics. From the roots of pop punk to its '90s heyday, the trio explores exploratory the role of comps, The Vandals, the punk comedies of Penelope Spheeris, the Teen Idols, the epic 101 song-long Short Music for Short People collection, and plenty more. If you liked this chat, please subscribe to the WASTOIDS audio feed wherever you get podca...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 18 min
N8NOFACE is one of the most energetic forces to emerge from the Southwest experimental underground. Originally known as part of the chiptune duo Crimekills, Nate’s since hit a streak of releases that blend synth pop, punk, and darkwave, equally indebted to groups like Screamers, Suicide, Ween, and Sleaford Mods. For this episode of WASTOIDS WITH , we linked up with Nate learn how he tells the stories of the outlaws he grew up with in the desert on his new album Homicide , getting sober, cyberpun...
May 17, 2022•24 min
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 music maker) John Howard dive into a great 7-inch, dissecting its background, impact, and the reasons why it stands out as a small plastic piece of music history. The Spindle keeps it short and to the point–just like the best 7-inches do. This episode, Marc and John put the needle down on Superchunk's 1990 single "Slack Motherfucker." The Spindle is b...
May 12, 2022•29 min
It's time for WASTOIDS With… Laura Jane Grace . She’s created some of the most strident punk music of the last couple of decades, both as a solo artist and leader of Against Me! She’s currently embarked on the Carousel Tour, playing collaborative sets with Anthony Green of Circa Surviv e and T im Kasher of Cursive , along with special guests Mikey Erg, Home Is Where, and Oceanator on select dates. Here in AZ, we're psyched to catch the show at the Crescent Ballroom on May 20. Laura kept real bus...
May 10, 2022•35 min
It's time for episode four of Click Vortex, in which your intrepid hosts Sam Means (The Format) and Jason P. Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) wander the environs of cyberspace, tracing the twists and turns of the hyperlinks. This week, they embrace dystopia and talk cyberpunk, dig into the work of singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, get zippy with The Kinks, go off the map with a veer into Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard's forays into "Space Jazz," and touch on one of the strangest album covers of all-ti...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min
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 music maker) John Howard dive into a great 7-inch, dissecting its background, impact, and the reasons why it stands out as a small plastic piece of music history. The Spindle keeps it short and to the point–just like the best 7-inches do. Up first? Marc and John dive into Hüsker Dü's "Eight Miles High." Lower the tone arm and let 'er rip. The Spindle ...
Apr 28, 2022•30 min
Yesterday becomes tomorrow and today fades into nothing more than a passing dream. Are you in the grind, listener? The never-ending routine? Clearing inboxes, paying bills, shuffling obligations, rescheduling catch ups with friends? They say there’s nothing new under the sun. So often it feels that way. But then again, something occasionally comes along to shatter that adage. A rare occurrence, a special flash of kaleidoscopic novelty. A spark of innovation, a mental vision so bright it temporar...
Apr 26, 2022•20 min
At its best, music offers us a chance at time travel, transporting us back to moments in our past. That happens over and over again on With People, the latest album from Shaun Fleming’s Diane Coffee project. Produced by Jonathan Rado of Foxygen, it blends '70s style folk-rock with orchestral pop flourishes and focuses in on their youth in Agoura Hills, California. Fleming joins Clairaudience host Ersa Lowly tonight to discuss the album, the nostalgic power of Pink Floyd, and of course, discuss a...
Apr 19, 2022•19 min
It's time for a biweekly online rabbit hole journey with Sam Means and Jason P. Woodbury. On today’s show, our click trails take us from Billy Joel to Television to the Johns (Glynn, Ethan, and Andy)—who've helped to make some of the best sounding records ever—and from Todd Rundgren to Ric Ocasek and then Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins. And of course, the boys are digress and discurse all along the way. Click Vortex is made for you by WASTOIDS , audio and video from Hello Merch. Home to music...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Ersa Lowly's topics here on Clairaudience tend toward the lofty, the paranormal, and the mystical, as above, so below. We often imagine there's a dividing line between high and low experiences, but it’s all, pardon our French, composed of the same shit. Our lowest moment is connected to our highest; our most embarrassing story says as much about us as our most laudable. So we're engaging in a bathroom story tonight from the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline. Plus, far out tunes from the Science Fiction Cor...
Apr 12, 2022•17 min
You have tuned your mental radio to a very particular frequency and entered a phantasmagorical zone, one in which you mustn’t take things too literally, but you must also be sure to take them seriously. It's time for Clairaudience , with Ersa Lowly. Tonight, we hear from a 1-877-WASTOIDS caller who shares a story about their imaginary friend, and then turn to the work of esotericist Alexandra David-Neel on the topic of "tulpas"—imaginary beings come to life—for some answers. Clairaudience is mad...
Apr 05, 2022•19 min
