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The '90s were a golden age for movie tie-in soundtracks. As the major labels practically minted money, it meant certain songs found strange homes when paired with summer blockbusters and genre films. On this new episode of Click Vortex, Sam and Jason remove the shrinkwrap of memory to discuss The Bodyguard, That Thing You Do, The Crow, Forest Gump, Spawn, and much, much more—aided by the Clickheads in the Click Vortex live chat. 

Fronted by legendary singer Gary Floyd, the Dicks started in Texas and ended in San Francisco, but their sound stayed steady: a rebellious strain of politically hard, musically diverse punk. Marc and John delve into their most anthemic 7-inch, the 1984 "Peace?" EP, featuring two anti-war screeds from the proudly leftist (and openly gay) Floyd.

Have you found yourself deloused in a comatorium? If so, you may be entitled to compensation. Sam Means (The Format) and Jason Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) hop in the time machine to visit June of 2003, riffing on Metallica's St Anger and Some Kind of Monster, Radiohead's Hail to the Thief, Steely Dan's taxi-cab confessions, At the Drive-In, pop-punk, blood transfusion conspiracies, and more in this extra-long ramble. 

Described as a cross between Johnny Cash and Black Sabbath, Davis, CA's Thin White Rope were a gnarly desert rock band whose growling vocals and intertwined guitars sounded both scary and profound. Marc and John delve into their 1991 Sub Pop 7-inch "Ants are Cavemen" b/w "Little Doll," giving you the lowdown on why Thin White Rope are one of the hidden treasures of 80s and 90s indie rock.

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. 

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 SynthAxe—an ultra-expensive synth that looks (kinda) like a guitar. 

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. 

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.

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 alternate dimension.

Tracklist: Mister Rogers—A Place Of My Own/Tebot Piws—Mae Rhywun Wedi Dwyn Fy Nhrwyn/Donald Byrd—Lansana’s Priestess/Dexter Wansel—Theme From The Planets/Montage—She’s Alone/The Association—Funny Kind Of Song/The Moments—Lovely Way She Loves/The Radiants—Ain’t No Big Thing/Hareton Salvanini—Quarto de Hotel/Erasmos Carlos—Sorriso Dela/Marcos Valle—Fogo de Sol/The Free Design—Don’t Cry, Baby/NRBQ—Tragic Magic/Mike Post—Wouldn’t It Be Nice/Foster Sylvers—Misdemeanor/Paul Kass—Introscan No. 2/Azymuth—Linha Do Horizonte/The Dells—Do What You Gotta Do Baby/Trevor Dandy—A Long Journey

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.