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From deep within the depths of the internet, it's Click Vortex. This episode is all over the map, focusing in on the 20th anniversary of Cody ChesnuTT's profane and fuzzy lo-fi gem The Headphone Masterpiece, the TV theme song glory of Andrew Gold, Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Quarterflash, garbage apple pies, and much more. And when you get done listening, check out this great playlist from Favorite Vegetable and Astrologer, featuring power pop cuts discussed in this episode and many more. Pure chiming guitar pop bliss! 

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Welcome to part one of Nilsson Talks Nilsson with Olivia Nilsson.  Along with her siblings, she runs the Harry Nilsson estate, and is dedicated to sharing interesting tidbits, unknown stories, and personal experiences related to the legendary singer, producer, interpreter, and composer.

Nilsson Talks Nilsson is geared to the Hardcore Harry Heads out there, so dive in with Olivia and host Jason Woodbury as they explore his obsession with Watergate, his songs as featured in film and TV, and his final album, Losst and Founnd from Omnivore Recordings. 

This week on The Spindle, Marc Masters and John Howard drop the needle on Swell Maps, "Read About Seymour" b/w "Ripped and Torn" and "Black Velvet." Initially released on the band's own Rather Records and then reissued by the Rough Trade label in 1979, this single presents Nikki Sudden, Phones Sportsman, Epic Soundtracks, Jowe Head, along with D. Mint and Golden Cockrill, as young adolescents.  John and Marc both have personal ties to the Swell Maps crew, which they get into plus much more on this super-fun episode of the show.

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) 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.

What’s your favorite 7″? Call us at 1-877-WASTOIDS and weigh in!

Welcome to part one of Nilsson Talks Nilsson with Olivia Nilsson.  Along with her siblings, she runs the Harry Nilsson estate, and is dedicated to sharing interesting tidbits, unknown stories, and personal experiences related to the legendary singer, producer, interpreter, and composer.

Nilsson Talks Nilsson is geared to the Hardcore Harry Heads out there, so dive in with Olivia and host Jason Woodbury as they explore his interest in science fiction, his many innovations—including pioneering mashup and remix forms, and his obsession with Watergate. This podcast shines a light on lesser explored corners of  Nilsson’s life and work.

If listening to this chat leaves you wanting more Nilsson, and we hope that’s the case, we want to recommend John Schinfeld’s documentary,  Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?, which just returned to Amazon Prime. Wanna share your favorite Nilsson song or album? Share anything related to Harry? If so, call us at 1-877-WASTOIDS and leave a message. Your call could be played on the next episode of Nilsson Talks Nilsson, which drops next week on Tuesday, October 18. 

Your clicking duo is more than a little excited about WASTOIDS season one, our four-episode anthology series now streaming on Night Flight Plus. For this episode, Sam and Jason use Night Flight as a starting point and let their scrappy television production imaginations run wild. True crime, tragedy, children's shows, psychedelia, and art pop madness: this episode of Click Vortex from WASTOIDS has it all.

To start, Sam digs into the history of Boston's WVJV-TV channel 66, an upstart TV station at the heart of the documentary Life on the V: The Story of V66. Then he draws imaginary (or not?) lines connecting Weird Al Yankovic's classic 1989 movie UHF and Phoenix children's show The Wallace and Ladmo Show, and drops the needle on music from their bandleader, Mike Condello.  

Then, Jason unpacks the sordid story of New Wave Theatre, exploring the discography of Peter Ivers (known for his work on David Lynch's classic, Eraserhead), David "The Acid King" Jove, Ed Ochs, and the short lived follow-up program The Top with Andy Kaufman. 

Wanna share your thoughts on our new TV show? Tell folks they oughta watch on Night Flight? Share some rude feedback about WASTOIDS in general? Ring us up at 1-877-WASTOIDS. 

"Hello? This is your mother, are you there? Are you coming home?" Welcome to a discussion of avant-pop artist Laurie Anderson's 1981 7" single "O Superman" b/w "Walk The Dog." Released by 1-10 Records, the record signaled the arrival of a fascinating, one of a kind sound creator. For this episode, your regular hosts Marc and John are joined by Alex Reed, author of Laurie Anderson's Big Science. From her layered vocal abstractions to the dog noises on the B-side, no one sounds like Laurie and this extra-sized talk dives into the ins-and-out of its mystifying creation.

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) 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.

What’s your favorite 7″? Call us at 1-877-WASTOIDS and weigh in!

WASTOIDS is coming to our favorite streaming service, Night Flight Plus, on September 30th, with a four-episode anthology series baked and fried in the Sonoran Desert and New York City. Featuring some of our favorite live performances from bands like Wednesday, Supercrush, Portrayal of Guilt, Reptaliens, and more, oddball skits, video segments, demented fun, WASTOIDS lo-fi fever dream, available only on Night Flight Plus. 

And because we’re so excited, we figured we’d celebrate with Mr. Night Flight himself, Stuart S. Shapiro. He launched his career as a concept promoter and independent film distributor in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, working with movies like TunnelVision and Neil Young’s Rust Never Sleeps. In 1981, he created Night Flight, ushering in a pre-MTV vision that encompassed everything from dubbed out reggae to anarchic punk rock, debauched heavy metal, and sleek new wave. He’s also the author of a book—IDENTIFi YOURSELF: A Journey In Fuck You Creative Courage. In 2016, he relaunched Night Flight as a streaming channel, packed with hundreds of wild horror and sci-fi flicks, a huge library of music docs, original Night Flight programming, and now, WASTOIDS.

From Dick Clark's unbelievable middle name to Jimi Hendrix to late night radio trips, this (Pace picante sauce-voice) New York City-centric edition of Click Vortex with special guest DJ Johnny Volume has it all. Dive into Will Hermes' Love Goes To Buildings On Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever, Richard Lloyd of Television's power pop gem Alchemy, legendary radio deejay Alison Steele, "The Nightbird," The Chordettes, and the Killer himself, Jerry Lee Lewis. Plus, Sam breaks out the conspiracy code book and gets numerological about Jason's new album, and Johnny talks Untappd.

About Click Vortex:  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. What’s your favorite song from the Angus soundtrack? Call and tell us: 1-877-WASTOIDS.

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, the band's 1990 7" EP and sort out what makes it tick in its unique fashion. 

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) 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. 

What’s your favorite 7″? Call us at 1-877-WASTOIDS and weigh in!

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 other vital organizations. 

To celebrate, we’re doing a special live episode of Click Vortex with special guest Matt Durkin, AKA Favorite Vegetable on September 16 at 5 PM EST (2 PM Pacific)  on Spotify Live. Follow WASTOIDS to listen in, and check out this teaser podcast for even more info on Band Shirt Day, WASTOIDS at Indieplaza from Rough Trade at Rockefeller Center.