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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 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! 

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, it’s ultimately not hard to get your hands on a Keene—but that’s the whole point.  Keene and Ephram join us to discuss keeping it DIY, not falling prey to doubts, and making art as a way of life.

Our studio is covered in Steve Keene paintings. Wanna get a look? Follow us on IG at WASTOIDSDOTCOM. And if you prefer getting in touch offline, you can call us any time at 1-877-WASTOIDS and leave a message. 

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 sound of "The" Nine Inch Nails in the Roadhouse, music and sound design in general are key to the sensibility and tone of Twin Peaks. Join the Click Crew  as they drink deep and descend, examining The Platters' version of "My Prayer" as a kind of skeleton key to The Return and sharing their own personal entry points into Lynch's vivid and powerful oeuvre. 

Wanna share your opinions about cherry pie, David Lynch, or anything else? Call us: 1-877-WASTOIDS. 

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 a huge part of Sub Pop Records history, and this gnarly anthem has more than stood the test of time. This week on The Spindle, Mark and John dig in. They're diseased, but we don't mind.

Announcement: Rough Trade is teaming up with Hello Merch to bring exclusive clothing and accessories to Rough Trade’s New York location at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on June 30th in Brooklyn. This collaboration kicks off with a slate of limited edition t-shirts from Hello Merch artists including Japanese Breakfast, Parquet Courts, Amyl & The Sniffers, Black Pumas, A Place to Bury Strangers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Mac DeMarco, Deafheaven, Angel Olsen, and Indigo De Souza. 

Come hang out at this free all eagles event at Rough Trade New York Thursday, June 30th at 6 PM with special DJ set by A Place to Bury Strangers, limited stickers, shirts, and toes featuring art by Sonni, and a special beer from Other Half Brewery.  Click here for more info. 

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 The Wire. His 2007 book No Wave is sadly out of print, but commands high dollar prices on the secondary market, and he’s hard at work on a book about the history of cassettes, which we discuss here today on WASTOIDS With…Marc Masters. 

This week’s episode features original music by Sam Means, plus selections from The Plums and Nice Breeze. The Spindle airs every other week here on the WASTOIDS frequency. A new episode featuring Mudhoney will drop this Thursday, June 23rd, so be sure to hit subscribe so you never miss a WASTOIDS podcast.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Rough Trade is teaming up with Hello Merch to bring exclusive clothing and accessories to Rough Trade’s New York location at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on June 30th in Brooklyn. This collaboration kicks off with a slate of limited edition t-shirts from Hello Merch artists including Japanese Breakfast, Parquet Courts, Amyl & The Sniffers, Black Pumas, A Place to Bury Strangers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Mac DeMarco, Deafheaven, Angel Olsen, and Indigo De Souza. 

Come hang out at this free all eagles event at Rough Trade New York Thursday, June 30th at 6 PM with special DJ set by A Place to Bury Strangers, limited stickers, shirts, and toes featuring art by Sonni, and a special beer from Other Half Brewery.  Click here for more info. 

...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 toured America in the late '60s,  the tape loop instrumental wonder known as the Mellotron, Fender's Bass VI,  producer Mike McCarthy, and post-punkers ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead's Source Tags and Codes, celebrating its 20th anniversary.

All that plus the debut of a new segment...tune in now and head over to WASTOIDSDOTCOM to check out a playlist of YouTube videos referenced in this episode. Got something you wanna share with your clicking friends? Call us any time at 1-877-WASTOIDS and leave a message. Seriously, you can call whenever. 

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. 

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 band would go on to become a huge influence on the coming grunge and alternative rock movements.

The Spindle is brought to you by WASTOIDS, audio and video from Hello Merch. Home to music podcasts, live performance videos, art, and other strange stuff,  you can call us at any time by dialing 1-877-WASTOIDS—call with your favorite 7″ record today. If you like it, please rate/review/subscribe.

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 origins of “post rock,” and Pelican’s new partnership with Thrill Jockey, which will reissue the band’s first three albums, 2005’s The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw, 2003’s Australasia and 2007’s City of Echoes. 

Do you have any prog rock opinions you wanna share? All you have to do is call 1-877-WASTOIDS to get in touch, and we’ll play your message on a future episode.

… 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 on WASTOIDS' Click Vortex. 

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. The feed is how you can hear our interview series WASTOIDS With and our 7" podcast The Spindle with Marc Masters and John Howard. And follow us on YouTube to watch weekly episodes of our Out of Site live music show. 

Wanna share your thoughts on '90s rock, music videos, top hats or anything else? All you have to do is call 1-877-WASTOIDS to get in touch, and we’ll play your message on a future episode.