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Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos, Disheveled Cuss, and Undo K From Hot joins us on WASTOIDS for a STRANGE GEAR discussion about his Roland GR-700 guitar synth and share some of its wild sounds. Dive into the history of Steve Carnelli, who used it to create music and sound effects for Hanna Barbera cartoons and Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails, and learn how Nick ended up with this one of a kind guitar synth. 

Welcome back to another episode of Clairaudience on WASTOIDS, recording live at 850 W. Lincoln, with your host, the mistress of midnight, Ersa Lowly. Songs to help you drift into dreamland and strange calls from the WASTOIDS hotline, too. Have you given us a ring yet? Call any time, 1-877-WASTOIDS. Tell us your weird story. 

In the early '80s, skate punk roared out of Phoenix, led by a group of teenagers called Jodie Foster's Army. On JFA's 1983 full-length debut, Valley of the Yakes, vocalist Brian Brannon rails against preps, gossipers, cops, and Reagan. But he saves some of his gnarliest lyrics for a local radio deejay, a guy named Johnny D. 

This is In the Crates—conversations and wild stories from record collectors—only on WASTOIDS. 

If you're serious about collecting records in the southwest, you've likely heard the name John Dixon, or Johnny D. Since the ‘60s, Dixon has worked every angle when it comes to music: drumming in bands, broadcasting, promoting shows, and working at record labels. He was on the ground in the UK when punk hit and did A&R for artists like Kraftwerk and Kate Bush. These days, he’s focused on archiving musical history—working with labels like Rhino, Numero Group, Light in the Attic, and Ramco. Record collectors have stories. Here’s one of them, about the founding of Phoenix's first alternative station—and how it pissed JFA off so much. 

Welcome to episode one of Clairaudience on the WASTOIDS, a late night radio-style broadcast with your eventide guide, Ersa Lowly. A set of bewitching selections to tilt you toward slumber and far out calls from the WASTOIDS hotline. This week, intriguing stories from the “punk rock Betty and Barney Hill” and a visit from a shadow person near an old burial ground. Do you have a call for us? A story that no one believes? Give us a call: 1-877-WASTOIDS. 

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WASTOIDS is a hotline: 1-877-WASTOIDS. We want to know: What’s the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to you? Has a stranger ever relayed a cryptic message? Have you witnessed something confounding in the sky? Found yourself stranded in a frightening location? Call WASTOIDS and tell us your strange tale. 

WASTOIDS is also an all-new audio/visual feed, sharing micro-dose podcast episodes, playlists and videos at WASTOIDS dot com and via your apps of choice. Starting July 12th, we’ll begin broadcasting far-out programming, featuring special appearances by members of The Format, Mega Ran, Tera Melos, and many more. 

WASTOIDS will feature random one-offs, plus regular shows—like our weekly late night radiophonic showcase Clairaudience—a selection of bewitching tunes to lull you to sleep and some of the best calls from our hotline, and the WASTOID Wanderer, a weekly drop-in featuring recommendations from the crew at our HQ at 850 W. Lincoln. WASTOIDS dot com is your hub for high weirdness, new music, brain frying visuals, and out-there missives, plus live sessions and video mixtapes.

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Music featured in this episode includes DJ Shitty DJ's "Bloom."