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This time on the Spindle, John and Marc dig into the 1993 Stereolab 7-inch "John Cage Bubblegum" b/w "Eloge D'Eros," with their special guest Mike Schulman, who released this great record on his label Slumberland, which continues to put out great music to this very day. Hear Mike tell the tales of hooking up with this great band—and putting pieces of bubblegum inside the 7-inch sleeve!

Decoy Deloy is back with a hot dose of Music News, brought to you by Hello Merch. Whether you’re looking to source, print, sell, or buy merch, HELLO has you covered. And this week at Hello it’s all about HEAVY METAL. That’s Heavy Metal, the debut solo album from Cameron Winter, frontman of Geese. Full of groovers, folkie ballads, and strange story songs, Cameron’s label Partisan records says the album, “draws on both the chaos of the road and Winter’s greater sense of existential dread.” Chaos and existential dread? Why does that sound so familiar?

In other news, Portland's Project Pabst goes down July 26 and 27 at Waterfront Park. Who's playing? Decoy fills you in.

And to close, on Tuesday, February 25th, Tim Heidecker and The Very Good Band came to Phoenix, Arizona to play The Crescent Ballroom with special guest Fred Armisen. Decoy shares his thoughts about the gig and explains why Heidecker's music is so surprising. 

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It’s Decoy Deloy’s 100th episode of the news! Can you even believe it? This week, he celebrates with a toast to DEVO, and digs into new music from occult garage rockers LA Witch and MELVINS 1983, and teases the MELVINS show with Napalm Death April 13th at The Van Buren. We’re brought to you by Hello Merch, so raise a glass and remember: MUTATE, DON’T STAGNATE.  

This week on Music News, Decoy gets nostalgic for Pure Moods and checks in on the legendary Irish band Clannad. Plus: Is this the end of Death Grips? And, Decoy at the Movies gives big thumbs up ratings to the short films of comedian and writer Conner O’Malley, who’s coming to Stand Up Live in Phoenix on March 23.  

Television's first 7-inch seemed designed not to be a hit: a 7-minute song stretched across two sides, released on a brand new label with no distribution. On this edition of The Spindle, John and Marc delve into the history behind "Little Johnny Jewel," which didn't dent the charts but set this New York quartet up for its legendary debut album, Marquee Moon.

Decoy is back with music news, brought to you by Hello Merch, whose goal is to make sure bands have fantastic merch as they hit the road—and speaking of roads, today we’re grooving to Kraftwerk's Autobahn. Originally released in 1974, the German robo-pop band has recently announced a 50th anniversary edition of the landmark LP, issuing their first-ever picture disc and a Blu-Ray remaster, presented in a brand-new Dolby Atmos mix from the original 16-track master tapes.

Plus: Black Sabbath presents the “Back To the Beginning” concert with artists like Slayer, Metallica, Pantera, Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, and musical director Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine alongside so many more hard rock and metal artists. 

And to close, Decoy offers a Grammys rant. 

Decoy Deloy is back with the latest, checking out stoner duo Cheech and Chong's latest Homies In Dreamland drop at Hello Merch, John Carpenter's upcoming Halloween concert residency in Los Angeles and deluxe reissue on Sacred Bones, and Redd Kross' recent LA Wildfire relief auction for the actual Red Cross. Plus, they're bringing Born Innocent to the Grammy Museum on February 18th and we've got a recording of Steve McDonald of Redd Kross in conversation with Jason Woodbury and Phoenix Redd Kross fans at 850 W Lincoln on December 6th. 

Check out Cheech and Chong at Hello Merch

Check out Lost Themes (10th Anniversary Edition) at Sacred Bones

John Carpenter Belasco Theatre Residency (Tickets) 

Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story February 18 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles 

Marc and John usually dig every 7-inch they talk about on the Spindle - but what about songs they hate? On the latest episode they take aim at a tune they were inundated with as kids and can't stand today: The Eagles "Hotel California." Find out why it's so bad—or fight us by calling 1-877-WASTOIDS and leaving us your take!

Decoy Deloy is back with Music News. On January 17, former Anathallo and fun. member Andrew Dost’s Metal Bubble Trio released Cucumber, a collection of tropical-inspired indie pop. WASTOIDS linked up with him to dig into the influences behind the album, including Run the Jewels, Weezer, Stereolab, Deerhoof, and Beck. 

Check out metalbubbletrio.com for more info, and of course cruise over to the internet’s #1 website, WASTOIDS.com for more stuff to watch, hear, and dig.

You've probably heard Gary Numan's "Cars," a huge hit in 1979 and 1980. But the serendipitous story about how Numan became an unintentional synth hero might surprise you. John and Marc delve into this awesome blast of punk-infused futurism on the latest episode of the Spindle.