WASTOIDS Archive

Just like an episode of Ghost to Ghost AM, Sam and Jason are back with a Halloween-themed livechat. Get a play-by-play of adventures at haunted hotels like Hotel Monte Vista in Flagstaff and The Rave/Eagles Club/The Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee and learn about the many musical obsessions of Stephen King. This episode includes appearances by The Ramones, radio legend Mary Costigan, Anton LeVay and more. Read more.

New music from Slow Pulp, Torres, and more, Hotline answers from Quasi, Fat Tony, Chris Farren, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, and more, plus Nilsson Talks Nilsson: Harry's kids share stories about their father. Read more.

Looking for new tunes? Decoy Deloy on the case! It’s time for VIDEO MIXUP. Check out British post-punks English Teacher, electronic tinged rock from Montreal’s Choses Sauvages, an unearthed wedding performance by Elliott Smith's band Heatmiser, charmed alt-pop from Slow Pulp, and a dirty business rocker from Torres, from on her forthcoming album "What an enormous room,” out January 26 on Merge Records. Read more.

WASTOIDS is taking over The Dirty Drummer on Friday, October 13th. Plus, Click Vortex wanders down the rabbit hole of far out rock & roll conspiracy theories and Joseph Shabason talks vanity plates, skate vids, & horror movies. Read more.

On this episode of Hotline, we welcome "Sax Daddy" Joseph Shabason (Destroyer, War on Drugs) to the weird world of WASTOIDS to discuss his favorite vanity license plates, explore how skate videos introduced him to hip-hop, and reflect on his favorite John Carpenter movies. Welcome to Hell is available October 20 from Western Vinyl. Read more.

Decoy Deloy with your music news: Bandcamp has been sold (again). As music licensing company Songtradr takes over, Bandcamp United calls for immediate union recognition. Voice your support for Bandcamp United by clicking here. WASTOIDS is taking over The Dirty Drummer in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, October 13th with a free show featuring Heavy Breather, Black Power, and Sputnik. Plus, the Jokermen Podcast lands at Hello Merch. Read more.

Did the CIA get your favorite rockstar addicted to heroin? Was acclaimed horror writer Stephen King actually behind the murder of John Lennon? Were The Ramones, Sex Pistols, and The Clash funded by the KGB? This week on Click Vortex, Sam and Jason dive into the world of rock & roll conspiracy theories, with detours into the innovative early '90s call-in show Ring My Bell and the mystic funk and hip-hop of PM Dawn. Hop in the van, the truth is out there, eat my shorts. Read more.

WASTOIDS takes over the Dirty Drummer on Friday, the 13th! Plus, Clairaudience—paranormal radio nights with Ersa Lowly and Marc Masters' new book. Read more.

Argentinian video artist and musician Salvador Cresta invites you upstairs for a series of bewildering interviews with DIY music producers, experimental songwriters, animators, and other weirdos. Watch NOW at Night Flight Plus. Read more.

Decoy Deloy is back with WASTOIDS-centric music news. Up first: season one of Salvador Cresta's Midnight Music Review in the Attic drops on Night Flight Plus on September 29th at 6 PM Pacific/9 PM EST. The Argentinian video artist and musician invites you upstairs for a series of bewildering interviews with DIY music producers, experimental songwriters, animators, and other weirdos. Plus, Marc Masters of The Spindle Podcast and author of High Bias: A Distorted History of the Cassette Tape joins us to share some of his favorite tapes and tape labels, including Already Dead, Hausu Mountain, Astral Spirits, Fort Evil Fruit, Moon Glyph and more. Read more.