Hey, Bisbee-based rockers The Exbats are ex-back, with "Like It Like I Do," the introductory ripper from the garage rockers fifth album, Song Machine, out October 13 from Goner Records. Packed with high-grade jangle and a sweet, winsome melody, the charging jam comes complete with a music video filmed at Tucson’s Tanque Verde Swap Meet. Read more.
WASTOIDS Archive
A complete archive of articles from WASTOIDS, the predecessor to Public Record. These posts from 2021 to 2026 are preserved here for reference.
The Exbats "Like It Like I Do" | WASTOIDS DIGS
Sun City Girls : You're Never Alone With a Cigarette | The Spindle
On this episode of the Spindle, Marc and John drop the needle on The Sun City Girls 1990 EP You're Never Alone With A Cigarette, featuring two songs recorded at the same time as their legendary LP Torch of the Mystics. Can a band who loved to go on for hours contain themselves to two 7-inch sides? Listen and find out! Read more.
Wicca Phase, Aliens, Pee-Wee, By Storm and More | Highlighter
Aliens, Pee-Wee Herman, UFO cults, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, By Storm, and more stuff you need to check out from WASTOIDS. Read more.
Who Does Wicca Phase Springs Eternal Want to Collaborate With? | Hotline
Adam McIlwee, AKA Wicca Phase Springs Eternal joins Hotline to answer questions fan questions from the 1-877-WASTOIDS phone line. Best known for his work with punk rock band Tigers Jaw and as a member of GothBoiClique, WPSE discusses how his musical process has evolved, his list of dream collaborators, shares his favorite Lil B songs and much more. Read more.
Kamikaze Palm Tree's Nugget of Distant Happiness | Midnight Music Review in the Attic
Welcome back to the attic, where Argentinian wolf-man Salvador Cresta catches up with enigmatic experimental duo Kamikaze Palm Tree to chat about working with Cate Le Bon, covering Led Zeppelin, touring with Wilco and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, nodding to The Doors, and their Drag City debut, Mint Chip. Plus, Salvador announces the first-ever Midnight Music Review mixtape. Read more.
Unarius: A UFO Cult You Might Wanna Join | WASTOIDS DIGS
Part Star Wars, part Star Trek, part Battlestar Galactica, The Arrival is a movie created by members of the Unarius Academy of Science as a way to "re-live their past lives through psycho-drama." But you don't need to know anything about UFOs to appreciate these trippy visuals. Read more.
Pelican Covers Karate, By Storm, Replacements, Mdou Moctar, Who Weekly & More | Music News
Decoy Deloy is back with all the music news you need to sustain your frail existence. Pelican covers emo pioneers Karate for Numero Group, Mdou Moctar needs help to stay in the US, Injury Reserve morph into By Storm, The Replacements announce deluxe Let It Bleed edition of Tim, and Who? Weekly hit the road on a tour across America. Read more.
Pee Wee's Alien Adventure | Click Vortex
Sam and Jason clear the table to discuss the big news events of the sweltering season: Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) and aliens. From the UAP hearings to the Unarius Academy of Science, Arrival (2016), Back to the Beach (1987) and more, all in an all-new, all-swirled up edition of Click Vortex. Read more.
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, The Minutemen, Astrologer | WASTOIDS Highlighter
Reporting from 850 W. Lincoln, Jenny Nobody brings you Highlighter, just a few minutes of screen time to catch up on all the cool stuff at WASTOIDS. This week, Marc and John drop the needle on The Minutemen's Paranoid Time EP at the Art Sound Language record shop in DC, Decoy Deloy gives Astrologer's new Hello Records single a first listen, and Wicca Phase Springs Eternal takes your calls via the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline. Read more.
Call Wicca Phase Springs Eternal at 1-877-WASTOIDS
Dial 1-877-WASTOIDS and after the beep, leave YOUR question for purveyor of occult love ballads Wicca Phase Springs Eternal and subscribe to WASTOIDS on YouTube and wherever you get podcasts for their upcoming episode of Hotline. Formed by former Tigers Jaw member and Gothboiclique founder Adam McIlwee, WPSE has morphed into a unique sonic presentation, blending elements of '80s post-punk, country, and '90s beat-driven electronic music. Read more.