WASTOIDS Archive

A recent round up of WASTOIDS stuff you may have missed, including our talk with Sub Pop singer/songwriter Lael Neale, 3l3d3p's favorite music videos, post-punk trio Molchat Doma answering questions from the 1-877-WASTOIDS Hotline and more. Read more.

This week on WASTOIDS Music News: we review King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at Red Rocks, chat with Lael Neale, and share new merch from queer media company Autostraddle. Read more.

Have you found yourself deloused in a comatorium? If so, you may be entitled to compensation. Sam Means (The Format) and Jason Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard) hop in the time machine to visit June of 2003, riffing on Metallica's St Anger and Some Kind of Monster, Radiohead's Hail to the Thief, Steely Dan's taxi-cab confessions, At the Drive-In, pop-punk, blood transfusion conspiracies, and more in this extra-long ramble. Read more.

Artist, painter, animator, and musician John Andrews of John Andrews and the Yawns joins Salvador Cresta in the attic to share details of his process, his videos for Woods, Cut Worms, and others, utilizing out of date art supplies, the Sun Ra Arkestra, and more. Read more.

3L3D3P joins WASTOIDS to discuss her hometown Los Angeles' beautiful trash, smashing up an AT&T store, and share some of the inspo for her "idontlisten" video, including clips by Cibo Matto, Eiffel 65, and The Chemical Brothers. Read more.

Described as a cross between Johnny Cash and Black Sabbath, Davis, CA's Thin White Rope were a gnarly desert rock band whose growling vocals and intertwined guitars sounded both scary and profound. Marc and John delve into their 1991 Sub Pop 7-inch "Ants are Cavemen" b/w "Little Doll," giving you the lowdown on why Thin [...] Read more.

Ring ring. Fresh off the release of the rollicking and grimly hopeful new album Disposable Everything, Arizona-based power pop/folk punks AJJ are ready to answer YOUR questions. Call 1-877-WASTOIDS, leave a message, and subscribe to WASTOIDS to watch/listen to the response. Read more.

What does Dr. Bronner's magic soap have to do with Jimi Hendrix and Don Bolles of The Germs and Astrologer? What '70s band benefitted from Rupert Holmes' cannibalistic pop chops? Find out the answers to these questions and more on an all-new Click Vortex. Read more.

Belarusian post-punk trio Molchat Doma (translated as “Houses Are Silent”) answer calls from the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline. Learn all about their favorite '80s bands, the influence of T.a.T.U., how they play their backing tracks, and their most cherished cheese on this all-new episode of Hotline. Read more.

Under the project name Sureson, Arizona songwriter Tyler Matock (Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold) creates neon-tinged, openhearted pop. For WASTOIDS mixtape Matock casts a wide net, reeling in everything from power pop to reggae to indie rock, and new wave. Read more.