Scrappy and worn, Sumday: The Cassette Demos present a "raw... sort of sketchbook/rough draft" of Grandaddy's breakout 2003 album Sumday. 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.
WASTOIDS DIGS: Grandaddy-Sumday: The Cassette Demos
Mixtape: Foyer Red
Freak out with Brooklyn art-rock five piece Foyer Red, who share a mixtape featuring Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Olivia Tremor Control, Swell Maps, and more essential listening, ahead of their new album Yarn The Hours Away. Read more.
Frank Kozik, Steve Lacy's Signature Guitar, MTV News | WASTOIDS Music News
This week, Decoy Deloy salutes the iconic music and toy artist Frank Kozik, lusts after Steve Lacy's Fender signature Strat, details Iron Maiden vs. Maiden Wear, and pours one out for MTV News—a major influence on WASTOIDS Music News. Plus, Grace Potter announces Mother Road, out August 18 on Fantasy Records. Read more.
Click Vortex: Backmasked and SynthAxe-d
Hidden messages and Satanic panic, Jeff Lynne and ELO, Led Zeppelin, the strange life of the SynthAxe, and stacks and stacks of Star Trek tie-in novels—it's an all-new Click Vortex with Sam Means and Jason Woodbury. Read more.
Chasing Lightbeams With Mystic 100's | WASTOIDS Hotline
Dig into the delish dish we call LIFE with Washington jam punks Mystic 100's, answering your calls from the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline. Read more.
Being Nice to Your Songs with Kurt Weisman | Midnight Music Review in the Attic
From freak folk to computer music, Montague, Massachusetts-based artist Kurt Weisman creates strange, beguiling songs. Take a walk through Weisman's history and learn everything about where he's heading these days on an all-new episode of Midnight Music Review in the Attic with Salvador Cresta. Read more.
Mixtape: JPW's Grand Canyon Sound
JPW is WASTOIDS' own Jason P. Woodbury. For "Grand Canyon Sound," Woodbury rounded up a selection of "zoners by Zonies," 17 songs from Arizona artists that demonstrate the vastness of the desert sound. Read more.
Hangin' With Los Bitchos, Alan Palomo and Mac Demarco | WASTOIDS Music News
Decoy Deloy sits down with UK surf/psych rippers Los Bitchos backstage at the Valley Bar and shares music news about Horse Jumper of Love, Alan Paloma, Mac Demarco, and Keanu Reeves' grunge band Dogstar. Read more.
The Spindle: KISS, "Beth" b/w "Detroit Rock City"
There are two sides to Kiss's 1976 single "Beth" b/w "Detroit Rock City", but there's only one side to Marc and John's take on this record: it sucks! Join us to hear all the ridiculous stories and painful lyrics behind this unfortunate mega hit. Read more.
Call Molchat Doma at 1-877-WASTOIDS
Ring ring. Call 1-877-WASTOIDS with your questions for Belarus post punks Molchat Doma and watch for their upcoming episode of HOTLINE. Read more.