Originally situated in Iowa, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 established themselves in the Bay Area in the late '80s. Clattery, complex, and super musical, TFUL282 combined tight songcraft with rough edges, pulling from spaghetti western tropes, absurdist poetry, and spiraled noise rock to create a singular body of work. On this episode, Marc and John drop the needle on "The Natural Finger," the band's 1990 7" EP and sort out what makes it tick in its unique fashion. 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 Spindle: Thinking Fellers Union Local 282-The Natural Finger
Click Vortex: Band Shirt Day (Teaser)
To celebrate Band Shirt Day, we’re doing a special live episode of Click Vortex with special guest Favorite Vegetable on September 16 at 5 PM EST (2 PM Pacific) on Spotify Live. Read more.
Click Vortex: Wiki Hacks with Nick Reinhart (Disheveled Cuss)
Nick Reinhart of Disheveled Cuss, Death Grips, Tera Melos, Bygones, and more joins Sam and Jason to click through the Angus soundtrack (Weezer, Green Day, and more), Harmony Korine, Sha Na Na, music video legends Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and more. Read more.
The Spindle: My Dad is Dead, "Shine" 2×7″ EP
Led by Mark Edwards, My Dad Is Dead is a Cleveland indie rock/post-punk institution. On his episode of The Spindle, Marc and John drop the needle on "Shine" double 7" EP from 1990, reveling in its warmed charm. Read more.
WASTOIDS With Goon
Kenny Baker of Los Angeles dream pop quartet Goon shows us some of his vivid paintings and reflects on a lifetime spent playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on N64. Read more.
Artist Merch Market at Indieplaza
WASTOIDS is coming to the Rough Trade and Rockefeller Center's Indieplaza September 17 & 18, hanging in the Merch Friend's Artist Merch Market in honor of Band Shirt Day. Read more.
Click Vortex: The Cult of Jones
Sam and Jason are talking synchronicity, 12-string guitars, "High Weirdness," and much more on this all-new episode of Click Vortex. Plus: the inside scoop on the new charity-driven holiday Band Shirt Day, coming to you September 16th. Read more.
WASTOIDS With...Dylan Earl
Dylan Earl is one of the hardest working honky tonkers in the underground country biz. For this WASTOIDS chat he links up with DuWan Johnson (Country Brothers) to discuss Arkansas and the most dangerous thing he's ever done wearing Crocs. Read more.
The Spindle: Plastic Ono Band: Cold Turkey b/w Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)
Marc Masters and John Howard drop the needle on Plastic Ono Band's radical 1969 release "Cold Turkey" b/w Don't "Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)." Read more.
WASTOIDS With East Bay Ray (Dead Kennedys)
Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray discusses the new remastered edition of Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, the band's contentious relationship with Jello, and the DIY spirit of the original sessions. Read more.