Rock writer Jaan Uhelszki on the return of CREEM, how Big Star sounded live at the first ever rock writers convention, and that time she went on stage with KISS in full regalia. 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 WITH JAAN UHELSZKI (CREEM MAGAZINE)
WASTOIDS WEEKLY
We got what you want yeah we're real rockstars... WW 52 features Chubby & The Gang, Judy & The Jerks, Firewalker, & more... Read more.
Out of Site: Healing Potpourri
San Fransisco's Healing Potpourri explore their meditative powers on this edition of Out of Site. Watch the San Francisco band perform "Wind" & "Truly Good" off their forthcoming album Paradise. Read more.
The Special Podness: Atom, Elvis and Jay Leno
The Special Podness returns with another episode devoted to The Special Goodness, with Pat Wilson of Weezer, Atom Willard (Rocket From the Crypt, Against Me!) and Weezer historian Karl Koch. This episode focuses on the MTV Music Awards, Atom Willard meeting the Weezer/Special Goodness crew, and that time Jay Leno ended up knocking on Pat's door—and by the way, Elvis is involved. Read more.
The Spindle: Scrawl, "Your Mother Wants to Know" b/w "Give Up"
On this episode of The Spindle, Marc and John dig into a single by Columbus, Ohio's Scrawl. Released by the Arlington-based label Simple Machines and recorded in Chicago by lauded producer Steve Albini, this early single came in a unique origami package and its sound is gnarly but literate, a tale of familial abuse and reckoning. Read more.
LOU BENESCH
Paris, France artist Lou Benesch is this weeks WASTOIDS Featured Artist, where we take a look at her stunning, eye catching, art made with water based color. Read more.
Out of Site: Smirk, Denial of Life, Wednesday, Supercrush, Milly (Playlist)
We're focusing on music from our Out of Site series today with this WASTOIDS podcast special. A biweekly live performance showcase, full video episodes of Out of Site drop every other Friday, and our second season continues this Friday, July 22nd, with a session from psych-pop group Healing Potpourri. For this special playlist, we're rounding up a few of our favorites, including Smirk, Wednesday, Denial of Life, Supercrush, and Milly. Read more.
WASTOIDS WEEKLY 51
Y'all wanna rock? Rock with us on some new shit by Free From Concern, Denial of Life, and some classics by Beta Boys, Gazm, & more. Read more.
The Special Podness: Meet The Special Goodness
Welcome to the Special Pod-ness, a four-part mini-series dedicated to the history of The Special Goodness by the three dudes who (probably) know it best: Pat Wilson of Weezer, drummer Atom Willard (Rocket From the Crypt, Plosivs, Against Me!) and Karl Koch, Weezer historian, celebrating the surprise release of the first-ever vinyl edition of Land Air Sea. Read more.
Click Vortex: Never My Click
We're all over the place this episode of Click Vortex, touching on everything from the bubblegum pop of The Cowsills and The Association to the rock antics of The Who and The Ramones, the brilliance of the recently canceled Joe Pera Talks With You, and porn star Traci Lords' forays into electronic music. Along the way, Sam debuts some new vocal delay tricks and Jason offers a report on the dining and filmgoing scene in...uh...Casa Grande, AZ, circa the 1990s. All that and more on Click Vortex on WASTOIDS. Read more.