This week Sam and Jason tumble down a pop-punk themed rabbit hole with special guest Casey Shafer of Burning House management, known for his work with Monophonics. From the roots of pop punk to its ’90s heyday, the trio explores exploratory the role of comps, The Vandals, the punk comedies of Penelope Spheeris, the Teen Idols, the epic 101 song-long Short Music for Short People collection, and plenty more.
Covers either suck or fucking rock. On this weeks playlist, are 3 originals and 3 songs, you be the judge of which one is better.
Laura Jane Grace discusses Cursive, coffee, running, and the 15th anniversary of Against Me!’s New Wave.
WASTOIDS WEEKLY 41 is an ode to modern hardcore. Featuring songs from Warthog, Electric Chair, S.H.I.T., & more!
Sam and Jason embrace dystopia, talking cyberpunk, veering into Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard’s “Space Jazz,” and discuss one of the strangest album covers of all-time. All that PLUS plenty of clarinet talk you crave.
Countrygazers Wednesday perform two stunners from their Orindal Records release Twin Plagues. Filmed on location at Groundworks in Tucson, Arizona.
A hardcore band covering a folk rock staple? That’s right. For the debut of The Spindle, Marc Masters and John Howard dig into Hüsker Dü’s “Eight Miles High.” Lower the tone arm and let’s go.
They say there’s nothing new under the sun. So often it feels that way. But then again, something occasionally comes along. A spark of innovation, a mental vision so bright it temporarily blinds your third eye. Ersa’s off in search of fresh adventures. It’s time for the final episode of Clairaudience.
