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.
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.
Decoy Deloy brings word of Travis Barker and Liquid Death’s new Enema of the State enema kit, new tunes from Chicago hardcore crew Buggin, RIP Mark Stewart (The Pop Group), Buck Gooter’s mixtape, and goods from the Weekly World News.
This week on WASTOIDS Music News: new music from Rancid and Rose City Band, drum legend Dave Lombardo (Misfits, Slayer, Mr. Bungle) embraces Rites of Percussion, Mystic 100’s take your questions on the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline, Water From Your Eyes vs Neil Young, and new Russian Circles vinyl from Hello Merch.
Coming at you each and every Friday, it’s WASTOIDS Music News, brought to you by Hello Merch. Our stories this week: Animated metal band Dethklok announces tour with Babymetal and new Metalocalypse movie; Texas chill-psych trio Khruangbin launches live album series with Nubya Garcia, Men I Trust, Toro y Moi, and more.; Phoenix psych rockers Vid Nelson go viral at Home Depot; Circle Jerks and Descendents tour the midwest; and Billy McFarland kinda sorta announces a Fyre Fest 2, which will definitely happen and isn’t at all another scam. All that plus a new Eels, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations boxset at Hello Merch and Decoy Deloy’s 69th annual Freak Fest, featuring Buck Gooter and more, April 21 at the Lost Leaf.
Every emo band you ever loved are heading out on tour. The All-American Rejects launch the Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour, power pop classic Guitar Romantic by The Exploding Hearts reissued, new music from ambient country duo North Americans, garage power pop duo Crocodiles share “Upside Down in Heaven” video, and John Vanderslice hooks up with WASTOIDS to answer YOUR questions.
Members of Operation Ivy, Rancid, Transplants, and Circle Jerks team up as Bad Optix, Spanish Love Songs cover Jimmy Eat World, Boygenius announces tour, Afroman vs the fuzz, and a urine filled record from Australia. Plus: DEATH GRIPS drop at Hello Merch.
Welcome to the 10th episode of WASTOIDS Music News. I’m Decoy Deloy, coming at you each and every Friday with music stories and news brought to you by Hello Merch. This week, Bandcamp forms a union, Ween’s going on tour, there’s a new Devo doc, Bully album, and Sly Stone book on the way—and maybe an alien mothership too.
Yo La Tengo sports drag, Metallica buys a vinyl pressing plant, Amyl and the Sniffers announce tour, Meg White haters work themselves up, and desert synth pop duo Body of Light share new single. It’s music news just for, uh, you’s.
WASTOIDS presents new music news you can use. Protomartyr announces a new album, De La Soul is finally streaming, and remembering punk production legend Spot of SST Records.