Wastoids

Salvador Cresta checks in with lo-fi guitar wrangler Green Sahara, AKA Avery Chandler. From his Roland Jazz Chorus to his trusty Tascam, Avery shows us the tools he uses to build his fuzzy and blurry experimental pop.

Mind your head. Salvador Cresta speaks with Brooklyn based producer Zach Phillips of Fievel Is Glauque, Blanche Blanche Blanche, Perfect Angels—and many more projects—about touring with Stereolab.

Zully Adler of Banana Head joins Salvador Cresta to discuss his cult cassette label Goaty Tapes. An explorer of global DIY music culture, Zully’s tapes demonstrate his care for artifacts from artists like Discount Heaven House Band, The Savage Young Taterbug, and more.

How does Utah-based artist Mickey Miles make his psychedelic pop cartoons? He explains today on Midnight Music Review in the Attic, exploring his videos for John Cale of the Velvet Underground, ‘70s pop-style songwriter Alex Izenberg, and music blog New Commute. He also riffs on the influence of psychedelic ’70s artists Vince Collins and Ralph Bakshi.

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 with your travel guide Salvador Cresta.

Artist, painter, animator, and musician John Andrews joins Salvador Cresta in the attic to share details of his process, discuss his videos for Woods, Cut Worms, and others, how to utilize out of date art supplies, and The Sun Ra Arkestra’s breakfast routine.

An interview with the creator of Night Flight. The Wastoids team celebrates their launch on Night Flight Plus with Mr. Night Flight himself, Stuart S. Shapiro, in this bonus podcast episode and interview. He launched his career as a concept promoter and independent film distributor in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, working with movies like TunnelVision and Neil Young...Read More

Scraping your brain like resin. In the debut episode of WASTOIDS, your couch spud host Chris tunes into clips from Seattle power pop band Supercrush and psych-pop collective Astrologer, featuring Don Bolles of The Germs. Plus, Natasha calls into the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline to discuss the arcane cheese smells of NYC, and the Shit4Brainz skate crew shares a clip from t...Read More

Remember that freaky movie Fire in the Sky, about the dude who got abducted by aliens? This one’s like that, only dumber. Join WASTOID Chris and his extraterrestrial pals as they check out music from Los Angeles garage rockers Smirk and Texas screamo/noise/hardcore band Portrayal of Guilt. Plus, a tour through the desert with far out photographer Autumn Kidd, and mo...Read More

There’s a problem with WASTOID Chris’ new amp—it’s haunted by a heavy metal ghost in search of his long lost stash. Hop on the couch with this friendly ghost and catch videos from Asheville country shoegazers Wednesday and Tacoma thrash titans Denial of Life. Then, Smokey calls 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline with a disturbing call and Uncle Remo shares a trippy animated cli...Read More

WASTOIDS Chris logs on to “Sleazy Match” to meet the girl of his dreams and winds up getting more than he bargained for. Plop down and tune into the smooth sounds of California’s Dante Elephante and the woozy psych pop of Seattle’s Reptaliens, recorded live in the 850 W Lincoln studio. Plus, Dave Parley (MeldAmor/Prayers) gives a tour of his funeral-theme coffee sho...Read More