#NowPlaying This time on #TheSpindle, Marc and John delve into the concept of bubblegum pop via #1910FruitgumCompany’s “1,2, 3 Red Light” b/w “Sticky, Sticky”, a single so good that it’s been covered many times — listen in for versions by #TalkingHeads, #PoohSticks, and #ApacheDropout! https://wastoids.com/2024/01/18/1910-fruitgum-company-123-red-light-b-w-sticky-sticky-the-spindle/

#NowPlaying On this episode of #TheSpindle, John and Marc drop the needle on a true classic: #RoxyMusic’s 1975 single, “Love is the Drug” b/w “Sultanesque,” released in advance of their 5th album, “Siren.” Find out why this song still sounds so fucking great, and why it influenced so many future artists. https://wastoids.com/2023/10/26/roxy-music-love-is-the-drug-b-w-sultanesque-the-spindle-w/

#NowPlaying #TheSpindle Marc and John delve into what may be the first true post-punk single: #Magazine’s 1978 7-inch “Shot by Both Sides” backed with “My Mind Ain’t So Open.” Led by #HowardDevoto, the former Buzzcock who was already disillusioned with punk, Magazine truly ripped it up and started again, pulling the music of late 70s UK into the future. https://wastoids.com/2023/09/07/magazine-shot-by-both-sides-b-w-my-mind-aint-so-open-the-spindle/

#CDFriday with #JFA after listening to #TheSpindle episode yesterday about #SunCityGirls, just had to dig these out. The “Mad Garden” EP has a beautifully mangled guitar cover of #VinceGuaraldi’s “Linus and Lucy” song. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l3Cbh0MS6TnX8u4Nwtm6rZ541AaDXZFjw

#NowPlaying #TheSpindle Marc and John drop the needle on #TheSunCityGirls 1990 EP “You’re Never Alone With a Cigarette”, featuring two songs recorded at the same time as their legendary LP “Torch of the Mystics”. Can a band who loved to go on for hours contain themselves to two 7-inch sides? https://wastoids.com/2023/08/10/sun-city-girls-youre-never-alone-with-a-cigarette-the-spindle/

#NowPlaying #TheSpindle Marc and John delve into the velour-covered, medallion-swinging riff-rock of #UrgeOverkill, and their 1991 7-inch, “Now That’s the Barclords” backed with “What’s This Generation Coming To?” https://wastoids.com/2023/07/13/the-spindle-urge-overkill-now-thats-the-barclords-b-w-whats-this-generation-coming-to/

SATURDAY, JULY 15th: Join Marc and John for their first-ever live episode of #TheSpindle, at Art Sound Language (5520 Connecticut Ave NW in Chevy Chase/Washington DC). If you're in the area, come by at 4pm for some DJ action and 6pm for our episode. If not, tune in via #Wastoids' YouTube channel. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/@wastoidsdotcom/featured

#NowPlaying #TheSpindle In 1988, legendary post-punk band #Wire went pop – at least according to their critics. But according to Marc and John, their 7-inch “Kidney Bingos” b/w “Pieta” was a natural progression, not to mention just a great pair of songs! Dig into the catchy but heady sound of ’80s Wire on the latest episode. https://wastoids.com/2023/06/29/the-spindle-wire-kidney-bingos-b-w-pieta/

#NowPlaying #TheSpindle Fronted by legendary singer Gary Floyd, #TheDicks started in Texas and ended in San Francisco, but their sound stayed steady: a rebellious strain of politically hard, musically diverse punk. Marc and John delve into their most anthemic 7-inch, the 1984 “Peace?” EP. https://wastoids.com/2023/06/15/the-spindle-the-dicks-peace-ep/

#NowPlaying #Podcast #TheSpindle #ThinWhiteRope were a gnarly desert rock band whose growling vocals and intertwined guitars sounded both scary and profound. Marc and John delve into their 1991
@subpop 7-inch “Ants are Cavemen” b/w “Little Doll”, giving you the lowdown on why they are one of the hidden treasures of 80s and 90s indie rock. https://wastoids.com/2023/06/01/the-spindle-thin-white-rope-ants-are-cavemen-b-w-little-doll/