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Henry Rollins established his heavy music bonafides with groups like Black Flag and Rollins Band, but these days, the author, radio host, and hardcore record collector is more focused on archiving the music of punk's golden age. Case in point, the recently released Cramps LP Gravest Gravy, featuring never released vintage 1977 recordings by Alex Chilton of Big Star at Ardent Studios in Memphis, which Rollins helped bring into existence. Public Record's own Jason P. Woodbury rang Rollins...

They have one of the most recognizable logos in punk rock history. But how did it come together? Tune in to hear Steve DePace of Flipper discuss the band’s legendary “fish” logo. Guitarist and co-founder Ted Falconi created the iconic cross-eyed fish logo. Crude, easy to draw, and optimized for virality, the logo found its way onto bootleg shirts made by Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and tags all over the globe. And now? Flipper is bringing their story live to Hello Lincoln: Public Record an...

Welcome to Public Broadcast, the brand new podcast feed from Public Record Online, brought to you by listeners like you and our sponsor, Hello Merch. Formerly known as WASTOIDS, Public Record is your home for art, culture and music—not optimized for the algorithm, but optimized for care, preservation, and archiving. This week: Sean Lennon. The son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Sean is a lifelong musician himself. In the ‘90s, he was signed to the Beastie Boys adventurous Grand Royal Reco...

On this episode of The Spindle, Marc and John break down A Taste of Honey's "Boogie Oogie Oogie." They describe how Janice-Marie Johnson and Perry Kibble brough this disco—or is it funk?—classic into being. 🎧 Subscribe to Wastoids for more deep dives with The Spindle ...one seven inch at a time.

Echo & The Bunnymen's "Killing Moon" hit #9 on the UK singles chart, with singer Ian McCulloch touting it as "the greatest song ever written". On this episode of The Spindle, Marc and John break down the track, why singer Ian McCulloch didn't want to sing it, and the story behind why the record's b-side was banned in the UK. 🎧 Subscribe to Wastoids for more deep dives with The Spindle ...one seven inch at a time. #Echo&TheBunnymen #IanMcCulloch #KillingMoon #MusicAnalysis #TheS...