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A podcast about value. We talk about music and vinyl records. Broadcasting from the Hot Wax Social Club.

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Today · 25 min
Detroit Starter Pack
The HWSC went on the road to the Detroit area and came back with a trunk full of records, a head full of local music history, and at least one unanswered question involving a roaming pack of Ford Broncos. In this episode: recap a whirlwind weekend that included a surprise vinyl bar in Royal Oak, a stop at the Hartwood Ball in Ferndale, and a run through some killer record shops — especially Third Man Records, Fountain Sound, UHF Records, and People’s Records, where the real jackpot hit. We walk through the records that came back to the Club, from Jack White and Negative Approach to Detroit radio oddities, Flaming Ember on Hot Wax Records, and a few picks that had no business following us home except for pure instinct. We also build out a loose Detroit starter pack from the host’s chair: Motown, garage rock, funk, rap, and techno all get their due (to the best of our ability), along with some love for Belle Isle, the aquarium, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Green Dot Stables, Coney dogs, and the strangely satisfying Michigan left. Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m Hot Wax Club: https://www.hotwax.club/ Third Man Records: https://thirdmanrecords.com/ Jack White: https://jackwhiteiii.com/ People’s Records: https://peoplesrecordsdetroit.com/ Motown Museum: https://www.motownmuseum.org/ Belle Isle Aquarium: https://www.belleisleconservancy.org/plan-your-visit Dossin Great Lakes Museum: https://www.detroithistorical.org/visit/dossin-great-lakes-museum Green Dot Stables: https://www.greendotstables.com/ Faygo: https://www.faygo.com/flavors/ WRIF: https://wrif.com/ Famous Last Words: https://famouslastwordsband.com/ Negative Approach: https://negativeapproach.bandcamp.com/ Hot Wax Records: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Wax_Records
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October 31 · 9 min
Secretary's Minutes From Founding Night
In this episode, the Hot Wax historian digs into a strange set of archival minutes, unpacking the eerie story of the club that occupied the building before us. The records hint at dwindling food budgets, underweight bodies, empty glass vials, and a collapse so unsettling that even the new chairman opened the very first meeting with a eulogy. Between rumor and record our historian traces the possibilities: a failed idealist society, a cultish self-destruction, or something even more gothic, all while trying to separate documented fact from the building’s folklore. Something to think about: Heaven's Gate: https://www.heavensgate.com/ Vampires in Serbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Blagojevi%C4%87 Miraculously Inspired Loss of Appetite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_mirabilis Friendly Societies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_society Fraternal Order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternal_order From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State https://uncpress.org/9780807848418/from-mutual-aid-to-the-welfare-state/ Baltimore Fire Department History https://archive.org/details/officialhistory00forrgoog FD-on-FD violence "Fighting fires in early America was about community, property and rivalry" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/early-19-century-firefighters-fought-fires-each-other-180960391/ Municipalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalization
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October 7 · 21 min
Alley Beers Freestyle
This episode is a low-pressure format experiment to let myself freestyle a bit. I opened by catching up on listener boosts from the Vinyl in the Wild episode, reflecting on physical media, liquidity, imperfections in used records, and why I don’t buy into vinyl elitism. From there I riffed on what it means to make creative work in the twenty-first century: not waiting around for inspiration, finding better systems, and giving myself room to talk about more than just albums when that feels useful. I also got into some bigger-picture thoughts on Nostr, value-for-value, and the weird future of music online—especially the idea of decentralized music discovery, direct artist payments, and what happens when AI keeps blurring the lines around ownership and authorship. I talked through recent listening recommendations including The Callous Daoboys, Daniel Markham, Pat and the Pissers, and Daisychain, then wrapped up with thoughts on TIDAL’s direct-to-fan model, Bandcamp’s cut, Square and Lightning as payment rails, and my ongoing effort to improve the visual side of the Illinois companion content on the website. Illinois companion https://www.hotwax.club/illinois/ Hot Wax Club Illinois episode https://fountain.fm/episode/IE09N9ScZXfnWYMX0KBH?ref=hotwax.club Local Bitcoiners podcast: https://localbitcoiners.com/ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/app Podcast Guru: https://podcastguru.io/ Podcasting 2.0: https://podcasting2.org/ Boost Me Bitch: https://github.com/ChadFarrow/boostmebitch TIDAL Direct-to-Fan Sales: https://support.tidal.com/hc/en-us/articles/44704222091025-Direct-to-Fan-Sales TIDAL AI statement https://tidal.com/magazine/article/were-for-real/1-98742 Bandcamp: https://bandcamp.com/about?lang=en_US Lightning Network: https://lightning.network/ The Callous Daoboys: https://thecallousdaoboys.com/ Daniel Markham: https://danielmarkham.bandcamp.com/ Pat and the Pissers: https://patandthepissers.bandcamp.com/album/how-its-done Daisychain: https://www.daisychainmusic.net/
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October 6 · 23 min
Illinois
Tonight we kept things firmly in the Midwest and pulled Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois off the shelf. We dug into how this record came out of the famous 50-states concept, why Michigan made the bit feel believable, and how Illinois turned into a full-blown piece of musical world-building instead of just a state-themed indie record. We talked through the homework behind the album, the cheap gear and mostly solo recording process, the over-the-top ambition of a 22-track, 74-minute double LP, and why songs like “Chicago,” “Casimir Pulaski Day,” “John Wayne Gacy, Jr.,” “Jacksonville,” and “The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts” are the pillars that make the whole thing stand up. We also got into the physical record itself: the AKR014 pressing, the unusual gatefold presentation, Divya Srinivasan’s artwork, and the long-running Superman cover-art story that forced later copies to swap the hero out for balloons. Along the way we touched on the album’s Illinois lore trail—UFOs, ghost towns, Mary Todd Lincoln, Metropolis, and all the rest—and why the project still lands years later, right down to inspiring the stage production Illinoise. For us, this is one of those records that rewards patience: not something we need on all the time, but absolutely a very good record and a seriously committed concept. Hot Wax Club: https://www.hotwax.club/ Sufjan Stevens Official Site: https://xmas.sufjan.com/home Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty store page): https://store.asthmatickitty.com/products/illinois Michigan by Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty store page): https://store.asthmatickitty.com/products/sufjan-stevens-michigan-cd Asthmatic Kitty Records: https://asthmatickitty.com/info/ Asthmatic Kitty statement on the Illinois/DC Comics cover issue: https://asthmatickitty.com/a-statement-from-asthmatic-kitty-and-dc-comics/ Superman (DC official character page): https://www.dc.com/characters/superman City of Metropolis, Illinois: https://www.metropolisil.gov/ Casimir Pulaski Day in Illinois law: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=134&ChapterID=2 Mary Lincoln biography (White House Historical Association): https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/mary-lincoln Divya Srinivasan: https://divyasrinivasan.com/ Illinoise stage production: https://illinoiseonstage.com/ Little Miss Sunshine: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/littlemissunshine/
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September 22 · 29 min
Vinyl in the Wild
After hours at the HWSC. Boosting you up to follow your ears. Club business tonight is how to buy vinyl records in the wild. We talk about how to walk the store and buy responsibly. We talk about the tradeoff between buying exactly what you want right now versus keeping a running mental list and waiting for the right copy to show up. Why we usually favor local record stores over thrift stores, and how getting familiar with a shop’s layout, staff picks, local section, and used new-arrivals bin can help you discover music faster. We also make the case that record stores are more than retail spaces: they’re third places, social hubs, and sometimes even venues where you can meet bandmates, make friends, and score the occasional free box or promo poster. We also get into buying used vinyl with confidence: when new pressings and represses make sense, why VG+ and VG are often the sweet spots, what the records should sound and look like, and how to think about bootlegs, shipping, returns, and seller reputation when you shop online. The big message here is to start small, buy local, buy used when you can, trust your own eyes and ears, and set your own rules for what counts as too much money, too many records, or too much risk. Hot Wax Club: https://www.hotwax.club/ Vinyl Quickstart Guide (Hot Wax Club): https://www.hotwax.club/vinyl-quickstart/ U-Haul: https://www.uhaul.com/ Avril Lavigne - Let Go: https://music.apple.com/us/album/let-go/315025768 Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf: https://music.apple.com/us/album/songs-for-the-deaf/1440759826 Black Sabbath - Sabotage: https://music.apple.com/us/album/sabotage/785231031
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September 8 · 19 min
Degüello
Not For Sale ZZ Top’s Degüello. Adiós to the Texas petting zoo. Pulp fiction & babes. Dawn of the beard. Expect no quarter! Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me X: @HotWaxSC Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m This pressing: Warner Bros. Records – HS 3361 Vinyl, LP, Album US, 80s Winchester Repress https://www.discogs.com/release/13247903-ZZ-Top-Deg%C3%BCello Sample this album here: https://tidal.com/album/491649636/u RIP Frank Beard.
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August 18 · 22 min
A Look Back: Dogtown & Z-Boys
Not For Sale Fu Manchu’s A Look Back: Dogtown & Z-Boys. Soundtrack to a documentary about a documentary. Drag race music. Nothing wrong with a good compilation record. Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m This pressing: At The Dojo Records – ATD024 (Blue LP and Green LP with etching) https://www.discogs.com/release/21501007-Fu-Manchu-A-Look-Back-Dogtown-Z-Boys Sample this album here: https://tidal.com/album/199609737/u
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August 6 · 18 min
Micro Pod HWSC 04 Dirtmaxxing
Come to the Club, we're dirtmaxxing. The philosophy of Joe Dirt. Resilience, optimism, kindness, low-brow on purpose. A familiar soundtrack, with some gems. Skynyrd, you know the vibes. Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me website Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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July 20 · 26 min
Intentions & Pillars of the HWSC
On making something cool. Ten pillars of Club business. Thinker stuff. A retraction clarifying the Guerilla Council's earlier proposal. First run of original art, credited to ARNA, paid in Bitcoin. Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m Note: since the episode first aired, a proposal has been made to consider an additional pillar for Resilience (clarifying points discussed as Sovereign Creativity in the episode). Moved; pending formal vote. Philosophy remains intact. -MGMT HWSC 9/24/26
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July 4 · 27 min
I'm In Your Mind Fuzz
King Gizzard's I'm In Your Mind Fuzz. How to get psychedlic. Letting ideas cook. The flute as a secret weapon. Melt with us. Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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June 17 · 26 min
Oddments
HWSC x KGLW x Oddments. King Gizzard and the Lizzard Wizard. Deep cuts. Fan favorite. A rest stop before an epic run. The power of lo-fi. Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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June 9 · 14 min
Micro Pod HWSC 03 Vinyl Quickstart
Low antics, high signal in this one. The best first turntable is a free turntable. It might be good just to get some hobbies in case touching grass catches on.... P.S. It's not the Club's responsibility to orange pill KV through the ether. You know he's dead, right? RIP legend ️️️ Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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May 28 · 31 min
The Bends
Radiohead's the Bends. This one is about learning to like stuff. Alt-rock and anxiety. How to moan like a pro. Special guest: Kurt Von We're just freestyling, dawg. We're open to requests though Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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May 18 · 9 min
Micro Pod HWSC 02 The Selling of the Chairs
THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL SELLING OF THE CHAIRS By Special Arrangement Hot Wax Social Club Broadcasting November 17th, 1920—Radiophone Transmission Station W-S-X-C, 360 meters Arthur "Chop" Pendleton, announcer (RIP to a Legend)
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May 9 · 34 min
The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs. World building with the sounds in your head. From gypsy jazz to weird weather systems and noble beasts. Violins, whistling, and guitar. Deep wells of influence. This pressing: GRIMSEY 032 https://www.discogs.com/release/14764877-Andrew-Bird-The-Mysterious-Production-Of-Eggs Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me X: @HotWaxSC Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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April 22 · 26 min
Joy as an Act of Resistance
IDLES. Joy as an Act of Resistance. Everything is spin, same as it ever was. Punk rock and manhood. Songs about strength. 'A bag of Michael Keaton' and other such gems. This pressing: PTKF2158-1 https://www.discogs.com/release/12641893-Idles-Joy-As-An-Act-Of-Resistance Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me X: @HotWaxSC Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m This week I dig into Joy as an Act of Resistance by IDLES, a huge, funny, bruised-up, life-affirming punk record that manages to be loud as hell while still making room for vulnerability, friendship, grief, identity, and the many different ways people try to define strength. I talk through what makes the album hit so hard for me, from the opening statement of “Colossus” to the swagger of “Never Fight a Man with a Perm,” the self-possession of “Television,” the heart behind “Danny Nedelko,” and the emotional weight of “June.” I also spend some time on the gap between press-kit mythology and the primary document of the record itself, plus the threads that connect this album outward: Bristol, UK punk, Toi Derricotte’s poem that inspired the title, Heavy Lungs, Solomon Burke, and the broader value-for-value / Nostr-adjacent music community orbiting the show. If you want massive guitars, quotable lyrics, dark humor, and a record that turns tenderness into a form of resistance, this one’s for you. Hot Wax Club: https://www.hotwax.club/ Fountain: https://fountain.fm/ Nostr: https://nostr.com/ Primal: https://primal.net/join/ Wisp: https://wisp.mobile/ Amethyst: https://amethyst.social/ Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ GitHub: https://github.com/ IDLES: https://www.idlesband.com/ Joy as an Act of Resistance: https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/joy-as-an-act-of-resistance Heavy Lungs: https://www.heavylungsband.com/ Toi Derricotte: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/toi-derricotte Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here: https://shop.xlrecordings.com/release/346864-gil-scott-heron-im-new-here-10th-anniversary-expanded-edition The Offspring – Americana: https://www.offspring.com/music The Rolling Stones – Some Girls: https://music.apple.com/us/album/some-girls-deluxe-edition-with-bonus-video-2011-remaster/1441151295 Crack Magazine: https://crackmagazine.net/ Apple Podcasts: https://www.apple.com/apple-podcasts/ Spotify: https://support.spotify.com/us/article/podcasts-and-shows/ UpBEATs: https://upbeatspodcast.com/en/ Homegrown Hits: https://www.homegrownhits.com/about/ Sir Libre: https://sirlibre.com/ Lightning Thrashes: https://sirlibre.com/lightning-thrashes/
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April 9 · 38 min
Some Girls
The Rolling Stones Some Girls. Important to the philosophy of the Club. The Stones starter pack for the uninitiated. Let your hair down. This pressing: COC 39108 - 2nd Version (Faces Removed) https://www.discogs.com/release/2399029-The-Rolling-Stones-Some-Girls Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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March 11 · 38 min
Americana
The Offspring's Americana. My theory is that deep down, every punk rock musician you know is a theater kid. This is their art record, and might be their best. Thrash metal elements too. Shoutout So-Cal. This specific copy: ORG Music (catalog ORGM-2033) https://www.discogs.com/release/7146197-The-Offspring-Americana Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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March 7 · 1 min
Micro Pod HWSC
Announcement: playlists, episode 2, and never before seen photos of the club from a bygone era. Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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February 25 · 18 min
I'm New Here
Call me Logues. Doors are now open at the Hot Wax, and this is the maiden episode. We're talking about I'm New Here by Gil Scott-Heron. It seemed like a poetic start to the podcast. This thing is like watching a movie with your ears, and it's got something for everybody. This specific copy: XL Recordings gatefold (catalog XLLP471) . Website: https://hotwax.club Email: hotwaxclub@proton.me Hot Wax Social Club: npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex Logues: npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m
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