Nostr notes by Hot Wax Social Club

Starting to feel like summer https://tidal.com/track/97782018/u ...

2026-05-14T20:53:05+02:00

Starting to feel like summer
https://tidal.com/track/97782018/u
#music #musicstr #HWSC #norf

Pluck on that thang 🎻👀🐦 https://youtu.be/-dJcr1brx_Y ...

2026-05-14T06:50:18+02:00

Pluck on that thang 🎻👀🐦
https://youtu.be/-dJcr1brx_Y
#music #musicstr #HWSC

Sometimes synths just hit https://tidal.com/track/205811045/u ...

2026-05-12T18:53:19+02:00

Sometimes synths just hit
https://tidal.com/track/205811045/u
#music #musicstr #arielpink

Damn right

2026-05-12T16:55:58+02:00

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2026-05-12T04:13:28+02:00

🕯️🕯️🕯️ #wax #music #musicstr #radiohead #mumblemoans

Apologies if it seems there are duplicate posts. We publish 2 ...

2026-05-10T23:24:56+02:00

Apologies if it seems there are duplicate posts. We publish 2 main pieces of content (besides the podcast), and they appear differently depending on the nostr client (or not at all). So we're trying to decide what makes the most sense 🕯️🕯️❤️ -MGMT HWSC

Playlist: The Mysterious Production of Eggs A selection of tunes ...

2026-05-10T23:14:16+02:00

Playlist: The Mysterious Production of Eggs

A selection of tunes including and inspired by Andrew Bird, with some focus more towards mid-2000s but a odds and ends from yesteryear. Iron & Wine, M. Ward, St. Vincent, Father John Misty, Kurt Vile, Cat Power, Smog, Leadbelly, Ole Bull (for real), Rusty Kershaw, Sufjan Stevens, Django Reinhardt, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Kevin Morby, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Fleet Foxes, Kishi Bashi, etc etc. Enjoy! - Logues (nprofile…2jup)

https://tidal.com/playlist/dbcf9a0f-6fdc-4eac-8d71-bb26631238be

#music #vinyl #playlist #musicstr

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2026-05-10T05:11:55+02:00

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Band name

Dispatch we got a NEW episode ...

2026-05-10T03:24:07+02:00

Dispatch we got a NEW episode

https://fountain.fm/episode/99Mu47BjG5KRpbIqklhP

#music #vinyl #musicstr #albumreview #records #podcast

https://tidal.com/track/110737857/u #music #musicstr

2026-05-08T00:40:45+02:00

https://tidal.com/track/110737857/u
#music #musicstr

https://tidal.com/track/103456449/u

2026-05-08T00:18:25+02:00

https://tidal.com/track/103456449/u

Vegas is cashed. Until next time🫡 Help yourself to some tunes ...

2026-05-04T05:28:13+02:00

Vegas is cashed. Until next time🫡

Help yourself to some tunes inspired by IDLES. Fontaines DC, Sleaford Mods, Viagra Boys, Protomartyr, Amyl and the Sniffers, Squid, etc etc. Some older punk in there too.

Playlist: Joy as an Act of Resistance.

https://tidal.com/playlist/c671cabb-406e-44d2-b0eb-174eb0cc1095

Episode 4 of Hot Wax Club now playing on Fountain.fm and everywhere.

Members have returned from the conference in Vegas. Some ...

2026-05-04T00:03:48+02:00

Members have returned from the conference in Vegas. Some well-earned RnR in the desert and other select cities. Club activities to resume this week -MGMT HWSC

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2026-05-02T03:54:00+02:00

Whatchu know about bilmuri

Giddyup #nevent1q…kukf

2026-04-29T05:39:32+02:00

Giddyup

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Doors are open. 🔥

Get here.

https://nosvegas.shakespeare.wtf/

Cold as the Rockies dude 🫡

2026-04-25T23:28:07+02:00

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Hot Wax Club – Lunch Options Today Soup: chicken noodle Salad: ...

2026-04-23T17:00:00+02:00

Hot Wax Club – Lunch Options Today

Soup: chicken noodle
Salad: mixed greens
Sandwich: turkey & swiss on whole wheat (ask Jared why there's no sourdough). Veggie option is the grilled pesto
Sides: chips, slaw, peaches, BB carrots
Dessert: cookie cake
Drinks: iced tea, blue monster (draft)

Issue with Apple resolved, description info updated, and ...

2026-04-23T08:18:58+02:00

Issue with Apple resolved, description info updated, and companion published for Joy.... Thank you! -MGMT HWSC

Well it's still Tuesday in American Samoa 👀 ...

2026-04-22T09:20:27+02:00

Well it's still Tuesday in American Samoa 👀 https://fountain.fm/episode/bf30K0F0ax3WVfduLPkd

Fear not, Hot Wax returns Tuesday ...

2026-04-21T06:39:31+02:00

Fear not, Hot Wax returns Tuesday

https://youtu.be/7AZeDbDDTkQ #musicstr

2026-04-17T20:17:03+02:00

https://youtu.be/7AZeDbDDTkQ

#musicstr

Make it witchy 🫵 https://youtu.be/HhpjtgNyX0A #musicstr

2026-04-15T20:06:51+02:00

Make it witchy 🫵 https://youtu.be/HhpjtgNyX0A #musicstr

I go outsiiide and I feel freeee 🎶 ...

2026-04-15T19:45:34+02:00

I go outsiiide and I feel freeee 🎶

https://youtu.be/GK0IoBb-nhM

https://youtu.be/Hz9jze2xgTY

Joy As An Act of Resistance

2026-04-14T08:07:00+02:00

Joy As An Act of Resistance

Episode 3 'Some Girls' ...

2026-04-09T10:20:16+02:00

Episode 3 'Some Girls' https://fountain.fm/episode/59JH20hZouaLIfRXiyFL

🚨🚨🚨 https://fountain.fm/episode/59JH20hZouaLIfRXiyFL ...

2026-04-09T07:48:35+02:00

🚨🚨🚨 https://fountain.fm/episode/59JH20hZouaLIfRXiyFL 🕯️🕯️🕯️

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2026-03-24T00:17:35+01:00

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2026-03-23T06:12:31+01:00

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Inspirations, contemporaries, and successors...

Including but not limited to: The Ramones, Buzzcocks, DEVO, The Ventures, The Beatles, The Replacements, Social Distortion, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Dickies, blink-182, Green Day, Less Than Jake, Rancid, Pennywise, Bad Religion, Lagwagon, No Doubt, Sum 41, Rise Against, NOFX, New Found Glory, Fall Out Boy, etc

https://tidal.com/playlist/f570c3f2-2ead-4174-b47f-34310a5deedb

- Logues (nprofile…2n7t)

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2026-03-23T06:12:26+01:00

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Extra information to go along with the podcast (continues below the photos).

Americana (2015 Reissue, US) 180g LP \ https://www.discogs.com/release/7146197-The-Offspring-Americana

Condition:\ Vinyl, sleeve, insert, and cover are all somewhere between Near Mint (NM) and Very Good Plus (VG+). It will sound like new.

The Offspring — Official Site:\ https://www.offspring.com/home

Americana — The Offspring (album page): \ https://theoffspring.bandcamp.com/album/americana

Americana (1998)\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americana_(The_Offspring_album)

Smash (1994)\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_(The_Offspring_album)

Dexter Holland\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_Holland

Noodles (Kevin Wasserman)\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodles_(musician)

Greg K. (Greg Kriesel)\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kriesel

Ron Welty\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Welty

Dave Jerden — Producer/Engineer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Jerden

'Frank Kozik — Official Store/About': https://store.kozik.tv/pages/about-kozik

Mesa/Boogie \ https://www.mesaboogie.com/en-US

The Beatles — Yellow Submarine https://www.thebeatles.com/albums/yellow-submarine

The Beatles — Ob‑La‑Di, Ob‑La‑Da\ https://www.thebeatles.com/ob-la-di-ob-la-da

Green Day — American Idiot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idiot

Washington State Penitentiary (Walla Walla) — WA DOC': https://doc.wa.gov/about-doc/locations/prison-facilities/washington-state-penitentiary-wsp

Morris Albert — "Feelings" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feelings_(Morris_Albert_song)

Jerry Springer\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Springer

Maury (talk show)\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury_(talk_show)

Korn\ https://kornofficial.com/

Guns N’ Roses\ https://www.gunsnroses.com/

Sugar Ray \ https://www.sugarray.com/

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2026-03-23T02:53:24+01:00

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Welcome. To. The. Hot Wax Club.

If this is your first spin: grab a chair, pour something cold, and come chill with us. For return visitors, the message is the same, plus a hearty welcome back.

This time we're talking Americana. My theory is that deep down, every punk rock musician you know is a theater kid. This is the Offspring's "art" record, and it's arguably their best.

The band formed in the mid‑80s in Garden Grove, California. Don't ask me what that town looks like. Legend has it, some teenagers recruited the janitor from their high school to play guitar in their rock band (power move!). A few indie releases later, they exploded onto the mainstream with Smash (1994), a record that makes me feel like I could still be a skateboarder if I put my mind to it.

> The band’s lineup by the Americana era (choose your fighter): > > Dexter: vocals and rhythm guitar. My second favorite white boy with braids (1st place is the boys in Korn, 3rd place is Axl Rose). The man actually holds a PhD in microbiology (flex) and owns a hot sauce brand (dad rock stereotype). > > Noodles: Lead guitar. Former high school janitor who was offered a lead guitar spot in exchange for buying the band booze (allegedly). "Is the coincidence of wants? moth meme template" > > Greg K.: Bass > > Ron Welty: Drums good.

Americana is a snapshot of late‑90s America—pre‑9/11 and forever wars, pre‑financial‑crisis, skate‑parks, and MTV’s alternative rotation. Suburban angst, consumerism, the grind of adulthood, idiocracy, etc. Same shit, different day.

Punk rock with a heart of metal!

Mesa Boogie amps, palm‑muted crunch and thrash‑inflected gallops.

Polished songwriting: Songs are longer, with multiple sections that flow together (like a precursor for Green Day’s American Idiot).

Even the skits and hidden tracks feel purposeful. The album runs about 42 minutes, but no wasted space.

Standout tracks: honestly all of them.

Skips: honestly none of them, unless you need a break from "Pretty Fly For a White Guy" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?"

The art is excellent. The art is by Frank Kozik (known for his work with tons of alternative bands from the era, like Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc).

The front cover: A boy in a leg brace swings on a rope while clutching a Lovecraftian shrimp‑bug while a tentacled horror looms in the background. Flip the record and the boy is gone—only his blood‑stained leg brace remains, hinting at the darker undercurrents of the music.

Hear the episode in its entirety\ <https://fountain.fm/episode/3Me03fMSeKxdfPCZE6W4>

Hot Wax Podcast\ <https://fountain.fm/show/CO1lxw2tnqYM8e06mJpJ>

@Logues

https://fountain.fm/episode/3Me03fMSeKxdfPCZE6W4

2026-03-23T00:48:41+01:00

https://fountain.fm/episode/3Me03fMSeKxdfPCZE6W4

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2026-03-22T06:02:37+01:00

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<https://tidal.com/playlist/95db4844-6b86-49a1-896e-582fbbd891dc>

Including but not limited to: Langston Hughes, Skip James, Billie Holiday, Howlin' Wolf, John Coltrane, Velvet Underground, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Muddy Waters, Son House, Blind Willie Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, The Last Poets, Nina Simone, Charles Mingus, Curtis Mayfield, Riche Havens, Stevie Wonder, War, Bobby Womack, Marvin Gaye, Common, D'angelo, Kanye West, Drake, Earl Sweatshirt, Kendrick Lamar, The Roots, Mos Def, Kamasi Washington

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2026-03-22T06:01:28+01:00

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Sample the album here:

<https://tidal.com/playlist/2051a6c3-a07d-4e5b-90f3-78728dd17dd8>

Details on this pressing:

<https://www.discogs.com/release/2322611-Gil-Scott-Heron-Im-New-Here>

Condition:

Vinyl, sleeve, and cover are all somewhere between Near Mint (NM) and Very Good Plus (VG+). It will sound like new.

Gil Scott-Heron: \ <<<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Scott-Heron>>>

I’m New Here: \ <<<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_New_Here>>>

XL Recordings: \ <<<https://xlrecordings.com>>>

Me and the Devil Blues (Robert Johnson, 1937): \ <<<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_the_Devil_Blues>>>

Bill Callahan (writer of "I’m New Here"):\ <<<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Callahan_(musician)>>>

Smog (Bill Callahan’s project): \ <<<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog_(band)>>>

I’ll Take Care of You (song, 1959): \ <<<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Take_Care_of_You>>>

Winter in America (1970s album referenced): \ <<<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_in_America>>>

(originally published 2/27/26; metadata will be updated when we have that skill)

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2026-03-20T15:23:29+01:00

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Episode 1 is called "I'm New Here" which is a record by Gil Scott-Heron. If I was going to sum it up real quick, I would say this is an album about loving your Mamaw.... And some other stuff.

This is one of the more unique releases in his catalogue. Less jazz/funk and more hip-hop/electronic.

Vibe History

> Gil Scott-Heron is an absolute legend. If you aren't familiar with the name, you might recognize the titles of some of his most famous songs. > > The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. > > Home Is Where the Hatred Is. > > We Almost Lost Detroit. > > If you’ve never listened to his music, it's hard to know where to start because his catalog is so deep. He put out 13 records from 1970 to 1982 alone (spoken-word poetry, jazz, funk, and RnB). > > You can pick any record and it's almost immediately evident how much of his content, style, and delivery would influential for hip-hop. > > He was born in Chicago and spent his earliest years in Jackson, TN with his grandmother before eventually moving to New York for high school, then to Pennsylvania for college wanting to follow in the footsteps of his inspirations. > > He goes on to put out a dozen records. > > But life comes at you fast. > > After 1982, Gil got Gonzo on us and started to have a lot of personal problems. > > And one of those problems rhymes with crack cocaine. And smells like crack cocaine. > > I assume it was many years of hard living and mental crisis, struggles with sobriety, mixed in with some jail and physical sickness until he made his final album, I'm New Here in 2010. > > > Now there are a lot of smart people who can tell you about his life and significance to music better than I can. > > > > But right now, the Club is only paying me with drink tickets. > > > > So I'm going to refer you to some free documentaries on YouTube. Or books at your local library. > > > > If you know how to read, that is... > > This is one of 12 records I bought when I first decided to pull the trigger and start buying vinyl records sometime in 2013. > > I bought it purely off name recognition and the album cover. > > It turns out this is still one of my favorite records. I hesitated to make it episode 1, because my original plan was to space out the records that are harder for me to let go of. But I think this might be the best record to start with, because one of my favorite things about this record is printed on the inner sleeve, and in all seriousness, I think about it every single time I have listened to a new record since....

It says:

> "There's a proper procedure for taking advantage of any investment. > > Music, for example. > > Buying music is an investment. > > To get the maximum, you must listen to it for the first time under optimum conditions. > > Not in your car or on a portable player through a headset. > > Take it home. > > Get rid of all distractions, even her or him. > > Turn off your cell phone. > > Turn off everything that rings or beeps or rattles or whistles. > > Make yourself comfortable. > > Play your LP. > > Listen all the way through. > > Think about what you got. > > Think about who would appreciate this investment. > > Decide if there is someone to share this with. > > Turn it on again. > > Enjoy yourself. > > -Gil Scott Herron. "

Hear the rest of the episode in its entirety: <https://fountain.fm/episode/xKVJHo8pigISM3y6j42v>

Hot Wax Podcast https://fountain.fm/show/CO1lxw2tnqYM8e06mJpJ

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(originally published 2/26/26; metadata will be updated when we have that skill)

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2026-03-20T15:23:13+01:00

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Dictated but not read.

Call me Logues. This is the Hot Wax.

I'm telling you about a vinyl record in my personal collection. What I find valuable in it, and why you might love it.

Then I'll talk about some specifics about this exact record, because if you're interested, you can buy it.

We're still getting things set up at the Hot Wax, so we appreciate your patience.

Producers don't work for free, and we blew our budget on the neon sign.

So until we know what we're doing over here, we're going to try to keep the focus on the music...because we value your time.

If you want to know more about the club or the staff, feel free to stick around. Maybe visit us again.

'Come for the plot, stay for the lore.' We've always said this!

All you need to know for now is that during general business hours, the Hot Wax Club is open to the public completely free.

You don't even have to buy anything. When's the last time you heard that?

-Logues\ npub1mc909r6rtu2kfmzfy9u5vzy60jlhgqgzty0jqlz0qhkdraxcypcqduvk2m

(originally published 2/26/26; metadata will be updated when we have that skill)

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2026-03-20T15:21:29+01:00

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Is it one word or two? Doesn't matter, you're at the right place.

The Hot Wax Club.

The first broadcast drops as soon as we learn what RSS is.

(originally published 2/17/26 ; metadata to be corrected as skill is acquired)

Would ya look at that! Found on the lower level with some other ...

2026-03-19T17:44:37+01:00

Would ya look at that! Found on the lower level with some other dusty photos. This was called the First Luncheon aka the first selling of the chairs (whether it was truly 'first' is a still a matter of debate)

Working out kinks with nostr clients/signers

2026-03-18T14:06:51+01:00

Working out kinks with nostr clients/signers

Significant updates have been made to the About, Contact Us, and ...

2026-03-16T05:50:14+01:00

Significant updates have been made to the About, Contact Us, and Vinyl Buyer's Guide pages on the website 🎙️🔥

https://www.hotwax.club/companion-americana/

2026-03-16T05:46:11+01:00

https://www.hotwax.club/companion-americana/

https://www.hotwax.club/playlist-1-americana/

2026-03-16T05:45:28+01:00

https://www.hotwax.club/playlist-1-americana/

Welcome! The Club moved to this key for upgraded security. We ...

2026-03-16T04:08:31+01:00

Welcome! The Club moved to this key for upgraded security. We have updated the npubs listed on hotwax.club and you can verify the announcement on the old account at npub150y2kze0zahm39d3xazdrvtetwjhryynqrmgz5y85x0m46e0dydqg3h8hp . -MGMT HWSC