Joy As An Act of Resistance

Joy As An Act of Resistance

From Hot Wax by Logues

April 22, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

In this episode, Logues discusses the band IDLES and explores themes of music, culture, and listener engagement.

Hot Wax Club. Logues. Episode 4. IDLES.    Everything is spin, same as it ever was.    Cringe with me, dear listener. You can listen and speak to us on Fountain.fm and nostr. If you can't do that, email us at hotwaxclub@proton.me    Once a band makes it to NPR do you even want to listen anymore? Trick question. Man up and enjoy something nice.  [I forgot to mention the lyrical gem that is "a bag of Michael Keaton" -Logues]   Find the Companion to this episode on nostr and on https://hotwax.club     We are open to requests.    Someone asked for a special episode on Jay Reatard dedicated to the plebs    Radiohead is now higher on the list    We might do some of these this year, no particular order:  The Wonder Years, the Police (the band, not the cops ), Arlo Guthrie, Santana, Sex Pistols (I guess), Common, Sufjan Stevens, Beastie Boys, The Rolling Stones , 'Tallica, Led Zep, Talking Heads, of Montreal, Fugees, Phoenix, Pixies, IDLES, the Offspring , Beach House, and more!      Hot Wax Social Club:  npub1er2vkexlh7kd56j929crc4stw83hqzvl0xpewsrv3ceyda9ld3xszwjwex  &nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Logues

Topics covered

  • music commentary
  • lyrical analysis
  • band discussions
  • listener engagement
  • cultural critique

Keywords

  • IDLES
  • NPR
  • Joy As An Act of Resistance
  • Logues
  • music commentary
  • lyrical gem
  • listener requests
  • band discussions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IDLES, NPR, Hot Wax Club, Fountain.fm, nostr, Beach House, The Wonder Years, the Police, Arlo Guthrie, Santana

Books & works: Joy As An Act of Resistance

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