From the Desk of Lou Waxman

Santa Jaws novelty record inspired by the movie Jaws

Santa Jaws and the Humor That Made Jaws Terrifying

Lou Waxman on Jaws, humor as horror, and the novelty single “Santa Jaws”—proof that Spielberg’s shark ate Hollywood whole.

Santa Jaws and the Humor That Made Jaws Terrifying

Lou Waxman on Jaws, humor as horror, and the novelty single “Santa Jaws”—proof that Spielberg’s shark ate Hollywood whole.

Mallorca Auf Wiedersehn Bye Bye Adios Mallorca 1976 vinyl cover

A $10 Trip to Mallorca (Bring Your Own Imaginat...

Lou Waxman pulls Mallorca from the bins and finds not funk or Balearic beats, but a vacation fantasy tied to tourism, publishing history, and longing.

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A $10 Trip to Mallorca (Bring Your Own Imaginat...

Lou Waxman pulls Mallorca from the bins and finds not funk or Balearic beats, but a vacation fantasy tied to tourism, publishing history, and longing.

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Rick James Street Songs 1981 vinyl album cover

Cocaine, Funk, and November 7, 1981

Lou Waxman pulls Rick James’ Street Songs from the two-dollar bin and uses it to revisit the most decadent episode of Saturday Night Live ever aired.

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Cocaine, Funk, and November 7, 1981

Lou Waxman pulls Rick James’ Street Songs from the two-dollar bin and uses it to revisit the most decadent episode of Saturday Night Live ever aired.

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Brides of Funkenstein Funk or Walk 1978 vinyl album cover

The Brides of Funkenstein Walk the Walk

Lou Waxman revisits Funk or Walk, the Brides of Funkenstein’s debut and a prime slice of late-70s funk that proves they were far more than a P-Funk side project.

The Brides of Funkenstein Walk the Walk

Lou Waxman revisits Funk or Walk, the Brides of Funkenstein’s debut and a prime slice of late-70s funk that proves they were far more than a P-Funk side project.

Eddy Grant Romancing the Stone 1984 45 rpm single

Romancing the Stone and the Lost Art of the 80s...

Throw in a lot of Raiders of the Lost Ark vibes.  Add peak Kathleen Turner post-Body Heat.  What the heck put in Michael Douglas before he really blossomed and became...

Romancing the Stone and the Lost Art of the 80s...

Throw in a lot of Raiders of the Lost Ark vibes.  Add peak Kathleen Turner post-Body Heat.  What the heck put in Michael Douglas before he really blossomed and became...

West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Part One 1967 vinyl album cover

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and th...

Lou Waxman examines Part One by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and argues that the darkness of the Sixties was present long before it officially “ended.”  

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and th...

Lou Waxman examines Part One by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and argues that the darkness of the Sixties was present long before it officially “ended.”