Eli Enis is a Podcaster (Endless Scroll, Violent Treatment) and Music Journalist with bylines in Stereogum, Revolver and Entertainment Weekly. Eli is currently working on a forthcoming book covering the story of Shoegaze, from the genre's earliest beginning to today. In this conversation we discuss writing v. podcasting, the pivotal period of 2008-2011 for metalcore and its relevance to today, we get deep into shoegaze, and much more.

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New Morality Zine is a "Loud Music Label" run out of Chicago, IL.

In this interview Nick and I speak about running a DIY label in the current era of streaming, we also dig into how music lovers can use labels to find new music, and we determine if the radio is still relevant in music discovery.

On this episode Blake and friends (Jack Tecca and Zack Weiss) countdown their Top 10 albums of 2024. Stick around at the end for favorites from past LWYL guests.

What a great year for music it has been. Thanks to everyone who has tuned in for Interview and lists throughout the year. See you in 2025.

Guests featured at the end:

Ari Levin of Billy Joel Junior

Jake Wagner of Broken Left Foot

Rabi Valluri

Will Lindsay of Steady Hands, Caracara

Tanner Peterson of The Dallahatchee Boys and Broken Left Foot

Z Vazquez (Show Photographer)

Mike of GHOSTBEEF

Chicago-Musician Ari Levin joins the show! We discuss his band Billy Joel Jr.’s Rubberhose EP which was released in April this year, as well as new music that is in the works. Ari also goes deep on how he has learned to trust himself and his bandmates as the band has gone through member changes. We also get into some questions about his favorite music, what greatest hits he would compile in the event of the apocalypse, as well as some HALLOWEEN QUESTIONS.

This episode has it all. Enjoy!

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Zine-makers Matt & Jess join the show to talk about Brain Graffiti, a DIY focused zine that features artists from the scene as well as hosts shows. Matt and Jess maintain that Brain Graffiti is a purely physical endeavor, keeping as much of it off the internet as the can. We get to talking about the pros and cons of social media as it relates to music, as well as art in general. Matt and Jess also share their ambitions for the Zine. Have a listen.

Zeltzin "Z" Vazquez is a Photographer and music lover from Chicago. Z has taken photos of your favorite band, almost guaranteed. I talk with Z about her first experiences going to shows, when she started taking photos, and we discuss the importance of documenting your scene. We obviously get into talking about emo and hardcore too.

Eric Centeno (Demo Division, Death of Massive Starts, X Will Mark The Place) is a life-long musician from Chicago. His band Demo Division just released a massive EP on New Morality Zine called Sunken Skin which features a cover photo by Z! Eric joins the show to provide all the Chicago lore.

Z's Website: zeltzinvazquez.com

Z on IG: https://www.instagram.com/zeltzin.vazquez/

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2024 has been off to a great start so I recruited my best music friends to talk about our favorite releases, so far. We count down notable release from across genres and discuss why they are standouts this year. Artists we cover include Frail Body, Beyoncé, Madi Diaz, Julien Lage, Liquid Mike... and so so so many more. There is overlap, there are far out pick, but all of it came out between January 1st and March 31st in 2024.

Blake Correll is your host, he also has his own band called Broken Left Foot which as of the spring of 2024 if recording its debut record, he is also the one typing this right now.

Jack Tecca is a Chicago-based musician who just released an EP with his multi-hyphenate, 2-piece, genre-bending project, As A Ghost.

Matt Kistler is the patron saint of the Chicago music scene, he also performs in a multitude of projects including Blood Pact Scout, This Page Intentionally Left Blank, Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home and probably more. Matt also volunteers at CHIRP Radio, Chicago's premier listener-supported independent radio station, 107.1 on your dial and available online at https://chirpradio.org/

Mike (GHOSTBEEF) joins the show to talk about his creative process at his home studio. We talk about the impetuous of the GHOSTBEEF project and the realizations that brought Mike to embracing experimentation in the music he makes. We talk about ambient music and its connotations, as well as some of the personalities that it breed. We also have a lengthy discussion about Wesley Willis and other who have been lumped into the category of Outsider Music. the conversation takes some familiar avenues for LWYL and some not so familiar.

This is the first interview I've conducted at an artists studio and it led to some interesting results. Mainly, Mike and I collaborated on the creation of an original track which you can hear at the end of this episode, or stream wherever you get your music. In this episode you can hear the experimentation that led to the final track as well as hearing mike explain his methods for creating music.

I hope you enjoy!

Christopher Royal King of This Will Destroy You joins the show to talk about their upcoming 10th Anniversary Show for the record Tunnel Blanket. This episode also coincides with a collaboration coffee that TWDY has available through Chicago cafe and roaster Metric.

We get to talking about the coffee collaboration, getting good coffee when you your internationally, my discovery of Chris' work, what Tunnel Blanket means to Chris over 10 years later, how Chris connects TWDY to ambient music, and much more.

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Singer/Songwriter Jeremy Nathan joins the show to discuss his new single LinkedInfluencer, available everywhere. Jeremy is one of my longest musical friendships. You may know him from his band Faintheart or maybe you’ve found him through his excellent songwriting project that bears his name. We talk about the new single, community & music, Kansas City, Coffee, therapy, and so much more. Have a listen.

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