Like What You Like Blake Correll

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.

Jeremy’s website: 


Thisisjeremynathan.com



Articles mentioned at the end of the show:


https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/24/country-musics-culture-wars-and-the-remaking-of-nashville
https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/

Michael Bingham of Spiritual Cramp joins the show to talk about the catharsis of performing live, trusting your own taste, and the songs of the band's debut self titled record out now on Blue Grape Music.



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Actor/Stand-up Comedian Tori Kilkenny joins the show to contrast and compare different performing styles. Tori and Blake talk about trading playlists, developing our own artistic material, and artistic intent.