Champaign Is Also A Band Blue Box Studio
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Podcast about stories & songs of Champaign-Urbana music. In each episode Sven sits down with a person from the C-U music scene to hear the story & the background of a favorite song they‘ve written
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EP125: $imba P - "Failure Is Not an Option (Feat. Mother Nature)"
Sven chats with $imba P (he/Him) at Guido's in downtown Champaign about his song "Failure Is Not an Option (Feat. Mother Nature)" off of his album "As Above So Below."
Photo Credit: @injaekim_ on Instagram -
EP124: Johnny Lusardi of Unseen Forces - "Eyes In The Back Of Your Head"
Sven chats with Johnny Lusardi (He/Him) about his song "Eyes In The Back Of Your Head" by Unseen Forces off the EP "Promo #2," working with C4a to create a space for all ages shows, and his favorite non-musical thing. Mosh videos mentioned in the Episode:
Japanese Hardcore Mosh Style 2
Slam Dance Instructional Guide
Bad Brains - Big Take Over (Live 1982) -
Beyond the Scene: Poundgame Addison - "More Nights"
Sven chats with out of town artist Poundgame Addison (He/HIm) about his song "More Nights" just before performing at The SPACE (BEP23) on his 20 Hours tour that takes him through CU.
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EP123: Sam and Zach of The Meantime - "Bored Opposite (Opposite Bored)
Sven chats with Sam (he/him) and Zach (he/him) of The Meantime about their instrumental "Bored Opposite (Opposite Bored)," the local music scene, and their favorite non-musical things.
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Bonus Episode 31: Champaign Cypher Series with Robert Kjev
Sven chats with Robert Kjev (he/him) of Robert K Multimedia about the Champaign Cypher Series, favorite venues, moments, and his favorite non-musical thing.
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EP122 - Michael Thies of Metaphysics - "Six to Midnight"
Sven chats with Michael Thies (He/HIm) of Metaphysics about his song "Six to Midnight"
Link to: (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais by The Clash: https://open.spotify.com/track/45xBWOa6oEAk1WlVyr5QAB?si=d6904039679947a0
Customer Reviews
A local treasure
I enjoy learning about the artist’s musical process while learning about local CU music. Sven does a great job asking questions to get to the details about what inspires each artist