Tag: music blog
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04/09/24 [A Visit from an Old Friend, Avant-Garde Choices and WE’RE BACK BABY] I’ve had a lot happen with life lately so Before the Break had a brief intermission. I hope you haven’t missed me too much… Anyways, I’ve stocked up on good shit to show you guys so I hope you enjoy good music…
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02/27/24 [Home Sweet Home, Vulfpeck Reincarnate and Diamonds in the Rough] I know, I know I’m late 😦 I was busy enjoying the beautiful weather out here in Chicago so here I am posting late. But, I’ve got some good shit up my sleeve. A lot of these songs I found over the past weekend…
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02/20/24 [Love Letters, Modern British Invasion and 10 Steps Ahead] I consider Before the Break a challenge each week…It’s a fun challenge to find shit I like and put it into words that serve the music right. There’s good shit everywhere that goes undiscovered because of Spotify’s algorithm–which is why I started doing this! Music…
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02/13/24 [2000s Indie Movie-core, Kryptonite and Trippy Shit] I love the feeling of discovering new shit, the feeling of clicking on an artist after hearing the first 30 seconds of a song, and being lowkey kind of upset that they haven’t blown up. If you couldn’t already tell that happens to me a lot. Let…
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01|30|24 [Don’t Mess with Texas, James Bond Type Beat and New Release Alert] Does anyone else get irritated when Discover Weekly gives you a song by a Top 100 artist? Tired of expecting what you’re gonna hear next? Desperate to discover tracks you haven’t heard before without hours of searching? I think I can help with…
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In The Pocket: “26 Missed Calls” by Liam Taylor Zooming through the doors of Studio A, Liam Taylor stops before saying his “Hellos” to the few band members and engineers already here at Rax Trax, a prominent Chicago recording studio in Lakeview. Dolled up with glitter on his high cheekbones, Taylor slowly unravels his coat…
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In The Pocket: “Motel 6” by DZ Riley As they buckle in for a long night doing the last of the mixes of their upcoming single “Motel 6,” DZ Riley jokes about some of the technical difficulties they had on stage last night. The band played BookClub, a hole-in-the-wall venue just a couple blocks west…
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