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Music Podcasts

One songwriter, one song. 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.

Location:

United States

Description:

One songwriter, one song. 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.

Twitter:

@ChampaignIs

Language:

English


Episodes
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EP149 - Patrick Lyke - "Army Surplus"

6/27/2025
Sven chats with Patrick Lyke (He/Him) about his song "Army Surplus," the CU music scene past and present, and his favorite non-musical thing.

Duration:01:04:47

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EP148 - roseli - "split ends"

6/13/2025
Sven meets up with roseli (She/Her) at KCPA for a chat about her song "spit ends," the CU Music Scene, and her favorite non-musical thing Photo: Kandy Delgadillo

Duration:00:52:41

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EP147 - Robert Hirschfeld of Common Loon - "Automatic Skin"

5/30/2025
Sven chats with Robert Hirschfeld (He/Him) of Common Loon about his song "Automatic Skin," the CU music scene past and present, and his favorite non-musical thing.

Duration:01:04:28

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EP146 - Sierra Sikora - "Jade"

5/16/2025
Sven meets up with Sierra Sikora (She/Her) at KCPA to talk about her song "Jade," the CU music scene, and her favorite non-musical things.

Duration:00:43:27

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EP145 - Andrew Simek the Piano Man - "Pocket Song"

5/2/2025
Sven chats with Andrew Simek (He/They) about his song "Pocket Song," the local CU Music Scene, being the Piano Man, and their favorite non-musical things! Info on the Piano Man : https://canopyclub.com/piano-man/

Duration:01:16:49

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EP144 - Patrick & Noah of Castle Finn - Velvet Fangs

4/18/2025
Sven chats with Patrick (He/HIm) and Noah (He/Him) of Castle Finn to talk about their song "Velvet Fangs" off of the "On The Vine (EP)."

Duration:00:54:02

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EP143 - James Mauck of Forebeat - Currents

4/4/2025
Sven chats with James Mauck (He/Him) of Forebeat about his piece "Currents" off of the album "Stages of Growth," old and new CU venues, house shows, and his favorite non-musical thing.

Duration:00:53:51

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Bonus Episode 35: Juli Sherry of Pretzle Records

3/21/2025
Sven chats with Juli Sherry (She/Her) of Pretzle Records about working with Doug Hodge (BEP23) to create the record label, supporting the local music scene, and plans for the future. Pretzle Records Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pretzlerecords/ Pretzle Records Website: https://www.pretzlerecords.com/

Duration:00:44:58

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EP142 - Tim Reynolds of Horrible Things - A Million Times

2/21/2025
Sven zooms with Tim Reynolds (He/Him) of Horrible Things about his song "A Million Times," off of the album "Everybody Else" the CU music scene 10+ years ago, and his favorite non-musical thing.

Duration:00:37:18

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EP141 - Ricko.6ix3O - THOUGHT I WAS DONE (feat. JLøve)

2/7/2025
Sven chats with Ricko.6ix3O (He/HIm) about his song "THOUGHT I WAS DONE (feat. JLøve)" off of the "Thought I Was Done - Single", the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical things.

Duration:00:44:52

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Bonus Episode 34: "Duality" - Michael Thies of Metaphyisics

1/24/2025
Sven chats with Michael Thies (He/Him) (EP122) of Metaphysics to talk about his newest album "Duality" Duality on Bandcamp: https://the-metaphysics.bandcamp.com/album/duality Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4lb7YoaBjLtlowQaloqY7X?si=x9hcTjaXRzK0zw_x0wjJHw

Duration:00:36:30

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EP140 - JLøve - Gløw 'n Grøw

1/10/2025
Sven chats with JLøve (She/Her) about her song "Gløw 'n Grøw" off of her recently released EP: "Dønt Førget," her favorite CU Venue, getting back into performing live, and her favorite non-musical things.

Duration:00:35:42

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EP139 - Bryan Bachman of Louavull - " '57 "

12/27/2024
Sven chats with Bryan Bachman (He/Him) of Louavull to talk about his song " '57" off of the album "It's Over, Now What?" memories of the CU Music scene, and great things about his favorite non-musical thing. Links to Bryan's current project: Shop Class

Duration:00:50:04

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EP138 - John Mcnally of TwoLeggedZoo - "Rest 1"

12/13/2024
Sven chats with John Mcnally (He/Him) of TwoLeggedZoo at The Labary about his song "Rest 1" written for the Rest Lab installation. We'll also talk about finding a community of musicians here in CU, his favorite non-musical thing, and why you should kill your lawn and plant native plants. https://twoleggedzoo.carrd.co/

Duration:00:52:06

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PodSwap 2024: Z & Keith Watched A Movie: The Black Hole

11/29/2024
Introducing a podswap... Sven was a guest on "Z and Keith Watched A Movie" and here it is! We talked about a formative movie from my childhood: "The Black Hole" You may remember Keith from EP130 talk about "Mobius Rip" which so happens to be the musical theme from "Z and Keith Watched A Movie." *imagine sven inserted clever line about things going full circle here* Follow these links for funsies: https://x.com/zandkpod instagram.com/zandkpod https://www.youtube.com/@zandkpod Be sure to become a patron and support them: patreon.com/zandkpod Episode 5.38 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JNsneNLfAXFN7i7xvsLTQ?si=9b03213bb58e47fa

Duration:01:19:27

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EP137 - Joe Carr of Decapitation In The Food Court - SCANDINAVIAN WAHHABISM

11/15/2024
Sven chats with Joe Carr (He/Him) of Decapitation In The Food Court to talk about his song "SCANDINAVIAN WAHHABISM" off of the recently released album "WHAT IF WE HAD NO MONEY AND JUST SHARED EVERYTHING?", excessive capitalization, DIY spaces, and his favorite non-musical thing(s).

Duration:00:46:44

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EP136 - Supraman - Blow It Again

10/25/2024
Sven chats with Surpraman (He/Him) about his song "Blow It Again" off of the upcoming album "The Troublemaker" dropping November 16th, just a few regrets, the CU scene, and his favorite non-musical things. Cover design by: @_itsbittersweet

Duration:00:47:52

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EP135 - Myles Evangelista of Mars Hojilla - Pinocchio

10/11/2024
Sven sits down with Myles (He/They) from the band Mars Hojilla to talk about his song "Pinocchio," the music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing. Cover Photo by: Cam Marsengill (@purefriend_art on Instagram)

Duration:00:59:33

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EP134 - Rhoq of A Small Meaningless Rebellion - Wait For It

9/27/2024
Sven chats with Rhoq (She/Her) about her song "Wait For It" off of A Small Meaningless Rebellion's upcoming EP. Cover Photo: Juli Sherry (@moochieboochie on Instagram)

Duration:01:08:45

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EP133 - WhipTRip6 - Oil and Water

8/30/2024
Sven chats with David aka WhipTRip6 (He/HIm) from Half House Studios about his song "Oil and Water," the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing(s) Jake Futch (@_fj.fj_ on instagram)

Duration:00:50:49