Like What You Like

Blake is joined by Jack Tecca and Zack Weiss to go over their albums of the year for 2025. The three go over their top 10 albums of 2025 and discuss the merits of their favorite release. Stick around at the end of the show for listener and past guest submissions for their AOTY. LWYL will return in 2026 Thanks to those who submitted their AOTY: Kevin Kiley (Militarie Gun, Lurk) Matt Kerner (Origami...

Josh Druding is a Beloit, WI raised and Chicago-based music photographer. In the half-decade that Josh has been shooting bands he has covered the world's biggest bands on Chicago's biggest stages. Legendary artists from Green Day to Deftones to Jason Isbell all the way to new upstarts like MUNA and Friko have been photographed by Druding. Currently Josh is in the running for music moment of the ye...

This one's fast and loose. I attended 2025's Riot Fest last weekend and caught up with some past guests to talk about music discovery and their experience at the fest. There’s also a couple newcomers to the show, hoping to do longer interviews with these folks soon. My guests for this episode (In order of appearance): Eric Centeno (Demo Division, X Will Mark The Place, DOMS) Calen “Squid”...

Mitch Mead is a Chicago-based songwriter and producer. Mitch has a new show at the Playground theater in Chicago called Midwest Mixtape. The show features up and coming musicians and comedians from around the city. Mitch is no stranger to variety shows and being the outlier on a show. Mitch returns to talk about finding balance in his new show, being creative as a new dad, how things change when y...

Jack Riedy is an Author, Critic, Musician and Bonafide Prince O(+> Expert. In this conversation I picked Jack’s brain about Prince's influence on popular rock music as well as on Jack’s own artistic process. Jack just released an album from his eponymous project called Raw Deal. The album combines nostalgic elements with quirky character studies and groovy flair. It was great to talk to Jack ab...

Podcast Caption Hugo Reyes is a writer, podcaster and zine maker. Hugo’s primary project Violent Treatment has existed in a few forms; a zine, a podcast, and recently a tape label (Check out Majesty). Violent Treatment in all of its forms is a great resource for learning more about what is happening in hardcore right now. At a time when Hardcore is bigger than ever Hugo has stayed true to hyping u...

Sam Sodomsky is a critic, musician, and podcaster. I first learned about Sam through the podcast Late-era which he co-hosted. Through Late-Era I was inspired to dig deeper into Sam’s writings on Bruce Springsteen and would see Sam pop up across the web covering more music that I was interested in. When I thought of inviting him on the show to coincide with the release of Track II (the lost albums...

Apres Pompeii is the Chicago-based solo-project of Zachary Weiss. You may recognize Zack from LWYL’s Album of the Year episodes because they’ve been a guest on each and every one (even a lost episode!) In this conversation Zach and I go deep on the production of Paint, a vibrant pop-record that is set on a hot summer night of partying. We dive into the themes and influences for the record, includi...

Title says it all! We're talking about our songs of the year. Jack Tecca (As A Ghost) joins the show once again to yap with Blake. The pair list about 20 of their favorite songs of 2025. PLEASE leave a positive rating and review if you loved the show! FOLLOW LWYL on IG 👉 https://www.instagram.com/lwylmusicpod/ Bands Mentioned: Seals & Crofts, CSNY, Smut, Accessory, DJO, Broken Left Foot, Prin...

Latter is the Chicago-Based project of Meredith Haines and Jon Alvarado (Beach Bunny). Meredith Joins the show to talk about the release of Latter’s latest EP entitled What Lives Inside of Me. We discuss the period between their last album (My Body Is My Sickness), the TikTok virality that followed, and how that experience - for better or worse - informed the creation of this most recent batch of...

Brain Graffiti is a Chicago-based zine and show promotion outfit led by the power couple of Matt and Jess. This follow-up conversation comes several months after our initial meeting (which you can find in the podcast feed). In this episode, we talk about the future of Brain Graffiti and reflect on what the project has meant to Matt and Jess. If you are a fan of BG, don’t worry, there is still more...

Singer and Frontperson of Smut, Tay Roebuck joins the show to discuss their new record Tomorrow Comes Crashing (Bayonet Records). Smut is a Chicago-based, by way of Cincinnati. In this interview Tay talks about the community that her and her band have built in a new city, as well as how Ohio continues to play a part in the band. We also explore outside influences, musical and otherwise, that have...

Songwriter and fellow-Kansan Kristyn Chapman joins the show to talk about her project Morpho. After a cross country move from Wichita, KS to Chicago, with a few trips back and forth, Morpho released its debut EP 'Morpho Season', 5 captivating tracks that shine bright with guitar heroics and tender lyrics. I caught up with Kristyn about what its been having the record out in the world, as well as p...

Dave Collis and Mercedes Webb of Slow Mass join the show to talk about their new record Low On Foot, out now on Landland Colportage . We get into the creation of Low On Foot and the circumstances surrounding its release, from being recorded and ready to release to 4 years later when the record finally saw a wider release. Dave and Mercedes discuss their experiences finding music at a young age tha...

Marcus Joins the show for a fantastic conversation about his new album Take A Beat from his project Wrong Numbers. You may know Marcus from his drumming in the highly adored Pet Symmetry and the fast-growing Ratboys. Wrong Numbers contains fun flourishes and invigorating musical moments that I've come to expect from Marcus' other projects. In this episode we get into Marcus' history wi...

Something from left field cometh! It’s another draft episode. This time Blake and Jack are building a full 10-man starting lineup to face off on the diamond. Since this is musicians we are talking about, we need to take a few things into consideration. Your hosts take different approaches to selecting who will represent their teams on the grass and dirt. Blake takes a more conceptual approach, ali...

Matt Kerner is the drummer of the Chicago-based math rock band Origami Button. In this episode, Matt shares his love for bands like Incubus and Deftones, how high levels of fandom can be rewarding, utilizing your influences, making the distinction between music as a passion and career, the origin of Origami Button and the source of the band's longevity which has led them to exciting support sl...

Harper Boyhtari joins the show to talk about Greet Death's new record Die In Love arriving June 27th via Deathwish Inc. I am very excited to bring this conversation with one of my favorite bands going. Harper and I get into the start of her and Gaval's songwriting partnership, her connection to Chicago, finding your voice and choosing the right words as a songwriter, Neil Young, Blink-182,...

Can you believe we're halfway through 2025? Lukas Skucas (Griefeater, Veisalgia, Bosses), Jack Tecca (As A Ghost) and I discuss basically evetything we've been listening in 2025. Grab a pen and paper because we go through a lot.

Logan Voss and Alex Kennedy join the show to talk about their excellent new record I KNOW HOW YOU WILL DIE, available everywhere now. We have a great chat about band's influences and history that have brought the band to their fourth record. Alex and Logan also share their perspectives about the connections that they have made through music, their shared feelings on their album release show at...

Do You Like Guided By Voices? Find out along with host Blake Correll and consigliere (co-host), Jack Tecca. Guided By Voices are lo-fi power pop pioneers, writing songs that emerge from the static with dynamic instrumentation and undeniable hooks. There is a lot to discover about GBV with the help of Jack Tecca we'll explore that catalog and answer the question, Do You Like This?

This is part 2 of my conversation with Trash of the eclectic Chicago rock band, Totally Cashed. If you haven't please go listen to my first interview with Trash. TRIGGER WARNING: Verbal and Physical Abuse Mentioned. Blake Recommends: The album The Sacrificial Code by Kali Malone

Trash is the singer/guitarist of the eclectic Chicago rock band Totally Cashed. From bagels to country (supposedly) to getting totally jacked, there is a lot to discover about Trash and their band. From Totally Cashed's first release Babeland (2018) you can hear a band that doesn't take a lot seriously except for the music they write. Following some EPs and Singles, Totally Cashed crashed into my...

Grace Notary is currently the brand marketing & partnerships manager at 16 On Center, a hospitality group that produces local festivals and represents Chicago’s most iconic independent music venues -  Salt Shed, Empty Bottle, Thalia Hall, The Promontory, and SPACE. This was a wonderful conversation breaking out LWYL's usual artist interviews branching into the wider music industry. I was i...

Will Lindsay joins the show to talk about his new project Buying Fireworks In Indiana. I originally met Will through interviewing his other project Caracara back in 2022 while they were on tour in Chicago. Through some circumstances of fate Will found himself living in Chicago and since him and I have become fast friends. This chat encompassess Will’s journey of founding Buying Fireworks In Indian...