villin

villin was a music blog that ran from 2014 to 2024. Prior to moving to Cedar Rapids and turning attention to Iowa’s music scene, villin (the name: an abbreviated, symmetrically styled version of “Nashvillian”) began as a Nashville-focused music blog, which ran briefly in 2014 and again from 2017-2018. From 2022-2024 villin ran as a vehicle for playlists, the villin podcast, and articles focused on the Iowa music scene.

Iowa and Nashville music playlists:

An archive of articles, photos, and video originally published on villin is available here:

2024:

Maitreya & Aquatic Cat Dolphin “Roses” (Singled Out) (February 15)
Scott Miller “Waters” (Singled Out) (February 9)
Gold Revere Interview (the villin podcast) (February 6)
Haploid Interview (February 6)
Ira Rat Interview (the villin podcast) (January 9)
Lodge Cove Collective Interview (the villin podcast) (January 1)

2023:

Nickk feat. Big Teo the Trap Man “Ghosts and Spirits” (Singled Out) (December 12)
Brian Campos Interview (December 6)
Rome Oliver Interview (December 5)
Aaron Hefel Interview (November 20)
VSA CHXCKY 333 Interview (November 16)
Dan Tedesco “You Want Me To Stay (But I Have To Go)” (Singled Out) (November 14)
That Honorroll KID “Lunch Table Flow” (Singled Out) (November 14)
Huxley Madeline Interview (November 7)
Chase Schweitzer Interview (November 7)
Phil Young Interview (November 2)
Mango “Hard to Hide” (Singled Out) (October 31)
Dave Helmer “Kiss the Sun” (Singled Out) (October 27)
Closet Witch “My Words Are Sacred” (Singled Out) (October 24
Flex Bormarr “Recovery Operation” (Singled Out) (October 20)
Kelly Pardekooper Interview (October 17)
William J Locker “Between The Lines” (Singled Out) (October 13)
Dave Murphy Interview (October 7)
Early Girl “Evil Head” (Singled Out) (October 1)
Display Case “Get Out” (Singled Out) (September 29)
Thrash Panda Interview (September 23)
Sean Tyler “Drive Me Home” (Singled Out) (September 23)
Teri Underhill “MONSTER” (Singled Out) (September 17)
Sterling Bidler Interview (September 17)
Glass Ox “Gaze of Colossus” (Singled Out) (September 17)
Wxlley “Bussin” (Singled Out) (September 10)
Lady Revel “Jeanette” (Singled Out) (September 3)
Lily DeTaeye “Hive Mind” (Singled Out) (September 3)
Mark Rushton Interview (August 15)
Dirt Nasty Beats Interview (August 13)
Jazz Niehaus on “Heat Stroke” (Singled Out) (August 4)
Lex Leto Interview (August 1)
DRXCULV Interview (July 29)
HU$H Interview (July 26)
Kristian Day Interview (July 21)
Kelly Plumber Interview (July 16)
Midwest Mixtape Interview (July 11)
Strong Like Bear “The Slow Collapse” (Singled Out) (July 7)
Aeon Grey Interview (the villin podcast) (June 25)
Greg Wheeler Interview (June 17)
Miss223 “Moonflower” (Singled Out) (June 9)
Basketball Divorce Court Interview (June 3)
Dead Beat! “KTFO” (Singled Out) (June 1)
Chill Mac Interview (May 16)
Bryon Dudley Interview (May 12)
Geneviève Salamone Interview (the villin podcast) (May 7)
Nasty Collective Interview (May 6)
Lennie Quest Interview (May 5)
Traevfx on “328ix” (Singled Out) (May 1)
Oliver Young Interview (April 29)
Halen “CLEAN SLATE” (Singled Out) (April 25)
Jim Swim Interview (April 21)
Husoul Interview (the villin podcast) (April 1)
Imma Interview (the villin podcast) (January 31)
Annie Kemble Interview (the villin podcast) (January 16)

2022:

Zachary Lint (aka Coolzey) Interview (the villin podcast) (November 27)
That Honorroll KID Interview (the villin podcast) (October 16)
Teller Bank$ Interview (the villin podcast) (September 9)
Chris Jones Interview (the villin podcast) (August 7)
Gifo Interview (the villin podcast) (July 28)

2018:

Please Yourself: An Interview with Ron Gallo (March 14)

2017:

Beyond Trinity Lane (December 9)
FJØRA (September 29)
Jon Santana (August 26)
Magnetic Forces (June 25)
Kevin Kendall (June 11)

2014:

Taking it Slow: An Interview with Penicillin Baby (June 1)
Just Let Go (May 22)
Identity Control (May 21)
The Metamodern Gospel of Sturgill Simpson (May 13)
Sturgill Simpson at Grimey’s Photos / Nashville, TN (May 13)
A Whole New You (May 12)
Penicillin Baby at The Basement Photos / Nashville, TN (May 10)
Into the Wild (May 8)
Sturgill Simpson at The Station Inn Photos & Video / Nashville, TN (May 8)
D’ark was the Night (May 5)
Rashad Tha Poet (April 28)
Wrinkles and All (April 25)
JOTA ESE “Super Dank III” (April 20)
Shake and Bake (April 20)
Turbo Fruits at Fond Object Records Photos / East Nashville, TN (April 19)
Turtles All the Way Down (April 16)
Super Duper (April 15)
Tour de Fun Photos / East Nashville, TN (April 12)
The Sentimental Ghosts of a Hundred Sketches (April 7)
Day Old Bred: An Interview with Day Old Records (March 28)

Logo (2022-2024):

Images / Logos (2017-2018):

Images / Logos (2014):

In 2022 I also briefly used villin to share a short run of original audio/video projects. villin originals are available on Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and YouTube: