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:
- Electronic Iowa
- Ethereal Iowa
- Iowa Alt/Punk
- Iowa Beats & Bars
- Iowa Pop Vibes
- Iowa Rock
- Loud & Heavy Iowa
- Nashville Rap & Hip-Hop Library
- Nashville Electronic & Dance Music Library
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: