Best Of 2025
2025 has been a decade of a year, but with the help of some truly great music and you, we made it through. Join us on a year-end extravaganza as we celebrate our favorite releases, thoughts on where the industry is headed, and more.
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Collections Of Colonies Of Bees ‘Celebrities’, UK Moves To Ban Scalpers, And More
This week, as we wrap up business as usual for the year on Discologist, we’re digging into Milwaukee legends Collection Of Colonies of Bees’ latest post-dance indie release Celebrities PLUS! The UK is making moves to get rid of scalpers, Tidal begins to go down the Spotify path, and more.
Brad Allen Williams Looks Into The Future On His New LP ‘light rivers’, Paywalled Music Journalism, Eduardo Returns, And More
This week on Discologist, we say goodbye (for now) to Philip Basnight ( Broke Royals / DC Rock History Podcast) , Eduardo returns, and Light Rivers, the latest from guitarist/composer Brad Allen Williams, gives the gang a glimpse into the hippest future imaginable. PLUS! Another music site goes behind a paywall, the walls start to close in on AI music, and more.
Chip Wickham Transports Listeners Into ‘The Eternal Now’; 9:30 Club Employees Push to Unionize and More
This week on Discologist, guest-host Philip Basnight (Broke Royals / DC Rock History Podcast) and Kevin are catching a vibe with Chip Wickham’sThe Eternal Now, 9:30 Club employees (finally) push to unionize, and more.
Dylan Earl’s ‘Level-Headed Even Smile’, Phil Collins In Atmos, And More
This week on Discologist, guest-host Philip Basnight (Broke Royals / DC Rock History Podcast) and Kevin head back to the Country with Dylan Earl’s new album Level-Headed Even Smile, ponder a world that needs surround sound Phil Collins, and more.
McKinley Dixon’s ‘Magic, Alive’, The Legacy Of D’Angelo, And More
This week on Discologist, guest-host Philip Basnight (Broke Royals / DC Rock History Podcast) and Kevin discuss McKinley Dixon’s latest hip-hop wonderland Magic, Alive, the legacy of D’Angelo, and more.
Country-Rock Rising Legends Ladybird Return With 'Clementine'; Taylor Swift Gets Panned, Zach Bryan Goes Big, And More
This week on Discologist, guest-host Philip Basnight (Broke Royals / DC Rock History Podcast) joins and Kevin to talk about Clementine, the latest country-rocking instant-classic from Milwaukee’s Ladybird. But first we’re discussing Taylor Swift’s latest, who a record-setting concert attended by over 110K people is really for, and more.
Mason Lindahl Returns With A Double-Shot Of Bliss, The Lilith Fair Documentary, And More
This week on Discologist, Eduardo and Kevin dive into the lush sonic universe of guitarist Mason Lindahl and his expansive new double album, Joshua / Same Day Walking. PLUS: A new Lilith Fair documentary revisits a pivotal chapter in musical history, Foxing bids farewell, a new award show crowns the “best” AI-generated song, and more.
Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith Join Forces As Disiniblud, Where In The World Is Fugazi, A Stubhub IPO, And More
This week on Discologist, Eduardo and Kevin take a trip into the whimsical electronic world of Disniblud, a new collaboration between Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith. PLUS: The Internet Archive lives to fight another day, StubHub has an IPO, we ponder where the heck Fugazi is when we need them most, and more!
Fruit Bats Return with ‘Baby Man’, Bad Bunny Takes A Stand, Mary Jane Girls, And More
This week on Discologist, Eduardo and Kevin are blissing out to the stripped-down masterpiece that is Fruit Bats’ Baby Man. PLUS: Bad Bunny takes a stand on the current state of U.S. immigration policy, we ask why they don’t make ’em like Mary Jane Girls anymore, and more!