Best of 2025:
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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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Best Of 2025
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.

 

Collections Of Colonies Of Bees ‘Celebrities’, UK Moves To Ban Scalpers, And More
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
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
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.

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