Mid-Year Musician Interview Recap

A few three-timers, a few two-timers, a whole lot of first-timers and a few to check off the bucket list

Seeing lots of “Favorite Albums of the First Half of 2025” lists. Was looking over albums that I’ve liked a lot this year and while it’s not one-for-one with the list of artists I’ve interviewed, it’s pretty close. I haven’t interviewed every artist that has put out a favorite album of the year (Matt Berninger, always available to chat if you are), but I get to pick and choose the artists I interview and I only pick artists whose albums I like.

So, rather than post a list of favorite albums, thought I’d share the list of artists I’ve interviewed so far and share a Spotify playlist with songs from these artists.

Just a few notes before the list:

• Three of these artists I’ve interviewed three times (Activity, Michigander, Lilly Hiatt)

• Three of these artists I’ve interviewed two times (Fishbone, Young Gun Silver Fox)

• Two of these fall into the “OH MY GOD, I CAN’T BELIEVE I GOT TO TALK TO YOU” - Angelo Moore (Fishbone), Rikki Rockett (Poison)

In alphabetical order:

• Activity (BigTakeover.com)

• BRKN LOVE (BigTakeover.com)

• Carriers (BigTakeover.com)

• Colin Miller (BigTakeover.com)

• Cryogeyser (BigTakeover.com)

• Daisy the Great (BigTakeover.com)

• David Ramirez (ColumbusCalling.com)

• Deep Sea Diver (Big Takeover Issue #96)

• Elijah Johnston (BigTakeover.com)

• Fishbone (BigTakeover.com)

• Fust (BigTakeover.com)

• Horsebath (BigTakeover.com)

• Immersion (BigTakeover.com)

• Lilly Hiatt (BigTakeover.com)

• Little Barrie and Malcom Catto (BigTakeover.com)

• M(h)aol (Big Takeover Issue #96)

• Michigan Rattlers (ColumbusCalling.com)

• Michigander (BigTakeover.com)

• Mrs. Henry (Chip Chats Podcast)

• Nervous Verbs (Mike Montgomery of R. Ring) (BigTakeover.com)

• Rikki Rockett (Poison/The Rockett Mafia) (ColumbusCalling.com)

• Seán Barna (BigTakeover.com)

• Smut (BigTakeover.com)

• The Band Feel (ColumbusCalling.com)

• Young Gun Silver Fox (BigTakeover.com)