last week, i interviewed memory card about 'cute' blowing up on spotify, their first full band tour, and the state of rock music in the south! you can read it (and watch their live performance for WCWM 90.9 FM!) on substack NOW. johndietz.substack.com/p/a-conversati…

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Bob Dylan continues to tour relentlessly and still has one of the best voices around. Guest writer john dietz reviews his Virginia Beach show, which was beautifully unique in a way only Dylan can do. swimintothesound.com/blog/2024/7/10…

Swim Into The Sound is nothing without the Swim Team. Our writers are talented, smart, funny, charming, and have spent all year listening to music for YOU. Find out what their favorite records of 2024 are right here. swimintothesound.com/blog/2024/12/9…

wrote about "100% PROD I.V." by LUCY (Cooper B. Handy) for the Swim Into The Sound 2024 staff favorites roundup! check it out - lots of great writeups in here swimintothesound.com/blog/2024/12/9…

Enough with the pleasantries, it’s time to grab a plastic chair and break it over someone’s back. Swim Into The Sound’s 2024 Song Showdown is a knock-down, drag-out fight between 36 of our team’s favorite songs of the year, get in the ring. 🥊swimintothesound.com/blog/2024/12/1…

wrote a little bit about geordie greep’s “holy, holy” for this :)

this is on the siriusxm app right now - i pitched it and spent a lot of time researching it and putting it together. it's got a lot of deep cuts and tracks you won't find on streaming, and it's hosted by elijah wald, who is fantastic and wrote the book that the movie is based on.