FULLSELF SESSIONS 29 — Jon Babin is HERE 🚪
A Hot Topic hat. A ghost mall. Rock n roll roots that refuses to die- we dive into the ruins of Stratford Square — dust, echoes, and the strange beauty of what used to be. The conversation drifts through Spring Hill, Golf Mill, FYE aisles, burned CDs, and the feeling of discovering music when it still felt like a secret meant just for you. #plans
Then it opens up.
Jon Babin (of
@leverband ) steps in — tracing the thread from childhood karaoke machines to building full records from nothing but instinct. We talk about the records that shape you — Plans by Death Cab for Cutie, the emotional architecture of a “perfect album,” the era that blurred indie, folk, and dream pop into something sacred. The pull of artists like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, The Beatles, The Doors — and even the unexpected sparks: Eminem, Chumbawamba, Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys. Everything counts. Everything leaves a mark.
This is about building something from the ground up 🌱
Jon breaks down his solo process — writing, tracking, playing every instrument, finishing an entire album in 21 days. No waiting. No excuses. Just commitment to the songs and the belief that they deserve to exist.
And then it expands beyond music.
Chicago’s DIY scene — alive, diverse, and necessary.
The need for real representation, real voices, real inclusion. The idea that leadership isn’t given — it’s taken, built, embodied.
By the end, we’re somewhere deeper:
Dreams as signal.
Songs as transmissions.
The subconscious as collaborator.
Some things feel random.
Some things feel destined.
Most of it lives somewhere in between.
This one is about memory, creation, and the fire that keeps pulling you back to make art ⚡️ Link in bio! Tap in & tag someone you think would dig this sesh ! Somewhere between the signal and the silence- PEACE, LOVE & Rock n roll forever& alvvvays !
-FULLSELF
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