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Tramhaus don’t mess around on their new firecracker “Once Again”

Jasper WIllems·May 24, 2024
Tramhaus are planning some big fucking things. Rotterdam’s rowdiest quintet have finally announced their long-awaited debut albumThe First...
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Rotterdam powerhouse Tramhaus share their anthem “Make It Happen”

Jasper WIllems·June 28, 2022
If you have seen Rotterdam’s Tramhaus perform these past few months, it means you’re pretty well informed of...
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Tramhaus blast out stone cold anti-procrastination anthem “I Don’t Sweat”

Jasper WIllems·December 15, 2021
The Dutch port city of Rotterdam has been a hotbed for more refractory guitar sounds for a good...
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Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing: Left of the Dial 2025 reviewed

Jasper WIllems·October 30, 2025
Rotterdam’s most frenzied festival is back and the stormy weather seems to agree with said disarray. But within...
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Neighbours Burning Neighbours announce debut album, share their scorching setlist closer “Familiar Place”

Jasper WIllems·June 13, 2024
Rotterdam noise-pop mutineers Neighbours Burning Neighbours announced their debut LP, titled Burning Neighbours, with “Familiar Place”. Appointed the...
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Festival Review: Tallinn Music Week, Estonia – 3-7 April 2024

Eddie Smith·April 10, 2024
There’s an uncertainty in the parched, cold air of the Estonian capital. A slight mist obscures the spires...
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Weird On The Avenue: Left Of The Dial 2023 Reviewed

Jasper WIllems·October 23, 2023
Beats Per Minute’s Jasper Willems wanders Rotterdam’s rising showcase event Left Of The Dial, which has taken a growth spurt, but still wears its grassroots sensibility proudly on its sleeve.
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Festival Preview: 12 acts to watch at Left Of The Dial 2023

Jasper WIllems·October 16, 2023
When those Luchador Sky Dancers start appearing in Rotterdam, you know what time it is. The annual musical...
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John Amen, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, Larry McClain, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Aleksandr Smirnov, Jasper WIllems and John Wohlmacher·December 20, 2022
Every year we throw the doors open to the BPM team to give them space to write or...
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Library Card skip through the ruin on anxious debut single “Mirror Factory”

Jasper WIllems·June 15, 2022
A lot of punk rock takes aim at corrupt powers that hover over us daily, though Rotterdam’s Library...
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