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Q&A: Pure Intruders dabble in calm and contemplation on No Hard Feelings EP

Brody KennyApril 13, 2021

Where one door closes, another opens. At least, that's what Madeline Smith and Brandon Suarez learned last year, following the dissolution of their band Our Fa...

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Album Review: Benny The Butcher & Harry Fraud – The Plugs I Met 2

Brody KennyMarch 26, 2021

As a hip-hop collective, Griselda feels like they’ve been around forever yet also like they’ve just landed. They pay their respects to and share tracks with Ne...

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Q&A and Premiere: Cincinnati’s Blossom Hall are in Bloom on riveting new single “God Girl”

Brody KennyMarch 19, 2021

Cincinnati act Blossom Hall has shared stages with some major names, including Broken Social Scene, Born Ruffians, and Frightened Rabbit. The duo, comprised of...

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Q&A: Tucson musician Charlie Moses’ self-titled album is an intimate delight

Brody KennyMarch 12, 2021

Are you a Velvet Underground fan who leans more towards the "Sunday Morning" and "After Hours" side of things? If so, chances are you'll love Charlie Moses' ne...

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DOOMED: Dwelling within the Discography of Dumile – The Man, The Monster & The Master

Chase McMullen, Brody Kenny, Ethan Reis, Tim Sentz, John Wohlmacher, Rob Hakimian, Andy Johnston and Todd DedmanMarch 8, 2021

It’s hard to accept that DOOM is gone. It simply doesn’t feel his time has passed, and given his knack for capturing the future, it likely never will. Amidst t...

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Key Glock delivers bars and brilliance on “Off The Porch”

Brody KennyJanuary 6, 2021

On his releases, Key Glock is typically a one-man show, save for Dum & Dummer, his full-length collab with mentor Young Dolph and his more feature-heavy ea...

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Album Review: Playboi Carti – Whole Lotta Red

Brody KennyJanuary 4, 2021

How do artists create mystique? In many cases it’s easy to understand; a reluctance to speak to the press, only appearing behind masks (some more elaborate tha...

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Mediterranean psych rockers MOHAMA SAZ drop adventurous new album, Quemar las Naves

Brody KennyDecember 11, 2020

Spanish psychedelic outfit MOHAMA SAZ released a new album today, Quemar las Naves. Translating to 'Burn the Ships', the album is fueled by rich instrumental i...

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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Brody Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'MalleyDecember 9, 2020

Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and some blessed new blood, we were excited for what was to come. We ...

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BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Aleksandr Smirnov, JT Early, Brody Kenny, Carlo Thomas, Grady Penna, Harrison Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher, Conor Lochrie, Gareth O'Malley, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston and Matthew BartonDecember 8, 2020

Despite everything else that's happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just keeps coming, and we've all found the songs that have helped ...

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