Album Review: Mura Masa – demon time Ethan Reis·September 22, 2022Mura Masa scored a big hit in 2016 with “Love$ick”, a colorful mélange of EDM, trap, and balearic...Album ReviewsReviews
25 Years of Influence: Beats Per Minute looks back at 1997 Joshua Pickard, Ana Leorne, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Aleksandr Smirnov, Kyle Kohner, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Rob Hakimian, Jeremy J. Fisette, Carlo Thomas and Tim Sentz·September 9, 2022In our Turning 25 feature last week, we heard from dozens of bands about some of the records...FeaturesLists
Album Review: Panda Bear & Sonic Boom – Reset Ethan Reis·August 15, 2022Who has done more for psychedelic music in the 21st Century than Noah Lennox aka Panda Bear? With...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Marci – Marci Ethan Reis·August 9, 2022Marta Cikojevic joined the band TOPS in 2017 on keys and strengthened their already well-defined sound. Fast-forward five...Album ReviewsReviews
Hip Hop 2022: Halftime Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Joshua Pickard, Rob Hakimian, John Wohlmacher, John Amen and Ethan Reis·July 21, 2022We count down the best rap albums of the year so farFeaturesLists
Miami rapper Cashy returns with new album Return of the Underground Ethan Reis·July 19, 2022Miami’s Cashy, who made waves in 2014 with the PurpDogg-produced Platinum Plus EP (“Playa Pimpin”, “Wrong WAY!”), is...News & Track Reviews
Overlooked 2022: The Best Q1-Q2 Albums We Didn’t Review Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, John Amen, Joshua Pickard, Ray Finlayson, Kyle Kohner, Jeremy J. Fisette, Tom Williams, JT Early, Eddie Smith, Tim Sentz, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis and Josh Sand·July 11, 2022Sometimes albums just slip through the net - we wanted to give the best ones their moment in the spotlight.FeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 30 Big Thief songs John Wohlmacher, Rob Hakimian, John Amen, Jeremy J. Fisette, Carlo Thomas, Kyle Kohner, Ethan Reis, Chase McMullen and Aleksandr Smirnov·May 27, 2022We count down the best cuts from the beloved band's impeccable discographyFeaturesLists
Album Review: TOPS – Empty Seats EP Ethan Reis·May 18, 2022Crack music. That’s what I think of “Perfected Steps”, the first song on Empty Seats, the first(!) EP...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Fly Anakin – Frank Ethan Reis·March 18, 2022My introduction to Fly Anakin was Panama Plus, one of multiple collaborations with fellow Richmond rapper Koncept Jack$on...Album ReviewsReviews