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Album Review: My Bloody Valentine – m b v

Jason HirschhornFebruary 21, 2013

It was all but chiseled in stone that Loveless was My Bloody Valentine’s final word, its epitaph. Even when Kevin Shields announced that a new album would be ou...

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Album Review: Bob Dylan – Tempest

Jason HirschhornOctober 2, 2012

Over the past 15 years, Bob Dylan has leaned heavily on a single compositional formula: seaming together disparate pieces of pre-rock n’ roll music into a fresh...

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Track Review: Atoms For Peace – “Default”

Jason HirschhornSeptember 11, 2012

After being quickly swept under the rug following Radiohead’s release of The King Of Limbs and its subsequent tour, Atoms For Peace triumphantly reemerges with ...

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Track Review: Bob Dylan – “Duquesne Whistle”

Jason HirschhornSeptember 5, 2012

Since he teamed up with Daniel Lanois in the late 1980s, Bob Dylan has pursued a recording sound that harkens back to before Phil Spector and yet doesn’t quite ...

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Bob Dylan reveals 35th LP, due in September

Jason HirschhornJuly 17, 2012

Today, on his official website, Bob Dylan announced the upcoming release of his 35th studio album, Tempest, on Columbia Records. As he has done for all of h...

Festival Review: Pitchfork Music Festival 2012, July 14, 2012, Union Park – Chicago, IL

Jason HirschhornJuly 15, 2012

Flying Lotus. All photos by Christopher Alvarez It’s day two and the weather has only worsened. While Saturday’s crowd is up from Friday’s, there seems to ...

Festival Review: Pitchfork Music Festival 2012, July 13, 2012, Union Park – Chicago, IL

Jason HirschhornJuly 14, 2012

All photos by Christopher Alvarez This is the third straight year BPM has covered Pitchfork’s annual three day musical festival in Union Park, Chicago. Dur...

Live Review and Photos: Iron Maiden, July 5, 2012, Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

Jason HirschhornJuly 13, 2012

All Photos by John McMurtrie in Charlotte on 6/12/12 What you think of Spinal Tap will largely dictate how well you receive Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper’s ...

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UPDATED: Stage Collapses at Toronto’s Downsview Park Day of Radiohead Show

Jason HirschhornJune 16, 2012

Horrible news coming out of Toronto. The stage where Radiohead was set to perform tonight has collapsed, with reports claiming people were underneath. CP24 ...

Album Review: The Tallest Man On Earth – There’s No Leaving Now

Jason HirschhornJune 12, 2012

Since the release of the first Tallest Man On Earth LP in 2006, Kristian Matsson has carved out quite the niche within the indie music world. Indisputably, he’s...

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