John Amen is the author of several collections of poetry, including Illusion of an Overwhelm, a finalist for the 2018 Brockman-Campbell Award. He founded and is managing editor of Pedestal Magazine. As a result of the COVID quarantine, he’s been wearing headphones so much that they are now part of his body.

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Album Review: Fenne Lily – Big Picture

John Amen·April 18, 2023

With her second album, 2020’s Breach, Dorset-born, Bristol-based Fenne Lily reveled in thorny anecdotes while venting disappointment and...

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Album Review: The Mystery Plan – Haunted Organic Machines

John Amen·April 6, 2023

With their latest album, Haunted Organic Machines, The Mystery Plan continue to hone their affinity for club mixes...

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Album Review: Cailin Russo – INFLUX

John Amen·March 16, 2023

Cailin Russo has modeled extensively, starred in two Justin Bieber videos, and released two previous EPs, 2018’s raucous...

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Album Review: Jaimee Harris – Boomerang Town

John Amen·February 20, 2023

The renegade who yearns to shrug off stifling family dynamics. The poet weary of dead-end jobs. The dreamer...

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Album Review: Nicole Dollanganger – Married in Mount Airy

John Amen·February 14, 2023

Musically and in terms of production, Nicole Dollanganger’s early EPs and LPs mined DIY and emo-folk templates. Lyrically,...

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BPM Team’s Personal 2022 Round-ups

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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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2022

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Kyle Kohner, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Lucas Martins, Steve Forstneger, Eddie Smith and Tom Williams·December 15, 2022

You could easily write a dramatic pop-rock opera about the major global events that happened in 2022. From...

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BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2022

Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, John Amen, Jasper WIllems, Joshua Pickard, Eddie Smith, JT Early, Steve Forstneger, Lucas Martins and Todd Dedman·December 14, 2022

This year saw Beyoncé retain her Queen of Pop crown with a 16-track comeback, one of the pretenders...

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18 songs that display Mimi Parker as the beating heart of Low

Rob Hakimian, Joshua Pickard, Jeremy J. Fisette, Tim Sentz, John Wohlmacher, Jasper WIllems, Kyle Kohner, John Amen and Todd Dedman·November 8, 2022

The music world was quietly rocked this weekend when news broke that Mimi Parker – drummer, vocalist and founding member of Low – had passed away.

Album Review: Backxwash – His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering

John Amen·November 3, 2022

With 2020’s God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It and 2021’s I Lie...

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