A filmmaker, visual artist and cultural critic, whose writing encompasses punk, vaporwave, occultism and the 90s. He runs the music-centric youtube channel YOU ARE WRONG.

John Wohlmacher

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.

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Album Review: Taylor Swift – Midnights

John Wohlmacher·October 24, 2022

The Kuleshov effect is a cinematic experiment that aligns the image of a man’s expressionless face with a...

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Album Review: Skullcrusher – Quiet The Room

John Wohlmacher·October 18, 2022

These moments stick in my memory: a partner recounting the echoes of a past that isn’t theirs. The...

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Album Review: billy woods – Church

John Wohlmacher·October 11, 2022

A common theme in the religious narrative around the foundation of a church is the process of martyrdom....

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Out of the Darkness: 20 years of Interpol’s Turn On the Bright Lights

Joshua Pickard, Kristy Sawyer, JT Early, John Amen, Todd Dedman, Kyle Kohner, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Andy Johnston, John Wohlmacher and Aleksandr Smirnov·October 3, 2022

The towers fell, and America was covered in dust. Within this twilight, four young men headed to a studio, to restart the recording of their debut album as Interpol.

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