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

Album Review: Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

John Wohlmacher·September 7, 2021

There’s no city quite like London. Ever since a raging fire destroyed the city in the 17th century,...

Album Reviews Reviews

Vespertine at 20: Our guide to Björk’s romantic opus

Jeremy J. Fisette, Matthew Barton, JT Early, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston, Rob Hakimian, Jasper WIllems, John Amen and Harriet Suits Baer·August 27, 2021

She wanted to craft an album bound by domesticity, inspired by her newfound partnership with Matthew Barney, and delivered a record overflowing with wintry choirs and strings, icicle-delicate music box keyboards and beats...

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Podcast: Let It Beat – Episode 02: Pink Siifu, Lorde and Deafheaven

John Wohlmacher, Jasper WIllems and Harriet Suits Baer·August 26, 2021

Our panel discuss their recent listens and some unusual news stories, before going in-depth on three of the most talked about recent albums.

Let It Beat Podcasts

In memory of Charlie Watts

John Wohlmacher·August 24, 2021

Charlie was always the best dressed one. He carried himself with an air of peace that was unmistakably British, an aura of humble grace that drummers rarely possess.

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Podcast: Let It Beat – Episode 01: Alexis Marshall, Billie Eilish and Lingua Ignota

John Wohlmacher, Rob Hakimian, Carlo Thomas and John Amen·August 12, 2021

Welcome to Let It Beat, BPM's new writers podcast where you get to meet the members of our team on a more personal level as we discuss and debate the music that's recently been making us tick. In this episode, the panel discuss their recent listens and Kanye's ongoing DONDA saga, before focusing on in-depth discussions of new albums by Alexis Marshall, Billie Eilish and Lingua Ignota

Let It Beat Podcasts

Interview: Alexis Marshall – Daughters’ vocalist discusses the influences and experience of his debut solo album, House Of Lull. House Of When

John Wohlmacher·August 9, 2021

“I wanted to have something where I didn’t have to take anyone’s thoughts into consideration and do whatever I wanted in my own timeline... Everybody in Daughters is talented, so it can be hard to bring in ideas without feeling self-conscious about them. This is my project, so whatever ideas I have they’re mine, and I can use them without feeling uncomfortable.”

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