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Helen Kelter Skelter explore dense psych-rock calamity on “Sceptre” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·May 26, 2023Oklahoma’s psych mantle bearers Helen Kelter Skelter have always kept their heads down and let their music speak...News & Track Reviews
Cassette Culture: April 2023 Joshua Pickard·April 28, 2023Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures
Bees in a Bottle discover emotional release through freeform dance in the video for “Wet Widow” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·April 21, 2023There is a long and misleading mythology that perpetuates the “rock star lifestyle” trope. Drugs, sex, and distorted...News & Track Reviews
Whoop deal with heartache and resentment on funk rock anthem “Cherry Cola” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·April 6, 2023With a tenure of just a few years, North Carolina’s Whoop has already evolved from a band running...News & Track Reviews
Festival Review: Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival stays weird and wonderful and wholly necessary Joshua Pickard·April 4, 2023Big Ears still feels like a secret, a hidden treasure nestled in The Marble City. Gathering together artists...Festival ReviewLive ReviewsReviews
Toy City transforms Oscar Hammerstein into early 90s indie rock on cover of “Do Re Mi” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·March 30, 2023When the pandemic first hit back in 2020, there was a noted collapse of artistic scenes across the...News & Track Reviews
Raia Was examines life’s quieter moments on gauzy alt-pop wonder “What It Feels Like” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·March 22, 2023It’s been a few years since songwriter-producer Raia Was released her debut album, Angel I’m Frightened, back in...News & Track Reviews
girlhouse radiates raw emotion in the video for cathartic alt-pop cataclysm “worth it” Joshua Pickard·March 17, 2023The music of girlhouse — aka Portland-by-way-of-Nashville bedroom pop architect Lauren Luiz — is bathed in an alt-pop...News & Track Reviews
gloryBots reckon with fate’s cruelty on caustic alt-rock anthem “Come at Me” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·March 8, 2023Led by post-punk and sci-fi alt-rock alchemist Jalal Andre, gloryBots exists at a crossroads of darkened rhythmic impulses...News & Track Reviews
Cassette Culture: February 2023 Joshua Pickard·March 3, 2023Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures