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Big Ears Festival announces initial 2025 lineup Joshua Pickard·September 10, 2024Knoxville’s expansive and experimental Big Ears Festival will return to the Marble City in March of next year,...News & Track Reviews
Cassette Culture: August 2024 Joshua Pickard·August 29, 2024Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures
Never Heavy revel in the comforts and nostalgia of affection on “Anything More” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·July 25, 2024Alt-rock had its heyday in the ‘90s, with countless anthems pouring out of oversized stadiums and radios blaring...News & Track Reviews
Morgan Swihart yearns for simpler histories and happier memories on “I Just Wanna Go” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·June 6, 2024Music can speak to the history of a place, to its detailed geography and cultural nuances in ways...News & Track Reviews
BPM Curates: May 2024 Joshua Pickard·June 3, 2024Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songsBPM Curates PlaylistsFeatures
Jason Montero fights against the inequities of affection on “Thorn” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·May 24, 2024Some musicians speak from experience while others speak from desire. Florida singer-songwriter Jason Montero spends his time somewhere...News & Track Reviews
Festival Review: Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival offers a trip through a parallel reality Joshua Pickard·March 28, 2024Big Ears Festival is a bubble – a cloistered series of moments dedicated to creation and exploration. It’s wondrous...Live ReviewsReviews
Eric Schroeder finds revelation in the darkness on “Stayed the Same” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·February 22, 2024Music is a study in contrasts: antagonistic tones resting perpendicular to one another, melodies serving the desires of...News & Track Reviews
BPM Curates: January 2024 Joshua Pickard·February 1, 2024Our new monthly playlist of our team's favorite new songsBPM Curates PlaylistsFeatures
Cassette Culture: January 2024 Joshua Pickard·January 29, 2024Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures
