Cassette Culture: September 2022
Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...
Joshua Pickard
J. Graves finally reach the end of the story in the video for sinewy rock exorcism “Mad” [BPM Premiere]
The work of Portland, Oregon post-punkers J. Graves is caught between the darkness of various emotional traumas and...
A spiritual sound: The life and influence of Pharoah Sanders
Spirituality was always a core component of Pharoah Sanders’ work. In all their messy, joyful, heartbreaking moments, his...
Hataałii signs to Dangerbird, shares video for crooning fuzz-pop gem “Land of Poor Chance” [BPM Premiere]
Born Hataałiinez Wheeler in Window Rock, Arizona, which is a part of the Navajo Nation, Hataałii first began...
Different Jane offer angular indie rock rhythms and beers in the video for “Let’s Get a Drink” [BPM Premiere]
Hailing from Norman, Oklahoma, Different Jane aren’t a band concerned with passing fads or elaborate musical facades. They...
Kimberly Morgan York exposes the devastation of domestic violence in harrowing video for “Numb” [BPM Premiere]
The songs of Kentucky-born singer-songwriter Kimberly Morgan York act as pseudo-chapters to her own life, vignettes that speak...
Big Ears Festival announces 2023 lineup
Big Ears Festival will once again invade the downtown area of Knoxville, TN from March 30-April 2, 2023....
25 Years of Influence: Beats Per Minute looks back at 1997
In our Turning 25 feature last week, we heard from dozens of bands about some of the records...
Cosmo Gold explore celestial vibes through the dreamy psychedelia of “Wildflowers”, announce debut album [BPM Premiere]
The work of Los Angeles synth-pop band Cosmo Gold has always been lensed though a gauzy, psychedelic spectrum...
Jordi Up Late explores emotional dissolution through the bleary-eyed electro-pop drama of “HOAX” [BPM Premiere]
Los Angeles artist Jordi Up Late weaves a tantalizing web of bedroom pop intimacy and electro-pop theatricality, al...
