Music enthusiast and vinyl obsessive. Often goes into detail about his love for X-Ray Spex and Bee Gees to complete strangers. Probably knows less about music than he thinks he does.

Joshua Pickard

Track Premiere: Graham MacRae – “Wait”

Joshua Pickard·March 22, 2013

It’s been five years since Graham MacRae released his self-titled debut album back in 2008, and so news...

Video Premiere: Rare Times – “Don’t Stray”

Joshua Pickard·March 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based pop/R&B hybrid Rare Times manages to incorporate a handful of rather disparate influences without ever sounding...

The Playlist: March 22, 2013

Joshua Pickard·March 22, 2013

The Playlist is a weekly column where staff writers and occasional guest musicians will have the opportunity to...

Album Review: Chelsea Light Moving – Chelsea Light Moving

Joshua Pickard·March 22, 2013

Thurston Moore’s discography is nothing if not encyclopedic. The man has worked with and toured with just about...

Album Reviews

On Deck: Mother Mother

Joshua Pickard·March 21, 2013

Canadian art-pop quintet Mother Mother sit down with Beats Per Minute and talk about some of the records which have shaped their sound.

Future Bible Heroes set to release new album for Merge Records, hear new song

Joshua Pickard·March 20, 2013

Merge Records has just released information concerning a new album called Partygoing from the Stephin Merritt-fronted electro-pop collective Future Bible...