DOOMED: Dwelling within the Discography of Dumile – The Man, The Monster & The Master
It’s hard to accept that DOOM is gone. It simply doesn’t feel his time has passed, and given...
Rob Hakimian
BPM’s Daft Punk Greatest Hits Compilation
Rather than simply picking Daft Punk's most well known ("Get Lucky"? Get in the bin!), our writers were simply asked to pick a couple of their favourites for inclusion. What results is a unique, eclectic and surely not at all contentious compilation of tracks, which features something from each of their releases – even the Tron Legacy soundtrack!
On Deck: Clara Mann picks five personal favourites to crash to
Last week, Bristol-based songwriter Clara Mann released Consolations, a four-track set that goes down as her debut release...
Album Review: Karima Walker – Waking the Dreaming Body
All elements of life come from stars – billions of years’ worth of galactic dust being re-processed and...
Interview: Cassandra Jenkins – “I’m fascinated by people”
Cassandra Jenkins tells us all about the emotional stakes that went into the creation of her new record An Overview on Phenomenal Nature, including conversations with strangers, the loss of David Berman, the impact of art, and entering the studio with no clue what the end result might be
Live Review: Mogwai at The Tramway Theatre, Glasgow
If there’s one major drawback about the idea of livestreamed gigs, it is that of volume and the...
On Deck: Lizzie Reid picks the songwriters that inspire her
Glasgow songwriter Lizzie Reid has just released her debut EP, Cubicle, and if you’ve been following BPM then...
Interview: TV Priest – “We are talking about a wealth of human experiences”
With their debut album Uppers just released, Rob Hakimian spoke to TV Priest vocalist Charlie Drinkwater about their journey so far. Tracing their trajectory from a bunch of friends forming a band as a way to reconnect, to being signed by boutique label Hand in Hive, to being playlisted on BBC Radio, to being signed by one of the biggest indie labels in the world, it's a true tale of victory for passion, honesty and doing it for the right reasons.
Album Review: Anna B Savage – A Common Turn
A recurring motif of A Common Turn, the debut album from British singer-songwriter Anna B Savage, is birds....
Interview: Lynks – “Doing drag in music venues can be really challenging, but I feel very proud to do it”
We go through Lynks' origins as a 'shit house' producer, finding their drag name from a preferred scent, the challenges of doing a drag show in the indie scene, writing songs about anything that captures their attention, the musical and aesthetic progress between the two volumes of Smash Hits, and hopes for 2021.
