Album Review: Model/Actriz – Pirouette John Wohlmacher·May 6, 2025Futurismus is, by far, the most interesting thing happening in contemporary rock music. As I laid out in...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
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
Album Review: Sprain – The Lamb As Effigy John Wohlmacher·September 13, 2023The issue with creating abstract art isn’t so much that you can just dump anything on a blank...Album ReviewsReviews
Run It Back: BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2013 Rob Hakimian, Aleksandr Smirnov, Andy Johnston, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Steve Forstneger, John Amen, Ethan Reis, Carlo Thomas, Chase McMullen, Ray Finlayson and Tom Williams·July 17, 2023Ah, 2013… to say it was a “simpler time” is, well, oversimplifying things. But in the music world...FeaturesLists
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
Track-by-Track: Speedy Wunderground reminisce over their new label compilation Vol. 5 Rob Hakimian·July 29, 2022The label's Pierre Hall reminisces about the discovery and development of each of the eight tracks on the latest in their legendary compilation seriesFeaturesTrack-by-Track
SCALPING unlock new dimensions with “Flashforward”, announce debut album Rob H·February 4, 2022Bristol-based techno rock hybrid SCALPING will release their debut album Void on April 29 through Houndstooth. Where previous...News & Track Reviews
Book Review: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike – You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico Matthew Barton·July 19, 2021“Though she is remembered for contributions to The Velvet Underground & Nico, her artistry and influence are often...Book ReviewsReviews
Hip Hop 2021: Halftime Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Ethan Reis, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, John Amen, Mimi Kenny and John Wohlmacher·July 5, 2021We count down the Top 30 rap albums of the year so farFeaturesLists
BPM’s Darkest Albums John Wohlmacher, John Amen, Mimi Kenny, Ray Finlayson, Todd Dedman, Aleksandr Smirnov, Tim Sentz, Matthew Barton, Jasper WIllems, JT Early, Rob Hakimian, Ana Leorne, Kyle Kohner, Jeremy J. Fisette and Chase McMullen·May 31, 2021Grab a cup of tea, hold on to your favourite My Little Pony plushie, and venture with us into the nether realms of the darkest albums according to the BPM teamFeaturesLists