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Album Review: Armand Hammer – We Buy Diabetic Test Strips

John Wohlmacher·October 3, 2023

In 1913, Aleister Crowley released his treatise on ceremonial magick, The Liber ABA, Book 4. Therein, he speaks...

Joshua Pickard·September 12, 2023

Even after 10 years, Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival continues to surprise ad impress with the diversity of musicians...

Chase McMullen·August 31, 2023

For fans of adventurous, even fearless, hip hop, Armand Hammer’s continuous rise has been nothing less than thrilling...

Tim Sentz·October 13, 2022

On the hilarious mid-album interlude “WTF is Art Rap” from Open Mike Eagle’s debut album Unapologetic Art Rap,...

Jasper WIllems·September 26, 2022

Pink Siifu is rap’s foremost chameleon. If music needs some serious shaking up, this guy is usually instigating...

Chase McMullen·February 22, 2022

Am I late? An Editor-in-Chief arrives precisely when he means to. Alright, bullshit aside, I meant to run...

Tim Sentz·January 14, 2022

“I don’t act hard, I’m a hard act to follow,” seems like such a prophetic statement now. Back...

A space for our writers to give their own individual round-ups of their year in music (or anything else).

And so the sun sets on another year of music. This week the BPM staff have shared our...

Sometimes a song says it all. Sometimes an artist produces a few minutes that provide a window into...