BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2024 Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, Jeremy J. Fisette, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Steve Forstneger, Chase McMullen, Carlo Thomas, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Ethan Reis and Brianna Corrine·December 17, 2024The 50 best songs from 2024, as picked by our teamBest of 2024FeaturesLists
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: Arooj Aftab – Night Reign Steve Forstneger·May 31, 2024About a week before the album’s release, a reminder from Arooj Aftab’s US-market publicity team announced a few...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Arooj Aftab details a woozy night of drinking and flirting in “Whiskey” Rob Hakimian·May 7, 2024Pakistani songwriter Arooj Aftab is approaching the release of her new album Night Reign at the end of...News & Track Reviews
BPM Curates: April 2024 Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, Chase McMullen, Jeremy J. Fisette, Jasper WIllems, Ray Finlayson, Moses Jeanfrancois, John Wohlmacher and Larry McClain·May 1, 2024Our new monthly playlist of our team's favorite new songsBPM Curates PlaylistsFeatures
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2023 Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Kyle Kohner, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Steve Forstneger, Tom Williams, Andy Johnston, Kristy Sawyer, Dana Poland and Josh LaClair·December 29, 2023If you are reading this: CONGRATULATIONS, you have survived war criminal Henry Kissinger and made it to the...Best of 2023FeaturesLists
Sheherazaad seeks humanity within the urban sprawl on “Mashoor” Jasper WIllems·October 26, 2023“Mashoor” is the Indian term for ‘enchanting’ or ‘bewitched’, terms that certainly qualify when Shererazaad‘s dirgeful debut single...News & Track Reviews
Festival Review: End Of The Road – August 31 – September 3, 2023 Rob Hakimian·September 6, 2023Most if not everyone attending this year’s edition of End Of The Road festival at Larmer Tree Gardens...Festival ReviewLive ReviewsReviews
Overlooked 2023: The Best Albums Of The Year So Far We Didn’t Review Joshua Pickard, Chase McMullen, Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Kyle Kohner and John Wohlmacher·August 28, 2023Sometimes albums just slip through the net - we wanted to give the best ones their moment in the spotlight.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