Joan Shelley duets with Bill Callahan on the wistful “Amberlit Morning” Rob H·May 4, 2022Joan Shelley is releasing her new album The Spur in June, and following on from sharing the title...News & Track Reviews
Preview: Big Ears Festival brings a welcome and chaotic free-for-all to Tennessee Joshua Pickard·March 21, 2022Beginning in 2009, Big Ears Festival has been bringing a wide range of musical artists together within the...News & Track Reviews
Squid share cover of Bill Callahan’s “America!” to celebrate first US tour Rob H·November 2, 2021Squid are riding high off the release of their acclaimed debut album Bright Green Field back in May,...News & Track Reviews
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of the 2010s Tim Sentz, Rob Hakimian, John Amen, Ben Cohn, Todd Dedman, JT Early, Ray Finlayson, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston, Kyle Kohner, Ana Leorne, Aleksandr Smirnov, Josh Sand, Ethan Reis, Carlo Thomas, Jasper WIllems and John Wohlmacher·October 12, 2021This isn’t some alternate timeline, or an instance of you waking up from a long Super Mario World...Albums of the 2010sFeaturesLists
On Deck: RenĂ©e Reed tells us about five formative albums in her life Rob Hakimian·March 22, 2021Louisiana-based Cajun-American songwriter RenĂ©e Reed is releasing her debut album RenĂ©e Reed this Friday via Keeled Scales. It’s...FeaturesOn Deck
BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr Smirnov·December 14, 2020It’s been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute’s is one of re-birth. For those many...Best Of 2020EssayFeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020 Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Aleksandr Smirnov, JT Early, Mimi Kenny, Carlo Thomas, Grady Penna, Harrison Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher, Conor Lochrie, Gareth O'Malley, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston and Matthew Barton·December 8, 2020Despite everything else that’s happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just...Best Of 2020Features
Album Review: Bill Callahan – Gold Record Chase McMullen·September 7, 2020Much like his music, Bill Callahan has been taking his time – moseying on, if you will. Having...Album ReviewsReviews
Bill Callahan pays tribute to a friend and mentor on “Ry Cooder” Rob H·August 24, 2020It’s the penultimate week of Bill Callahan season, with him releasing the ninth track of 10 that will...News & Track Reviews
Bill Callahan fancies himself an outlaw on “Cowboy” Rob H·August 17, 2020Bill Callahan has shared track eight from his upcoming album Gold Record, which is officially released on September...News & Track Reviews