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Album Review: billy woods & Kenny Segal – Maps John Wohlmacher·May 8, 2023Throughout his career, billy woods‘ writing has circled around abandoned and liminal spaces. Hiding Places imagined haunted houses...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
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
Album Review: Algiers – SHOOK Steve Forstneger·February 24, 2023Exhausted, on the verge of breaking up, and strapped for ideas, Algiers returned home for their fourth album...Album ReviewsReviews
BPM Team’s Personal 2022 Round-ups John Amen, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, Larry McClain, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Aleksandr Smirnov, Jasper WIllems and John Wohlmacher·December 20, 2022Every year we throw the doors open to the BPM team to give them space to write or...Best of 2022Features
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2022 Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Kyle Kohner, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Lucas Martins, Steve Forstneger, Eddie Smith and Tom Williams·December 15, 2022You could easily write a dramatic pop-rock opera about the major global events that happened in 2022. From...Best of 2022FeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2022 Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, John Amen, Jasper WIllems, Joshua Pickard, Eddie Smith, JT Early, Steve Forstneger, Lucas Martins and Todd Dedman·December 14, 2022This year saw Beyoncé retain her Queen of Pop crown with a 16-track comeback, one of the pretenders...Best of 2022FeaturesLists
Festival Preview: 10 artists to watch at Le Guess Who? 2022 Jasper WIllems·November 7, 2022With the touring industry in complete shambles, many venues and festivals have been working overtime to still make...Features
Album Review: Open Mike Eagle – Component System With The Auto Reverse Tim Sentz·October 13, 2022On the hilarious mid-album interlude “WTF is Art Rap” from Open Mike Eagle’s debut album Unapologetic Art Rap,...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Album Review: billy woods – Church John Wohlmacher·October 11, 2022A common theme in the religious narrative around the foundation of a church is the process of martyrdom....Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Algiers line up alongside billy woods and Backxwash against police oppression on “Bite Back” Rob H·September 13, 2022Shape-shifting Atlanta band Algiers return today with “Bite Back”, bringing with them essential Black voices in billy woods...News & Track Reviews