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
Album Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down Tim Sentz·September 30, 2022“Cowards,” the first word from Karen O on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ first album in nine years, Cool...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Album Review: Perfume Genius – Ugly Season Rob Hakimian·June 17, 2022Given its origins as a score for a contemporary dance piece, it’s easy to label Ugly Season as...Album ReviewsReviews
Yeah Yeah Yeahs glow through “Spitting Off The Edge of the World” with Perfume Genius, announce new album Rob H·June 1, 2022Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back with their first new music in almost a decade and the announcement of...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: Hand Habits – Fun House Rob Hakimian·November 2, 2021Titling your album Fun House brings with it certain expectations or connotations. Of course there’s The Stooges’ classic...Album ReviewsReviews
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
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 Albums of 2020 Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'Malley·December 9, 2020Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and...Best Of 2020FeaturesLists
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, Harriet 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
Live Review: Perfume Genius at The Palace Theater, Los Angeles – September 19, 2020 Jeremy J. Fisette·September 20, 2020Decked out in a wide brown suit and a tank top, Mike Hadreas (aka Perfume Genius) looked right...Live ReviewsReviews