John-Paul Shiver

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John-Paul Shiver has been contributing to 48 Hills since 2019. His work as an experienced music journalist and pop culture commentator has appeared in the Wire, Resident Advisor, SF Weekly, Bandcamp Daily, PulpLab, AFROPUNK, and Drowned In Sound.

Music

Get on board the Philly Soul train: Box set celebrates 50 years of epic sound

July 26, 2021

Revel in the O'Jays, Billy Paul, and more smooth, politically engaged artists of Philadelphia International Records

Music

Out of the Crate: Oakland punk on orange cassette, more tasty scores

July 19, 2021

Taped-up Neutrals, plus new vinyl coming from Sonny & the Sunsets and Sharon Jones, can't-miss Country Funk, more

Music

Coming up: 5 essential, post-Beatles McCartney tracks

July 15, 2021

Finding the wait until Thanksgiving for Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' Beatles break-up doc excruciating? Here's Paul's post-'Let it Be' greats.

Music

Under the Stars: New you, new grooves

July 13, 2021

Durand Jones & The Indications step high, plus the skinny on upcoming local gigs you should pencil in.

Music

With ‘And Then There Was Light,’ Oakland’s sndtrak masters the beat tape

July 13, 2021

From smooth-wave Beach Boys samples to a Nickelodeon theme song, all is fair game for the producer's recently-released 18 tracks.

Movies

Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ purposefully hands 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival its flowers

July 11, 2021

This was an unparalleled summit of Black art.

Nightlife

Knob twists and nice people: Sweater Funk returns to The Knockout

July 8, 2021

Pandemic has us thinking; This crew's whole message about spreading love and happiness? Maybe it's not so cornball after all.

Arts + Culture

Record head catnip? ‘Vinyl Junkie Thangs’ is a treasure trove of funk

July 7, 2021

Jasper The Vinyl Junkie's new collection for BBE Records makes his wax mastery clear

Music

The smoky, not-country newness of Faye Webster’s ‘I Know I’m Funny haha’

July 4, 2021

Traditional strummers may opt for that repeated whiskey burn, but Webster's Atlanta sound is not thirsty

Music

Under the Stars: SPELLLING fearlessly works her spells

June 30, 2021

Plus: Nite Jewel as professional mourner, Theo Parrish's new double drop, and an argument for the hardest working DJ in SF.

John-Paul Shiver

Get on board the Philly Soul train: Box set celebrates 50 years of epic sound

Out of the Crate: Oakland punk on orange cassette, more tasty scores

Coming up: 5 essential, post-Beatles McCartney tracks

Under the Stars: New you, new grooves

With ‘And Then There Was Light,’ Oakland’s sndtrak masters the beat tape

Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ purposefully hands 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival its flowers

Knob twists and nice people: Sweater Funk returns to The Knockout

Record head catnip? ‘Vinyl Junkie Thangs’ is a treasure trove of funk

The smoky, not-country newness of Faye Webster’s ‘I Know I’m Funny haha’

Under the Stars: SPELLLING fearlessly works her spells

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