John-Paul Shiver
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.
An Oakland Black Jazz reissue is a revelation—and comes with questions
A Black-empowering label's catalog from the 1970s is re-released. Should Black people helm its return?
Now Watch This: 4 new music videos for nostalgic November feels
The Safdie brothers directed Oneohtrix Point Never's "Lost But Never Alone," and an Oakland creative turned Brijean's "Daydreaming" into an immersive psychedelic world.
Music, life, and racial justice at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival’s ‘Creative Voices’
Samora Pinderhughes, Marcus Shelby, Ukulenny, the Curtis Family Cnotes, more featured in lively online series.
New Music: On ‘Ways,’ Xyla expands euphoric electronic visions
Trippy yet somehow measured, the Sunset District artist's debut album counts influences from French horn to footwork.
New Music: Nappy Nina, Lunchbox, Balkan Bump, more great artists to support
Bandcamp Day picks: Peppy indie, scrappy rap, Turkish trumpet, experimental oboe... oh, and a side of Hi-NRG techno.
Revel in the soul genius of Sharon Jones with new posthumous covers compilation
Unforgettable takes on Woodie Guthrie, Shuggie Otis, and more with 'Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Rendition Was In'
New Music: Cracking women-led compilations from Moxie and SOS keep it fresh
Tracks from Club Chai's Lara Sarkissian, rRoxymore, Pursuit Grooves, other forward-thinking producers expand fall 2020's range.
Dougie Stu’s ‘Familiar Future’ shows how California is updating astral jazz alchemy
The Oakland artist's album brings visions of Alice Coltrane's peace and tranquility, while performing its own type of spiritual utility
Róisín Murphy buffs her disco-house crown on gliding ‘Róisín Machine’
The Irish diva showed us who she was through momentously silly quar performances. Her latest album affirms her mastery of the nocturnal club beat.
Good Things: Andrew Ashong and Kaidi Tatham bless the studio—plus more new releases to soothe
We rounded up the most relaxing beats in the known new music universe. SunPalace gets a 2020 remix pack, a new sad banger from Mac DeMarco and Benny Sings, more.
