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.

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Qur’an Shaheed offers meditative frequencies on debut EP ‘Process’

September 10, 2020

Her boom-bap self-help hits all the right notes, assisted by musicians well-versed in satellite orbit neo-soul.

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The genius of Chadwick Boseman’s James Brown

September 7, 2020

In the James Brown bio-pic Get On Up from 2014, actor Chadwick Boseman presented the American composer and bandleader in the same manner life presented...

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New Music: Big Joanie, Eki Shola, Osees, Clipping., more deliver fall-ready tunes

August 31, 2020

August may be fading into fall, but the music in 2020 keeps on a-coming. Here are some joints resonating with us. PSA: STOP MURDERING BLACK PEOPLE....

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All Ears: Nubya Garcia’s debut album ‘Source’ is a family affair

August 26, 2020

Via her debut full-length record Source, the moment has arrived for those searching out an entry point to the root of 28-year-old London tenor...

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Beat change: New funds for Black emerging composers announced

August 24, 2020

Music historians often refer to jazz as the United States' classical music. The genre was born out of the African American experience, from Miles...

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All Ears: 9 classic concerts to cue when you’re missing the stage

August 21, 2020

In June, Outside Lands canceled its 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the festival has released details on its new Inside Lands...

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Out of the Crate: When ‘Bitches Brew’ put us all on notice

August 19, 2020

Miles Davis entered Columbia Records Studio B in Manhattan on Tuesday, August 19, 1969—one day after the Woodstock Music festival ended. There, his explorations...

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Now Watch This: Five videos—and artists—that have caught our eye

August 13, 2020

Visuals for music sometimes establish their own ephemeral connection, working as a different form of communication between artist and aficionados. It’s definitely been a...

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A real heavy metal parking lot: Metallica comes to drive-ins

August 11, 2020

Metallica, the Bay Area-based thrash metal veteran outfit, who has sold over 58 million albums in the United States alone, will be performing this...

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In a time for Black voices, the terrific ‘High Fidelity’ gets canceled. Why?

August 11, 2020

Welp, I was wrong. HULU may actually be an acronym for stupid. As we move with GREAT hesitation these days—government mishandled pandemics and all—the need...

John-Paul Shiver

Qur’an Shaheed offers meditative frequencies on debut EP ‘Process’

The genius of Chadwick Boseman’s James Brown

New Music: Big Joanie, Eki Shola, Osees, Clipping., more deliver fall-ready tunes

All Ears: Nubya Garcia’s debut album ‘Source’ is a family affair

Beat change: New funds for Black emerging composers announced

All Ears: 9 classic concerts to cue when you’re missing the stage

Out of the Crate: When ‘Bitches Brew’ put us all on notice

Now Watch This: Five videos—and artists—that have caught our eye

A real heavy metal parking lot: Metallica comes to drive-ins

In a time for Black voices, the terrific ‘High Fidelity’ gets canceled. Why?

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