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.

New Music: With ‘Mordechai,’ Khruangbin follows inner compass to success

July 8, 2020

Attaining the title "DJ's DJ" during the early 2000s, a certain heyday for San Francisco's musical landscape, was one of the loftiest forms of...

Out of the Crate: Revolutionary records to spin you into summer

July 6, 2020

With this past weekend, summer's officially here—and while that may not mean dancing in the streets, you can certainly use some new protest and...

New Music: An array of excellent sounds to discover (and artists to support)

July 2, 2020

Here we are halfway through 2020, with so much to keep an attentive eye on that you might walk into the shower fully clothed....

New Music: With ‘Move Out,’ SUMif drops a rousing synth command

June 28, 2020

When the creative juices get ignited, possibilities ARE unlimited. Words pogo directly to and from the ole ticker. So instantly after Steph Wells, of the...

New Music: Chroma’s ‘Source of Nurture’ comp features East Bay faves

June 26, 2020

When Chroma—the NYC collective and creative agency that advocates for centering the work and experience of womxn of color—reached out to DJ-producers Lara Sarkissian and 8ULENTINA, along with...

Culture

Score new music on Juneteenth—and support NAACP Legal Fund

June 17, 2020

Once again leaping to action when leaders, politicians, and other music platforms continually remain tone-deaf and tardy in response, Bandcamp will be donating 100...

New Music: I, Ced maps the funky zigs and zags of modern romance

June 16, 2020

Los Angeles artist I, Ced, who's been a fixture on the session musician track since leaving St. Louis, Missouri in 2001 and arriving in...

New Music: Five revitalizing mixes to fortify your spirit

June 11, 2020

With so much in the world to process these days, let's just listen. Fight The Power, People. https://soundcloud.com/crackmagazine/sunday-mix-emma-jean-thackray EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY, "CRACK MAGAZINE SUNDAY MIX" Emma-Jean Thackray wears many...

The radical glamour and versatility of Bonnie Pointer

June 9, 2020

The first time Oakland's famous sibling group The Pointer Sisters performed "Yes We Can Can" on Don Cornelius' hippiest trip in America, two minutes...

Beyond ‘Suavecito’: A tribute journey through Jorge Santana’s Chicano rock

June 8, 2020

Guillermo "Jorge" Santana, the musician, guitarist, and younger brother of Carlos Santana—who passed on May 14 of natural causes at the age of 68...