Todd Dedman
Director and Writer at Freelance
Writer at Beats Per Minute
Debut novel 'Maps Full of Borders' OUT NOW! Author of 'Purists and Peripherals' on hip-hop subcultures. Writer for @BeatsPerMinute. Teacher. MESHES. He/him.
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1 week ago |
beatsperminute.com | Todd Dedman
Next month sees the inaugural LIDO Festival take place in London’s Victoria Park, and Beats Per Minute will be along for the ride. The five nights, spread over two weekends, will see an eclectic mix of acts ranging from pop, house, hip-hop, to post-hardcore and punk.
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1 month ago |
beatsperminute.com | Todd Dedman
[Polydor; 2025]Deerhoof are the 21st century version of The Fall. For the uninitiated, they have an almost off-puttingly large back catalogue of wayward and ecstatic noise pop to wade through, and they’re also a band who play by their own rules. Acerbic, angular, and in a seemingly constant state of aural transmutation, the four piece from San Francisco suture together a disparate array of sounds and influences to create something that’s both beguiling and wildly distinctive.
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2 months ago |
beatsperminute.com | Todd Dedman
[The Leaf Label; 2025]With the exception of that town in Footloose, every society has dancing as a key aspect of cultural identity. It’s a human need to pull shapes and cut some rug; a universal of our corporeal condition that serves a central role in personal and group expression. Whether you dance like Fred Astaire or Elaine Benes, communion through rhythmic movement is about as spiritual as some people get.
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2 months ago |
beatsperminute.com | Todd Dedman
[Invada; 2025]Kingsley Hall (voice) and Robbie Major (synths and noise) are Benefits, and they exist within a lineage of quintessential English spoken-word post-punk poetry that may not translate all that well to those living outside this septic isle. Their work sits alongside acts such as Sleaford Mods, Soft Play, and Kae Tempest while also being better than any of them.
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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