Joshua M. Miller

Joshua is co-founder of Scummy Water Tower. He’s freelanced for a variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites, including: Rolling Stone, The Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Guitar World, MTV News, Grammy.com, Chicago Magazine, Milwaukee Magazine, MKE Lifestyle, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, A.V. Club, SPIN, Alternative Press, Under the Radar, Paste, PopMatters, American Songwriter, and Relix. You can email him at josh@scummywatertower.com.

Singles Spotlight

Singles Spotlight: Aaron Lee Tasjan – “Lost & Alone”

Joshua M. Miller - August 3, 2026

Hello reader! Welcome back, or welcome if this is your first visit to SWT. Please look around the site and stay a while - our...

Premieres

Song and Video Premiere: Roxanne Izzo – “Teresa”

Alex M Theel - July 31, 2026

Hello Readers, Welcome back to SWT or welcome if this is your first time. We've got something special today as both Josh and I are...

Singles Spotlight

Singles Spotlight: Family Stereo – “Waiting On Nina”

Joshua M. Miller - July 29, 2026

Hello reader, How are you today? Welcome back, or welcome if this is your first visit to SWT. Please look around the site and stay awhile....

Sequential Listening

Sequential Listening – ME. – All Good Things

Joshua M. Miller - July 19, 2026

In SWT’s Sequential Listening series, we sit down with artists to examine their albums track by track, exactly as intended. After debuting the series...

Interviews

John R. Miller Navigates The Great Unknowing

Joshua M. Miller - July 17, 2026

"As far as Americana goes, it feels like it's just kind of a catch-all shorthand for song-based music these days." That's how Nashville-based singer-songwriter John...

Sessions

Water Tower Session: Erin Duvall

Joshua M. Miller - July 11, 2026

Earlier this year, we introduced you to Dallas, Texas-based singer Erin Duvall via a premiere and artist essay. For the past two decades, she...

Premieres

Song Premiere: Teni Rane – “Sail Into The Dark”

Joshua M. Miller - June 24, 2026

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter Teni Rane Butler (who performs as Teni Rane) knows how frustrating it can be not being able to have the right words...

Sessions