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.

Sequential Listening

Sequential Listening: BODEGA – All Inside Aquarium

Joshua M. Miller - October 26, 2026

In Scummy Water Tower’s Sequential Listening series, we sit down with artists to examine their albums in order track by track, exactly as intended....

Premieres

Video Premiere: Céleri – “Silence in the Sidewalk”

Joshua M. Miller - October 15, 2026

A Google search on the positive merits of pen pals finds many thoughtful quotes. One anonymous quote reads: "A pen pal is a friend...

Sequential Listening

Sequential Listening: Podge Lane – Ebb And Flow And The Great Unknown

Joshua M. Miller - September 11, 2026

In SWT’s Sequential Listening series, we sit down with artists to examine their albums track by track, exactly as intended. We previously went in-depth...

Video Premieres

Video Premiere: Crumpler – “Time To Die”

Joshua M. Miller - September 8, 2026

Ready to be introduced (or reintroduced) to a veteran rock group that doesn’t mince words about their perceived view of the state of the...

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...