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.

Interviews

Milwaukee Noise Rockers IfIHadaHiFi Look Back At Their Past While Being Less Afraid To Be Quiet In The Present

Joshua M. Miller - November 14, 2025

Last month on SWT, we first discussed Milwaukee, WI noise rockers IfIHadAHifi through an insightful artist essay by founding drummer/vocalist DJ Hostettler (aka DrAwkward). The band...

Interviews

The Mynabirds Take Flight Again On Spirited New Album

Joshua M. Miller - November 12, 2025

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder” is a popular idiom often used by people in describing how being separated from a person or thing...

SWT Interviews

SWT Interviews: Podge Lane (Video)

Joshua M. Miller - November 6, 2025

Welcome back to SWT Interviews, our video-based interview series! For the latest entry in the series, I interviewed singer-songwriter Podge Lane, who was born in...

Video Premieres

Video Premiere: The Spikes – “Garden Song”

Joshua M. Miller - October 30, 2025

When one typically thinks of a love song, one is often treated to two characters driven by their actions towards each other. “Garden Song”, the...

SWT Interviews

SWT Interviews: Cynthia Hamar aka BirdBelly (Video Interview)

Joshua M. Miller - October 27, 2025

Welcome back to SWT Interviews, our video-based interview series! In August, we debuted the series with a video interview with writer/producer Craig Schulz and director...

Sessions

Water Tower Sessions: Remi Goode

Joshua M. Miller - October 23, 2025

Born in Tucson, AZ, and now based in Nashville, TN, singer-songwriter Remi Goode creates emotionally packed alt-folk that as one press release put it...

Singles Spotlight

Singles Spotlight: The Prickly Pair – “Swamp Angel”

Joshua M. Miller - October 13, 2025

Hello reader, How are you today? Today, we’re excited to discuss another emerging artist who is making some great music: Nashville-based Americana duo The Prickly Pair. Featuring...

Premieres

Song Premiere: The Burning North – “Older”

Joshua M. Miller - October 10, 2025

“As my Latin-speaking friends and my lawyer would say, ‘Res ipsa loquitor.’” That’s how songwriter Tom Siering describes Massachusetts-based The Burning North’s new song “Older”,...