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Thunder Pie | Scroll of Jawns: Episode 10
jawn /jôn/ noun - (chiefly in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area) used to refer to a thing, place, person, or event that one need not or cannot give a...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Booning
I have been reading Mike Nesmith’s memoir Infinite Tuesday. It's brilliant — a fantastic mix of behind-the-curtain recollections and little insights. I came for the former, but found that I'm...
Canadian Beacon | Chxmeras, Yawn, Newbridge & More New Homegrown Sounds
Welcome to the weekend. It's about damn time, amirite? Coincidentally, it's also time to welcome the latest crop of great new singles and videos by Canadian arists from near...
The Grindhouse | Deadwood, Aittala, Morningstvr & More New Loudness
April is the cruelest month, it has been said. I don't know about that. But it just might be the crudest, rudest, lewdest and loudest month — if these...
Nite Music Promise To Never Let You Go
Nite Music grab you tight and hang on for dear life in their scrappy new single Never Let You Go — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The Brooklyn foursome nimbly split the...
Paulcito Keeps You Guessing & Bedevilled
Paulcito has an angel on one shoulder and a demon on the other in his typically quirky new two-sided single You Never Know / Devil's Not Done With Me...
Ryan Wayne Has Been Mauled By The Lion In The Wall
Ryan Wayne claws his way back from the brink in his powerful and personal new folk-rock single The Lion In The Wall — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The accomplished Americana...
Nadia Younes Etches A Tombstone For Her Relationship
Nadia Younes knows how to mark a love that's dead and gone with her fiery new breakup single Tombstone — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The independent pop singer, songwriter and dancer...
Zoë Ferris Delivers A Beautiful Bouquet With Pushing Daisies
Zoë Ferris blossoms into one of Canada’s most promising new singer-songwriters with her gorgeous and eloquent debut EP Pushing Daisies — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The emerging Toronto pop artist...
Albums Of The Week: Young Friend | Motorcycle Sound Effects
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Vancouver indie rocker and Juno-nominated artist-producer Young Friend (Drew Tarves) has just released his debut album Motorcycle Sound Effects. Recorded in 2022 and co-produced alongside...
Albums Of The Week: The Waterboys | Life, Death And Dennis Hopper
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The most audacious Waterboys album yet, Life, Death And Dennis Hopper is the epic story of the trailblazing American actor and rebel told through a...
Albums Of The Week: Sleigh Bells | Bunky Becky Birthday Boy
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bunky Becky Birthday Boy is the seventh album from Sleigh Bells — producer/guitarist Derek Miller and singer Alexis Krauss. A celebration of the pair’s unbelievable...
Albums Of The Week: Scowl | Are We All Angels
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Scowl are a band that sound exactly like their name implies. Venomous, fierce, antagonistic. A sneer not to be crossed.
Over the last five years, the...
Albums Of The Week: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Death Hilarious
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The fifth album from Newcastle riff wizards Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs is defined by calculated aggression and self-lacerating lyrics. Its startling bonuses...
Albums Of The Week: The Ophelias | Spring Grove
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Four years ago, Spencer Peppet — lead singer and songwriter of Cincinnati-born quartet The Ophelias — found herself living in a personal hall of mirrors.
Old...
Albums Of The Week: Momma | Welcome To My Blue Sky
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Like so many coming-of-age stories that leave a long-lasting impact, Momma’s new album Welcome to My Blue Sky takes place during a charmed and turbulent...
Albums Of The Week: Mekons | Horror
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Legendary postmodern, post-punk, post-human, past-caring collective Mekons are back with a brand-new album for 2025. Horror provides a horribly prescient reflection of the world in...
Albums Of The Week: Riki Lindhome | No Worries if Not
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “No Worries If Not is the debut solo album from Riki Lindhome — an Emmy-nominated comedian, actress, musician and co-founder of the groundbreaking musical-comedy duo...
Albums Of The Week: L.A. Witch | Doggod
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “L.A. Witch have always exuded an aura of effortless cool, whether it manifested as the Americana noir and laconic back-to-basics rock ’n’ roll of their...
Albums Of The Week: Elton John & Brandi Carlile | Who Believes In Angels?
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The concept for Who Believes In Angels? was devised by a team of close friends and collaborators — pop-rock icon Elton John, 11-time Grammy-winning superstar...
Albums Of The Week: Florist | Jellywish
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The fifth record from New York indie-folk quartet Florist, Jellywish finds them eschewing the meandering soundscapes and improvisation of their previous self-titled album, opting instead...
Albums Of The Week: Craig Finn | Always Been
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Always Been is the sixth solo album from Craig Finn. The album was produced by Finn’s longtime friend Adam Granduciel, the principal of The War...
Albums Of The Week: Djo | The Crux
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Djo is the musical project of actor / producer / songwriter Joe Keery, known for his roles in blockbuster projects like Stranger Things and Fargo....
Albums Of The Week: David Longstreth / Dirty Projectors / Stargaze | Song Of...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “David Longstreth’s Song Of The Earth is a song cycle for orchestra and voices. Performed by Longstreth with his band Dirty Projectors — Felicia Douglass,...
Albums Of The Week: Black Country, New Road | Forever Howlong
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Black Country, New Road’s latest album Forever Howlong was produced by James Ford (Fontaines D.C., Arctic Monkeys, Blur) and finds the band settled into a new...
Albums Of The Week: Babe Rainbow | Slipper Imp And Shakaerator
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “They say it ain’t where you’re from, it’s where you’re at. But for Angus Dowling, Jack ‘Cool-Breeze’ Crowther and Dr. Elliot ‘Love Wisdom’ O’Reilly, the...
Albums Of The Week: Kin’Gongolo Kiniata | Kiniata
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Kin’Gongolo Kiniata are a vital new voice of Congolese music, upending lyrical traditions and offering a potent and thrilling new take on Kinshasa rumba, with...
Aladean Kheroufi Knows That In Love It’s All The Same — And She’s Not...
Aladean Kheroufi looks at love from both sides now in the retrograde romantice of his devastating double-sided single All The Same / She’s Not Ur Baby — showcasing today...
The Residents to Perform Eskimo Live for the First Time
After more than four decades of speculation, rumor, and myth, avant-garde legends The Residents will present the first-ever full live performance of their seminal 1979 album Eskimo on Saturday,...
The Modbeats Cast Their Eye Upon The Passers-Bye
The Modbeats try to get inside the heads of The Passers-Bye with their thoughtful new retro-pop single — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The New Jersey rock quartet’s latest release is...
Lark Takes Her Artistic Battle Downtown On The Radio
Lark fights the good fight all the way Downtown On The Radio in her new single — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The rising Australian pop artist is set to ignite...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | It’s Cold Schnapps Time Again
I recently acquired a pal's record collection and there was an interesting cultural curiosity found amongst the many ’70s and ’80s albums.
In particular, he had a great many KISS...
Johnny 99 | I Wanna Go With My Boots On: Exclusive Video Premiere
Johnny 99 would rather burn out than fade away on his spry, twangy new single and video I Wanna Go With My Boots On — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
On his...
Albums Of The Week | Juanita & Juan | Jungle Cruise
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Juanita & Juan are a dynamic musical duo formed by Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers, two influential figures in the punk and alternative music...
The Riptides Admit You’re A Bad Habit To Break
The Riptides wish they could quit you (but not really) in their fiery new single Bad Habit — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The third single from the Ottawa band's most...
A.D.A.M. Music Project Deliver A Punishing Punch Out
A.D.A.M. Music Project wallop you right between the eyes with a sonic combination of pugilism and gaming on their new album Punch Out — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Get ready...
Marie-Véronique Bourque Breathes New Life Into Bohemian Rhapsody
Marie-Véronique Bourque reimagines a Queen classic with her new single and video Fantasy For Solo Flute On Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Bourque’s stylish, striking and sophisticated...
Joe H Henry Keeps Feeling Them Real Things
Joe H Henry celebrates tried-and-true connections in his honest and earthy new single Real Things — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
With a voice “as powerful as a freight train” and a...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Time Is Not On Their Side
We would all like to believe that the best is yet to come for our favourite bands — that they still haven't made their greatest record. But sadly, if...
Classic DVD Review: The Ramones | End Of The Century
This came out in 2005 — or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Hey, ho! Uh-oh.
If you're...
