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Brandon Wolfe Scott shares his burden, The Grahams visit Dumpville, Suicide Silence do it to death, Karima Francis looks at life from both sides now, Tylor Dory Trio seek...

WHO IS HE? Late, great American jazzbo pianist and singer-songwriter Mose Allison, who specialized in dry-witted ditties and finger-popping renditions of blues classics — though his best-known number by...

WHO IS SHE? The eternal cult heroine of alt-rock. The onetime member of Lemonheads and Blake Babies. The sometime member of Some Girls, Minor Alps and The I Don't...

WHO ARE THEY? Ronnie Hawkins’ old bar band. Bob Dylan’s best basement band. Four Canadians (guitarist Robbie Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manuel and organist Garth Hudson) and...

WHO IS HE? The veteran singer-songwriter who has found far more acclaim and success producing career-rejuvenating (and often Grammy-winning) albums for heritage artists like Solomon Burke, Ramblin' Jack Elliott,...

WHO IS HE? The innovative hip-hop/electronica/ambient producer, composer, turntablist, beatmaker and sample master who was born Josh Davis 47 years ago in Northern California, and first found fame with...

WHO ARE THEY? The artsy British pop-rockers fronted by tender-hearted metrosexual singer-songwriter (and consciously uncoupled former hubby of Gwyneth Paltrow) Chris Martin, accompanied by his former college mates Jonny...

As Black Sheep told us all those years ago, you can get with this or you can get with that. Today, that dilemma succinctly sums up your options when...

Sheila Soares serves up Les Fraises Sur La Lune in her latest single and video — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist. The second single from the Toronto singer-songwriter's March 2019 debut...

Someday soon, the seemingly endless daily parade of new album announcements will taper off for the year. Today, however, is not that day. Not by a long shot. Tinashe,...

Tami Neilson keeps on trucking, Jackie does some backseat driving, Kliffs make the best of bad news, Laurent Bourque makes some mood music and more in today's Roundup. The...

Country music fans had a great night on Wednesday, thanks to the star-studded, performance-packed CMA Awards. I thought for a second about including all the musical segments below, but...

Winnipeg really ought to consider giving Lee Ranaldo the key to the city. After all, the former Sonic Youth guitarist has basically been an honourary Winnipegger for decades. He's...

Andy Shauf tries, tries again, Woorms raise an unholy racket, Enslaved paraphrase Peggy Lee, R Grunwald blends style with substance and more in today's Roundup. Insert your own clever...

Ask you shall receive. Every now and then, anyway. After sifting through Monday's mediocre musical offerings, I asked the late-night TV gods to take it up a notch. They...

For Juliana Hatfield, the past is a nice place to visit — but she wouldn't want to live there. "I really don't think about the past too much," insists the...

James Righton came to play, Hanging Valleys rise and shine, Handsome Dick Manitoba ponders destruction, Tōth gets his Romeo on and more in today's Roundup. It's the 12th and...

Roots master Mike Biggar and bluesman Manitoba Hal join forces on an energized live rendition of All the Same — showcasing today on Tinnitist. Shot in the intimate confines of...

Some people say good things come in threes. Other people say it's bad things. I don't know which is true. Maybe both. But after watching Monday's late-night TV lineup,...

Two decades ago, new albums from Joe Strummer and The Clash, Rage Against the Machine, Incubus, CSNY, Master P and others were spinning away in my portable CD player....

To celebrate Neil Young’s 74th birthday, world music collective Sultans of String have released a rousing rendition of Young’s 1972 classic Heart of Gold — showcasing today on Tinnitist. “Heart...

Wolf Parade go green, The Casualties hate you, Blood Eagle shut your eyes and more in today's Roundup. A quiet Monday is nice every now and then, wouldn't you...

Sad Songs For Happy People hide in plain sight on the devastatingly beautiful debut EP - 01 — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist. Personifying Irish poet John Boyle O'Reilly’s belief that "anonymity...

Jay Douglas offers words of hope to all Jah Children with his latest star-studded single — showcasing today on Tinnitist. The Juno-nominated reggae master's latest inspirational track features iconic Jamaican dancehall...

Mauve ushers in a Brand New era with her latest single and debut EP — showcasing today on Tinnitist. A highlight of the award-winning avant-garde electro-popstress's four-track disc Palette, Brand...