If you spent any time lurking around these parts this year, you probably came across a column or review by Area Resident. And you were undoubtedly as impressed as I am by the quality and quantity of his work. The Ottawa indie-rock polymath, record collector, music nerd and full-time journalist became Tinnitist’s first outside columnist back in January 2022, and quickly became an integral part of the site, thanks to his encyclopedic knowledge, deep shelves, great sense of humour and love for beloved old formats like quad and 8-track. Here are his greatest hits (aka most-read pieces) from 2023:
1 | Concert Review: Peter Gabriel | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Sept. 9, 2023
Concert Review: Peter Gabriel | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Sept. 9, 2023
2 | Stylus Counsel | My Complicated Relationship With KISS
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | My Complicated Relationship With KISS
3 | Classic Album Review: Deep Purple | Come Taste The Band
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Deep Purple | Come Taste The Band
4 | Classic Album Review: Rod Stewart | Never A Dull Moment
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Rod Stewart | Never A Dull Moment
5 | Classic Album Review: Van Halen | Fair Warning
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Van Halen | Fair Warning
6 | Classic Album Review: Alice Cooper | Pretties For You
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Alice Cooper | Pretties For You
7 | Stylus Counsel | The Fab Switcheroo
8 | Classic Album Review: Kelley Stoltz | Below The Branches
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Kelley Stoltz | Below The Branches
9 | Stylus Counsel: Rod Evans & The Strange Case of New Deep Purple
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel: Rod Evans & The Strange Case of New Deep Purple
10 | Classic Album Review: Lord Sutch | Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Lord Sutch | Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends
11 | Classic Album Review: Thin Lizzy | Thin Lizzy
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Thin Lizzy | Thin Lizzy
12 | Stylus Counsel | Chorus, Schmorus
13 | Stylus Counsel | ‘What Does The Dark Side Of The Moon Mean To You?’
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | ‘What Does The Dark Side Of The Moon Mean To You?’
14 | Stylus Counsel | Save My Babies!
15 | Stylus Counsel | Oh Brünnhilde, You Are So Wuvvley!
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Oh Brünnhilde, You Are So Wuvvley!
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Area Resident is an Ottawa-based journalist, recording artist, music collector and re-seller. Hear (and buy) his music on Bandcamp, email him HERE, follow him on Instagram and check him out on Discogs.
