Monday Mixtape | More Than 65 Songs That Stand On Their Own (Side 2)

What comes after Bandcamp Friday? Merciful Monday — the day when I get fewer than 100 emails instead of more than 1,000. But if you think that means there's...

Weekend Mixtape | Nearly 250 Songs That Are Almost Too Good To Be True...

I am officially bushed. Beat. Bagged. Or any other word that starts with B, which rhymes with T, which stands for tired. In fact, I'm so brain-dead (hey, another...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 6: T-Z)

The older I get, the harder it gets to put together a year-end list. Not because I'm becoming more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite. Every year,...

Thursday Mixtape | More Than 125 Songs That Are Nothing To Be Afraid Of...

Dammit! I forgot to beware the ides of March yesterday. And clearly, there seems to be no point bewaring the day after the ides. So I guess I'm just...

Groover Playlist 75 | Listen & Learn

Guiss Guiss Bou Bess do some culture jamming, Paupière serve up some karma, Gaz Newton takes you to the river, Les Fils de Joie make a go of it...

Monday Mixtape (Side 2) | 47 Songs To Kick Off Your Week

Today I got a bag of coffee beans in the mail. I didn't order it. I didn't recognize the sender's name or address. And there was nothing else in...

Butterfly Black Celebrate A Lifetime Of Love

Butterfly Black refresh the classic Motown sound on their latest single and video Lifetime, an ode to love in all its forms — showcasing today on Tinnitist. Just in time...

Midweek Mixtape | 115 Songs That Bring The Heat (Side 6)

Full disclosure: I'm not absolutely certain that every single one of these 115 singles, videos, cover tunes, remixes, unburied treasures and live clips truly brings 'the heat' — whatever...

J Mascis Anounces What Do We Do Now LP, Shares First Single

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What Do We Do Now is the fifth solo studio LP recorded by J Mascis since 1996. This is obviously not a very aggressive release...

Weekend Mixtape | 212 Songs You Won’t Forget (Side 2)

I am old enough to remember when everything was closed on Remembrance Day. Now it's business as usual everywhere. Including here — which brings me to today's roster of...

PaulStar Voices His Grief In Moving New Single One Last Time

PaulStar shares long-held and unexpressed grief One Last Time in his haunting new single — showcasing today on Tinnitist. “It’s about losing a loved one," the award-nominated Canadian pop-rocker and...

Groover Playlist 38 | Isn’t That Special?

Flashpot Moments bring some mayhem, Sonofdov launches satellites, Shouse feel the love, 3MMC go harder and more in today's submissions from Groover, a platform that connects artists with critics...

Amy Nelson Is Straight Trippin’ In Love

Amy Nelson puts a whole new spin on falling in love with her new single Trippin’ — showcasing today on Tinnitist. “This song is all about the ups and downs of...

The Real J Israel Does It For The Sake Of R&B

The Real J Israel remembers when R&B was sexier, more melodic and exuded a classic energy — which is precisely what he delivers on his debut album For The...

Ancient History Offers You His Zero Dollar Consolation Prize

Ancient History plays to win with the electronica-laced pop-rock of his new album Zero Dollar Consolation Prize — showcasing today on Tinnitist. The third album and first release in seven...

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