Sam Quartin of The Bobby Lees | The Tinnitist Interview
We've all been uncomfortable in our own skin. But probably not as uncomfortable as Sam Quartin of The Bobby Lees.
"When I was younger, I had really bad mental issues...
Back Stories (Birthday Edition) | My Unedited 2016 Interview With Robin Zander
Happy birthday to Cheap Trick frontman Robin Zander, who turns 71 years old today. A few years ago, I interviewed him just before he and his bandmates were inducted...
Back Stories | Remembering Buddy Holly
I am plenty old. But not quite old enough to have seen Buddy Holly perform. Or to remember the day he died. Thankfully, I am lucky enough to have...
Back Stories | My 1999 Interview With Paul Westerberg
What can I say about Replacements singer-guitarist Paul Westerberg that hasn't already been said far more eloquently by far more talented writers than me? Well, I can say this:...
Back Stories | My Hilarious 2009 Interview With Steel Panther’s Michael Starr
Way back in 2009, I interviewed Steel Panther frontman Michael Starr. Far as I know, I was the first Canadian journalist to talk to him. At that time, their...
Back Stories | My 2012 Interview With Meat Loaf
B ack in 2012, I had the opportunity to talk to the one and only Meat Loaf. To be fair, I didn't get to do much talking — Meat...
Back Stories | My Unedited 2016 Interview With The Cult’s Ian Astbury
I have interviewed Ian Astbury of The Cult twice (so far) — most recently in 2016 to promote the band's latest album Hidden City, and back in 2011, when...
Back Stories | My 2012 Interview With Kris Kristofferson
Like millions of others, I was sad to read that Kris Kristofferson died over the weekend at the age of 88. Unlike millions of others, I was lucky enough...
20 Questions With Robojom
Happy Canada Day! To mark the occasion, I'll be spotlighting Canadian artists all day. First up: Robojom. A few weeks ago, the Winnipeg electro-rockers were kind enough to premiere...
Mike Plume | The Tinnitist Interview
It took an intervention to get Mike Plume back on tour.
No, not THAT kind of intervention. The singer-songwriter didn't need rehab. He needed to be reminded the road is...
Back Stories | My 1998 Interview With Royal Trux’s Jennifer Herrema
With notorious rockers Royal Trux poised to release White Stuff, their first studio album of new material in nearly two decades, this seems like a good time to resurrect...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Hendrix Bassist Billy Cox
Since it's the anniversay of Jimi Hendrix’s death this week, I figured I'd dig a littler further into my files and resurrect this 2010 interview I did with Band...
Playback Time | Rewinding Tim Curry’s Post-Rocky Road
For many people — maybe most people — Tim Curry’s singing career begins and ends with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. That's understandable. Rocky Horror was, after all, more...
Back Stories | Remembering Jim Morrison
I wrote this feature about Doors singer Jim Morrison on the 40th anniversary of his 1971 death. I was fortunate enough to talk to two of his surviving bandmates,...
Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums: The Long List
Another year, another bajillion albums, EPs, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, bootlegs and vinyl reissues. Here's every new release that found its way into my ears and onto...
