2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Box Sets
Top Pick: The Beatles | The Beatles (White Album) 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
"It was great. It sold. It's the bloody Beatles’ White Album. Shut up!" So said Paul...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 19-25
Here are the major album releases, TV appearances, anniversaries and other events coming up in the next seven days. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t...
Back Stories | My 2015 Interview With Buddy Guy
I was lucky enough to talk to bluesman Buddy Guy on July 28, 2015 — two days before his 79th birthday — while he was promoting his album Born...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 12-18 • The Long List: 540 Releases On...
Need something to be thankful for this year? Well, how about the fact that despite everything going wrong in the world, there are still more than 500 new albums,...
DIY Discovery | Spacecadet Lullabies
Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there's nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to DIY Discovery, where...
Back Stories | My 2008 Interview With Noel Gallagher
Does it feel like it's been 10 years since Oasis broke up? Because it has been. Exactly 10 years, as a matter of fact. On Aug. 28, 2009, years...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Chorus, Schmorus
A little while ago, a buddy of mine brought me a box of records he wanted me to sell for him, in exchange for a small fee — plus...
20 Questions With Jackson Hollow
Jackson Hollow have plenty to say. And they're just getting started. The Vancouver bluesgrass quartet recently released their latest single Look Who's Talking Now, the third preview of their...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Nils Lofgren
Ever since I first heard Cry Tough back in the ’70s, Nils Lofgren has been one of my favourite guitarists. So naturally, I'm pretty pleased that his new album...
Rewinding 2021 | Tinnitist’s Top Videos
I have said it before. I am saying it again: If there's one thing I've learned from running this site, it's that people love music videos. Here's the proof:...
Back Stories | Ranking The Van Halen Catalogue From Worst To First
I was so busy last week that I not only forgot to post this ranking of Van Halen albums — I totally forgot it even existed. I actually wrote...
20 Questions With King Bong
King Bong’s music is a trip. But perhaps not in the way you expect. Unless, that is, you expect to hear a psychedelic-rock trio from Italy unspooling 20-minute-long instrumental...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Feb. 11, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums from Primal Scream, Michael Penn, Robert Palmer, Kittie and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Alt-Roots Albums
Top Pick: Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis | Wild! Wild! Wild!
I don't know who introduced Linda Gail Lewis and Robbie Fulks, but they deserve a Grammy. If not...
DIY Discovery | Von Hayes
Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there's nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to the latest instalment...
