Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I recently somehow began acquiring deep-cut Beatles covers. It started a month ago when I spotted a copy of The Dudes Doin’ Business by Jimmy McGriff & Junior Parker....
Next Week in Music | Nov. 25-Dec. 2, 2018
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 2010 Interview With Nick Cave
Back in 2010, I was fortunate enough to interview the one and only Nick Cave, who was promoting the second album from his side band Grinderman. As usual, a...
20 Questions With Carolyn Fe
A couple of weeks back, singer-songwriter and actress Carolyn Fe was kind enough to share her latest release Jerusalem's Thorns: Civilian Remix with me. You can (and certainly should)...
20 Questions With Elyse Saunders
Elyse Saunders is ready to break free. The rising country singer-songwriter from Peterborough, Ont., says her upcoming third album — fittingly titled Free — will live up to its...
Rewinding April & May | Tinnitist’s Top 25 Albums
You'd think a global pandemic, the accompanying economic downturn and the implosion of America would make for a quiet spring. But the numbers don't lie: Based on the amount...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I am kind of pleased that 25 of the 101 songs in my 2022 Spotify Wrapped most-played list came out within the past three years — 73 in the...
Behind the Scenes of Midnight Shine’s Leather Skin Video Shoot: Exclusive Photos
Indigenous rockers Midnight Shine have just released the video for their song Leather Skin — and they're sharing behind-the-scenes photos exclusively on Tinnitist.
Although Leather Skin — the group's third...
Rewinding 2019 | The Greatest Comebacks
Let's face it: Everybody loves a comeback story. And a comeback album. This year, there were plenty of both, from artists of all stripes, styles and genres — including...
Tinnitist TV | Episode 16: Corey McCormick
One thing leads to another. This might be especially true for Corey McCormick.
Back in 2010, the California bassist – who had previously played with Chris Cornell — joined Lukas...
20 Questions With Pollux King
Pollux King is on the rise. Especially around these parts. Born in Wisconsin but now living in L.A., the up-and-coming, genre-fluid singer-songwriter premiered her intensely personal single Anybody right...
Paul McCartney Talks Flaming Pie In New Q&A
No, I did not talk to Paul McCartney. His record label sent me this Q&A about his new Flaming Pie Archive Collection box set, which comes out on July...
Back Stories | My 2000 Interview With Spencer Davis (RIP)
Various sources are reporting that classic rocker Spencer Davis has died at age 81, following complications from pneumonia. That's a shame. I was fortunate enough to interview him about...
Speelburg | Brownstone: Exclusive Video Premiere + 20 Questions!
Speelburg is looking for somewhere to call home in his new single and video Brownstone — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
The followup to the intercontinental singer-songwriter's 2020 Porsche album, Brownstone finds...
20 Questions With Alex Runions
Earlier this summer, Canadian country singer Alex Runions released his latest single Take It Out On Me. Today, the rising star lives up to the title of that single...
