Sad Songs for Happy People | EP – 01: Exclusive Premiere
Sad Songs For Happy People hide in plain sight on the devastatingly beautiful debut EP - 01 — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
Personifying Irish poet John Boyle O'Reilly’s belief that "anonymity...
Forest Robots | Exclusive Album & Short Film Premieres
Forest Robots paints a colourful fall landscape with his new album and short film — premiering exclusively (and simultaneously) on Tinnitist.
Times When I Know You'll Watch The Sky, the...
20 Questions With Alexis Lynn
Alexis Lynn shared her latest single I Can't Relate with me a couple of weeks ago. Today, the Vancouver pop singer and songwriter shares a little more of herself...
20 Questions With Mike Bern
Up next in today's exclusive Canada Day content: Mike Bern, an award-winning singer-songwriter from Tobique First Nation, NB. A while back, Bern was good enough to share his new...
20 Questions With Kevin Daniel
Turns out you can go home again. Just ask Kevin Daniel. The southern roots-rocker and Brooklyn resident moved back to North Carolina in 2020 to record his aptly titled...
20 Questions With Helfreya
Helfreya first appeared on my radar back in August, when the Winnipeg prog-metal outfit showcased their ambitious and unique album Shieldmaiden HERE. Today, vocalist Violet Vopni wades into battle...
Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums (Part 1: A-M)
The older I get, the harder it is to put together a year-end list. Not because I'm getting more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite. Every year,...
Back Stories | My 1999 + 2011 Interviews With Jeff Beck
In a world of copycats and clones, Jeff Beck was a true original. Indisputably one of the greatest guitars in rock, the maverick musician played what he wanted, when...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
It's still technically Movember, so this seems like as good a time as any for a follicle article. My record collection has quite the stash of staches, and I'm...
Rewinding 2021 | Tinnitist’s Top Posts
Sometimes I spend hours (OK, minutes) labouring over a thoughtful review that nobody reads. Other times I dash off a couple of sentences, throw together a roundup, edit a...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Oh Brünnhilde, You Are So Wuvvley!
Bugs Bunny in drag on that obese horse remains my favourite muse. It may be the greatest television moment of all time, Valkyrie Brünnhilde (Bugs) rides down the hill...
20 Questions With Twin Flames
Twin Flames lit up the site a few weeks back with their video for their revolutionary song Battlefields from their upcoming Omen album (you can check out that post...
Tinnitist TV | Episode 15: Boy Golden
Boy Golden is a real character. In more ways than one.
First and foremost, he's the musical alter ego of Winnipeg singer-songwriter Liam Duncan, formerly of the band The Middle...
20 Questions With D2UR
Today's Q&A features D2UR, a Winnipeg modern-rock outfit who recently showcased their latest video Little Sunshine on the site. You can check it out below and read more about...
Rewinding 2019 (So Far) | The Top DIY Discoveries
The DIY Discovery feature is one of my favourite components of Tinnitist. After sifting and sitting through so much mass-marketed major-label music over the decades, I really love getting...
