Rewinding 2019 | The Coolest Jazz
Jazz is another one of those genres that I wish I had more time for. Thankfully, I found enough of it to listen to these albums in 2019:
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Rewinding 2020 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums
Delayed albums. Cancelled tours. The untimely deaths of beloved artists. You don't need me to tell you that 2020 was a shitshow. And things are likely going to get...
Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 1: A-C)
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,...
20 Questions With Douglas Wayne
Douglas Wayne tells it like it is. Even about himself. Hell, especially about himself.
“Y’all have heard the saying ‘three chords and the truth,’ ” the East Nashville singer-songwriter says....
Rewinding 2019 | The Most Picturesque Soundtracks
I can't remember the last time I was in a movie theatre (or even wanted to be). But that doesn't stop me from checking out their soundtracks. The increasing...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel: A Tale Of Two Troubadours
Elton John famously played the Troubadour in West Hollywood twice. The first show was a triumph signifying his ascent to superstardom. The second was a special anniversary show five...
Rewinding May | The Best Rap, R&B & Funk
Sure, you want the funk. You need the funk. You gotta have the funk. But some rap, R&B and soul never hurt either. Here are May's finest, freakiest and...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Quit Your Other One
The perennial best chuckle in a used record store's discount bin is always the "I can't believe they made an album!" records. These are those albums made by TV...
Back Stories: My 2002 Interview With Nick Lowe
Back in 2002, I was lucky enough to chat with the one and only Nick Lowe, who turned out to be just as witty and charming as you would...
Rewinding October | The Top Rap & Hip-Hop
Between one thing and another, I haven't had time to check out a lot of new rap and hip-hop albums this month. Hell, I still haven't found time to...
20 Questions With Chayce Kennedy
Chayce Kennedy knows what she's after — in more ways than one. As someone who's been in love with music ever since could reach the keys on the piano,...
Thunder Pie | Idiots
“For a long time I had to fight against a feeling of aversion for my country; now I am beginning to accustom myself to all the horrors that make...
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...
Rewinding 2020 | Tinnitist’s Master List
News flash: I listen to a lot of music. And here's the proof: A list of every album I posted something about in 2020 — or nearly every album;...
Rewinding 2020 (So Far) | The Most-Watched 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. And here's the...
