20 Questions With Tony D

Tony D shut up and played his guitar on his new instrumental album Speak No Evil, which I showcased HERE back in September. Today, the Toronto fretboard master lets...

20 Questions With The Last Martyr

Australian modern-metal outfit The Last Martyr recently dropped their latest hard-hitting single and eyecatching video Hindsight. Today, vocalist Monica Strut truly earns her status as a martyr by taking...

Rewinding 2021 | Blues Albums

The blues never goes out of style. Especially these days. Here are the artists who kept it alive and kicking in 2021:   TINNITIST'S PICK Adia Victoria A Southern Gothic THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:...

Rewinding June | The Top 15 Albums Of The Month

Here's a big shock: Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways was the best album of the month. OK, so I'm predictable. But give me some credit: I suspect a...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | First Pembroke, Then THE WORLD!

When we were kids, my best friend's parents owned our small town's lone music store. Jordon Zadorozny (later of Blinker The Star) and I spent a lot of time...

Submission Accomplished | 5 Recent Gems From The Digital Mailbag

Thanks to the inexplicable popularity of my Submit Music page, I always have a digital backlog of albums, EPs, singles and videos awaiting my perusal. Here are the latest...

20 Questions With Mike Felten

Mike Felten introduced us to his alter-ego Fast Mikey Blue Eyes when he premiered his fantastic album of the same name right HERE last month. Today, the veteran Chicago...

Rewinding 2021 | Roots Music

I briefly considered hair-splitting this category into more specific genres — Americana, folk, country, bluegrass, rockabilly, roots-rock, singer-songwriters and blah blah blah. Thankfully, I talked myself out of that...

20 Questions With Drae

Drae invited us to Take Cover when they showcased their funky single and video HERE back in September. Today the dynamic duo they fail to heed their own advice...

Rewinding March | Tinnitist’s Top Albums Of The Month

Obviously, March has been an exceedingly weird time. But it's also been a surprisingly groovy one, judging by some of the month's top albums. Here are the titles that...

Rewinding June | The Best Loudness

You love it loud? Sure you do. And there was plenty to love in June. Here are the best of the bunch, listed in alphabetical order. Just click on...

20 Questions With Kilter

Kilter are off. In the best way possible. Assuming, of course, that you like alvant-garde jazz-metal as much as I do. If so, the Brooklyn-based trio of bassist Laurent...

Rewinding 2019 | The Proudly Loud

You know what they say: If it's too loud, you're too old. But you know what they should say? If it's too loud, you should probably turn it down...

20 Questions With Ash & Eric

If there's one thing you can be sure of these days, it's this: You can't be sure of anything these days. Like countless others, Ash & Eric have learned...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Do Stairway!

A bud of mine recently shared a YouTube link of the audio from Led Zeppelin’s March 16, 1973 show in Vienna, Austria. It was an astounding show, with a...

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