Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Spot The Difference
Collecting records is sometimes a little like playing one of those "spot the difference" puzzles. Various pressings of albums can vary greatly or subtly depending on when and where...
20 Questions With Wreche
"Where black metal and classical music vie for privilege, hope, and death in a smog-laden basin of sunt,” is how California’s John Steven Morgan of Wreche describes his music....
Rewinding 2021 | The Long List
Another year, another bajillion albums, EPs, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, bootlegs and vinyl reissues. Here's every title that found its way into my ears and onto the...
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 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Mixtape Tracks: April
Asking me to pick my favourite songs of the year is like asking a competitive eater to name their favourite hot dogs. After the first 25,000, it becomes kind...
Thunder Pie | Once Upon A Time In The Creek Behind The Dirty Book...
Me and Keith never seemed destined for a memory like what went down, but I guess that’s how it goes. You move through so many years thinking you can...
Opening Acts | Rockers Reminisce About Seeing Their First Concerts
Back when I used to interview major-label musicians all the time, I had a list of random semi-personal questions I would ask after discussing whatever album or tour was...
20 Questions With Alessandro Montelli
Singer-songwriter Alessandro Montelli took us for a ride last fall, delivering a message of equality, justice and humanity with 1 Race, a collaboration with Toronto rapper Karizma. You can...
Back Stories | My 2002 Interview With Marty Stuart
With Ken Burns’ latest superb music documentary series Country airing this month, I figured it made sense to pull out some interviews I've done with country legends over the...
Baby, It’s Absurd Outside | A Viable Alternative To Endless, Fruitless Outrage
Do you hear what I hear? That's right, it's time for the annual Christmas music onslaught. Which means it's also time for people to clutch their pearls and get...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Hendrix Bassist Billy Cox
Since it's the anniversay of Jimi Hendrix’s death this week, I figured I'd dig a littler further into my files and resurrect this 2010 interview I did with Band...
Rewinding February | The Best Albums of The Month
The shortest month of the year certainly wasn't short on great music. Here's an alphabetical list of the 15 best albums I heard during February, with links to my...
Thunder Pie | Hiking With The Heartbeat Kid
Easter morning, me and Arle go on a hike. Once the kids get picked up for a few hours, we have this rare open stretch, so she says let’s...
20 Questions With Fiona Ross
British jazz singer-songwriter Fiona Ross should already be familiar to regular Tinnitist readers — she's been kind enough to share videos for her songs Don't Say, I Followed My...
Rewinding 2022 (So Far) | The Long List
Another six months, another bajillion albums, EPs, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, bootlegs and vinyl reissues. Here's every title that found its way into my ears and onto...
