Sam Quartin of The Bobby Lees | The Tinnitist Interview

We've all been uncomfortable in our own skin. But probably not as uncomfortable as Sam Quartin of The Bobby Lees. "When I was younger, I had really bad mental issues...

Back Stories | My 2002 Interview With Mark Volman of The Turtles / Flo...

One fine day in 2002 (or perhaps early 2003), The Turtles came through town to play at the local casino (where else?). So naturally, I took advantage of 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 Moon

A few weeks back, the men of progressive electro-funksters Moôn were kind enough to launch their out-of-this-world single and video I Need To Know in these pages. Today, they...

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...

20 Questions With The National Parks

A few weeks back, Utah folk-pop outfit The National Parks dropped their fourth studio album Wildflower. Today, singer-guitarist and band namesake Brady Parks (on the left in the picture...

20 Questions With Mandy McMillan

A couple of weeks ago, Mandy McMillan was kind enough to share her latest video Dream Catcher with me. Today, the Alberta-bred, Nashville-based singer-songwriter goes the extra mile by...

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...

Rewinding 2020 (So Far) | The Short List: Tinnitist’s Top 20 Albums

Delayed albums. Cancelled tours. The untimely deaths of beloved artists. You don't need me to tell you how messed-up the music world has been this year. And it's probably...

20 Questions With Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne

Being born in Canada is one of the smartest things I've ever done. But Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne has done something even smarter — he moved up here from...

20 Questions With Fresh Breath

Hope you're enjoying your Canada Day! And my celebration of homegrown artists. Up next: The husband-and-wife duo of Josh and Katie Pascoe, collectively known as Fresh Breath. The alt-country...

20 Questions With Katie Ditschun

More Canada Day CanCon? Of course! My next interviewee is a familiar face around here: Jazz-pop singer-songwriter Katie Ditschun has been kind enough to premiere or showcase a trio...

20 Questions With Oliver James Brooks

And the Canada Day CanCon keeps on coming! My next victim is folk-rocker Oliver James Brooks. The singer-songwriter has already made a couple of appearances in these pages: He...

20 Questions With Bryce Clifford

The next Canada Day contributor has some cross-border appeal: Singer-songwriter Bryce Clifford recently returned to The Great White North after a decade-long stint in Austin, Tex. A few weeks...

20 Questions With Ori Dagan

My Canada Day celebration of homegrown talent carries on with jazz crooner Ori Dagan. You might already know him from his video for Non Dimenticar, which he premiered HERE,...

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