Rewinding 2019 | Roots Releases With A Twist

I don't know about you, but I generally prefer my roots music with a little kick to it. So instead of a bunch of Americana, bluegrass and folk, my...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel: Time Is Swift And Taylor is Money

At the end of February, Taylor Swift officially knocked The Beatles out of No. 1 in a category many probably thought nobody ever would — the most weeks in...

Rewinding October | The Top Blues, Soul & Roots

Van the Man picked up his pen in a big way. The North Mississippi Allstars got on a new roll. The Avetts played politics and made it personal. The...

Thunder Pie | Gridlock

Slappy sunlight coming down, collapsed trusses of 3pm light breaking in through the miasma, we would run down the valley, me and the kids, in the Honda at Christmastime....

20 Questions With Jackson Hollow

Jackson Hollow have plenty to say. And they're just getting started. The Vancouver bluesgrass quartet recently released their latest single Look Who's Talking Now, the third preview of their...

DIY Discovery | Nat Myers

Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there’s nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to the latest instalment...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

I have a Velvet Underground live album recorded at Max's Kansas City in 1970. The album came out in 1972, the year the band broke up — just five...

Rewinding April | The 28 Best Albums of The Month

It is just me, or is the year flying by? It seems like just last week when I compiled the best albums for March. Then I woke up today...

DIY Discovery | Nothing Concrete

Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there's nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to the latest instalment...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 4: M-P)

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,...

Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Mixtape Tracks: September

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...

20 Questions With Tucker Lane’s Leslie Stanwyck

Tucker Lane wound their way into these pages in the fall with their Sheryl Crow-ish single and video Paper Wings. You can read more about that HERE. Today, frontwoman...

Back Stories: My 2011 Obituary For Amy Winehouse

This past weekend marked the 12th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death. To me, it doesn't feel like that long ago. I’ll never forget the first time I heard an...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel: Hits That Nobody Misses

OK, I'll admit it. I bought a copy of the Didn't You Kill My Brother single by Alexei Sayle. I just watched the video now. Holy cats, is it...

Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Mixtape Tracks: December

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...

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