Skeleton Club Make Their Bones On Weirdly Wonderful Debut Death, Love & Money
They say the only givens in life are death and taxes, but for Skeleton Club those guarantees are more along the lines of Death, Love & Money — the...
Juliana Hatfield | The Tinnitist Interview
For Juliana Hatfield, the past is a nice place to visit — but she wouldn't want to live there.
"I really don't think about the past too much," insists the...
Sad Songs for Happy People | EP – 01: Exclusive Premiere
Sad Songs For Happy People hide in plain sight on the devastatingly beautiful debut EP - 01 — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
Personifying Irish poet John Boyle O'Reilly’s belief that "anonymity...
Forest Robots | Exclusive Album & Short Film Premieres
Forest Robots paints a colourful fall landscape with his new album and short film — premiering exclusively (and simultaneously) on Tinnitist.
Times When I Know You'll Watch The Sky, the...
Rewinding October | The Top Pop & Rock
Joy and sorrow, survival and mortality, loneliness and connection — the best music I reviewed in October dealt with all of these topics (and more) with eloquence, intelligence, originality...
Rewinding October | The Top Indies
Superstar jams, garage-band greats, noisy masterpieces, post-punk upstarts, multi-culti marvels — and plenty more where they came from. October was another good month for indie-rock fans. Here's the best...
Rewinding October | The Top Loudness
From riff-rock to punk and speed-metal to glam, there was plenty of headbangable fare on the roster this month. Guess that's why they call it Rocktober. Here's the biggest...
Rewinding October | The Top Box Sets
At this time of year, the box sets start to come thick and fast. Before I dig into this week's offerings (R.E.M. and Bob Dylan, for those keeping score...
Rewinding October | The Top Live Albums
I saw a ridiculous headline recently that said something like, "Live Albums Are Irrelevant, So Why Do People Keep Making Them?" That was about the dumbest thing I've heard...
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...
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...
Back Stories: My Unabridged 2010 Interview With Steve Miller
Since Steve Miller’s latest retrospective Welcome to the Vault arrives Friday — and since the man hisself showed up The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday to promote...
Rewinding September | The Top Indies
Like countless critics, much of my time is taken up by major-label releases. But also like countless critics, I always try to make some room for the deserving indie...
Rewinding September | The Top CanCon
From pop supergroups to rock legends, there was plenty of great music coming out of our home and native land in September. Here are the best titles I heard,...
Rewinding September | The Top Returns & Reinventions
Some people hate change. Not me. In fact, there are few things I like more than hearing an artist change their tune, either on their own or with the...