2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Alternative Albums
Top Pick: Tropical Fuck Storm | A Laughing Death in Meatspace
Just like Smucker's, Monkey Pus and Painful Rectal Itch, Tropical Fuck Storm have a name so awful they've got...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Pop & Dance Albums
Top Pick: Robyn | Honey
Life turns a lot of folks hard and bitter. It does not make most people soft and sweet. Good thing Robyn is not like most...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Singer-Songwriter Albums
Top Pick: Van Morrison | The Prophet Speaks
With Van Morrison, you take what you get. And you can like it or lump it; he doesn't give a good goddamn...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Most Overlooked Canadian Albums
Top Pick: Eamon McGrath | Tantramar
There is no shortcut to greatness. There is only the long haul. Eamon McGrath knows. Or at least he should; it's clearly the path...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Roots Albums
Top Pick: Richard Thompson | 13 Rivers
Richard Thompson is at his best when he's at his worst. That's patently obvious to anyone who's spent quality time with Shoot Out...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Alt-Roots Albums
Top Pick: Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis | Wild! Wild! Wild!
I don't know who introduced Linda Gail Lewis and Robbie Fulks, but they deserve a Grammy. If not...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Rap | Hip-Hop | R&B | Soul Albums
Top Pick: Noname | Room 205
Too many rappers talk too much and say too little. This is not a problem that Fatimah Nyeema Warner (aka Noname) is ever likely...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Box Sets
Top Pick: The Beatles | The Beatles (White Album) 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
"It was great. It sold. It's the bloody Beatles’ White Album. Shut up!" So said Paul...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Punk & Metal Albums
Top Pick: Fucked Up | Dose Your Dreams
Hey, remember when Fucked Up were just a punk band? Those were the days. Except they weren't. Because really, Fucked Up were...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Live Albums
Top Pick: Bruce Springsteen | Springsteen on Broadway
TRACKS: 30 (16 songs + 14 introductions)
LENGTH: 148 minutes
YEARS COVERED: 1972-2012
THE STORY: Recorded during Bruce's recent New York theatre residency and released...
Next Week In Music | Dec. 24-30
Here are the album releases, TV appearances, anniversaries and other events coming up in the next seven days. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t blame...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Videos
When musicians ask me what they should do to get more people to check out their work, I always say the same thing: Make a video. Because if there's...
2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top DIY Discoveries
The DIY Discovery feature is one of my favourite components of Tinnitist. After sifting and sitting through so much mass-marketed major-label music over the decades, I really love getting...
DIY Discovery | McGuff & The Dumpster Fires
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...
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...
