DIY Discovery | JJ’s Music Retaliation (Part 2)
Some musicians are eccentric. Others are eclectic. Still others are enigmatic. But few combine all those qualities — along with several other brilliantly bizarre traits — quite like the...
Rewinding 2021 | Tinnitist’s Top Posts
Sometimes I spend hours (OK, minutes) labouring over a thoughtful review that nobody reads. Other times I dash off a couple of sentences, throw together a roundup, edit a...
Rewinding 2023 (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...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | One & Done
What do Gary Cherone and The Littlest Hobo have in common? Until tomorrow, they'll just keep movin' on. The lead vocalist made just one album with Van Halen, the...
20 Questions With Matt Morson
Matt Morson is true country. Don't take my word for it: True Country also happens the title of the Ontario singer-songwriter's latest single. And rightly so — Morson comes...
Thunder Pie | Everything Gonna Be Alright
Muddy Waters: Whooooooooa, yeah. (Pause). Whoa, yeah.
Johnny Winter: Whooo!
Muddy Waters: Everything. (Pause). Everything. (Pause). Everything gonna be alright this morning.
Johnny Winter: Yes and No! (?)
Muddy Waters: Ohhh yeah.
Johnny Winter:...
Rewinding 2022 (So Far) | Tinnitist’s Favourite Albums
Wait, it's July already? Damn. That was fast. I'd say time flies when you're having fun, but I don't know anybody who's actually having any. But even if the...
DIY Discovery | Jas Frank & the Intoits
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...
Thunder Pie | Running For My Life Tonight
“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be...
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,...
20 Questions With Bob Gaulke
Bob Gaulke is probably not somebody who believes less is more. Or that a little is enough. That much is obvious from the Bronx singer-songwriter and bassist’s absurdly prolific...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | What You Talkin’ ’Bout, Willis?
I grew up a fan of Elton John, and while most people just love to blather on about what a brilliant lyricist Bernie Taupin is, I've always found his...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Band Cameos
Mostly, I want to know if any band has more on-screen cameos than Yo La Tengo. The Brooklyn indie-rock trio have been amongst my most-beloved bands for 30 years....
Back Stories | My 2009 Interview With Rosanne Cash
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...
Thunder Pie | Something In The Night
Long before I understood what it means to be alive, I felt isolated on leafy streets. At the bus stop in the morning, I would stand there calmly: observant...
