19 Albums I Definitely Want to Hear in 2019 (& 500 More That I...

If one of your resolutions is to listen to more music in 2019, you're in luck: There's no shortage of stuff coming down the pipe. After sifting through umpteen...

19 Predictions for Music in 2019

Those who don't remember the past are supposedly doomed to repeat it. That may be true most of the time. But not when it comes to music. Then it...

2018 in Review | Tinnitist’s Top Rock Albums

Top Pick: The 1975 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships You can swipe through all the British bands you want looking for your perfect match, but in the end,...

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...

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