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...
Back Stories | My 2008 Interview With Ray Davies
Back in 2008, I was fortunate enough to speak to the one and only Ray Davies over the phone. As usual with print interviews, much of what I wrote...
Back Stories | My Unedited 2011 Interview With Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason
Sept. 15 is an eventful date in the world of Pink Floyd. On Sept. 15 1975, Wish You Were Here was released in the U.K., three days after its...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel: Rod Evans & The Strange Case of New Deep Purple
During the first eight years, Deep Purple’s lead vocalist and bass player positions were hot seats — six people held the roles during that time in band lineups referred...
DIY Discovery | Destroy Boys
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...
Back Stories | Black Eye Peas X Green Eggs & Ham
This week in Reunions Nobody Really Asked For: The Black Eyed Peas — or at least will.i.am and the other two dudes — have reportedly resurfaced and released their first new...
Rewinding 2020 | Tinnitist’s Top Videos
I have said it before. I am saying it again: If there's one thing I've learned from running this site, it's that people love music videos. Here's the proof:...
Steve Harris | The Tinnitist Interview
Steve Harris and British Lion are roaring across the pond for their first tour of Canada — but it won't really be the band's maiden visit to the Great White...
Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Gregg Allman
Back in 2011, I was lucky enough to talk to the one and only Gregg Allman. At the time, the southern rock icon was in a good place, recovering...
The Beatles | The Beatles (White Album) 50th Anniversary Box: 27 Unreleased Gems
"It was great. It sold. It's the bloody Beatles’ White Album. Shut up!" So said Paul McCartney when someone suggested The Beatles’ self-titled magnum opus should have been a...
20 Questions With Austin Taft
Austin Taft is taking indie metal to a whole new level. In more ways than one. Not only is the multi-talented, multi-tasking Colorado rocker an incredible one-man band —...
Back Stories | My 2011 Feature on Robert Johnson’s 100th Birthday
Since May 8 is blues icon Robert Johnson’s birthday, it seems like a good time to resurrect this piece I wrote back in 2011 for his centenary. In hindsight,...
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...
DIY Discovery | Eyeball
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...
Back Stories (Birthday Edition) | My Unedited 2010 Interview With Neil Diamond
I just noticed that today is Neil Diamond’s birthday. That reminded me that I was lucky enough to speak to the legendary singer-songwriter back in 2010, when he was...
