Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
Choosing the right producer for an album is almost as critical as the strength of the songwriting. That said, a good producer should be one with the ability —...
20 Questions With Alexis Taylor
Earlier this summer, Alexis Taylor shared her latest single and video Cool With That right HERE. Today, the country-pop singer-songwriter and rising star is cool with answering my dumb...
20 Questions With Joanna Pearl
Joanna Pearl has been shining lately. The California singer-songwriter just made a high-profile appearance on Chicago’s single The Mermaid (Sereia Do Mar), lending her sweetly flowing background vocals to...
DIY Discovery | The 1984 Draft
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 DIY Discovery, where...
Waiting For Eugene: My Visit To The Punk Rock Museum
Eugene Hütz is more than half an hour late. Which is exactly how it should be.
It's a hot Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, and I've just arrived in the...
Back Stories | Nirvana’s Nevermind & The Grunge Explosion
Just in case you don't feel old enough already, here's something to remind you: Nirvana's iconic album Nevermind turns 30 years old on Friday. Like a lot of folks,...
20 Questions With Adam Cousins
Adam Cousins knows a thing or two about small-town living, hard working and country music dreaming. Born and raised in a tight-knit Ontario community, the emerging singer-songwriter released his...
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...
Meet Stu Reid: Winnipeg’s Gig Poster King
Winnipeg's music scene would not look (or sound) the same without Stu Reid.
Since 1984, the well-known graphic artist, illustrator and self-described music nerd has designed thousands of gig posters...
20 Questions With Katie Ditschun
More Canada Day CanCon? Of course! My next interviewee is a familiar face around here: Jazz-pop singer-songwriter Katie Ditschun has been kind enough to premiere or showcase a trio...
Rewinding 2020 (So Far) | The Most-Watched 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. And here's the...
Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Roger Daltrey
I watched a Roger Daltrey TV interview the other day and it reminded me of when I talked to The Who frontman back in 2011 — at the time,...
Rewinding 2021 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums
The older I get, the harder it is to put together these year-end lists. But not because I'm getting more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite; every...
JD McPherson: The Tinnitist Interview
JD McPherson has no idea where he's going. "I really don't know," the singer-guitarist says with a chuckle. "They just point and I go where they tell me."
He's kidding,...
20 Questions With Coral Moons
Coral Moons sound right at home on their brand-new album Fieldcrest. And no wonder — the up-and-coming Boston band's debut long-player takes its title from the street that singer-songwriter...
