Next Week in Music | June 15-21 • New Books

Indie-rock kings, Chicago blues queens, punk-rock jesters, the one and only Prince — and plenty of guitars getting the royal treatment. They're all here for your perusal this week....

New Pornographers’ In the Morse Code of Brake Lights Tops Album Announcements

Every artist ends up writing about cars at some point. Even The New Pornographers. The Vancouver indie-pop supergroup just announced that their upcoming eighth album will be titled In...

Next Week in Music | July 12-18 • The Short List: 10 Titles I...

Between all the regular releases coming next Friday and the hundreds of Record Store Day offerings arriving on Saturday, I could have easily come up with a few dozen...

Next Week in Music | April 20-26 • On TV

We could all use a little good news right now. And here's a small piece: Things seem to be stabilizing slightly on the late-night music scene. For the first...

One Eyed Oracle Welcomes You to His Really Small Town

One Eyed Oracle has greatness in his sights on his vibrantly dynamic, socially conscious debut LP Really Small Town — showcasing today on Tinnitist. Five years in the making, Really...

Late-Night TV Music (Ballads Edition) | Nov. 15, 2018

Turns out you can stop the rock after all. At least for one night. That was the case on Thursday as the talk shows turned down the lights, unplugged...

Next Week in Music | April 10-16 • New Books

The creation of No Alternative, the art of heavy metal, the lives of BSB and Dua Lipa, and the lysergic history of Detroit — there are only a handful...

Roddy Colmer | White Little Lights: Exclusive Video Premiere

Roddy Colmer finds his way through the darkness with the help of White Little Lights — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist. The Toronto singer-songwriter's latest single and video is a tender romantic...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 5-11 • The Long List: 530 Releases On...

Another week, another 500 new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations and vinyl reissues to add to the backlog of releases clogging up my hard drive and brain. Read...

Next Week in Music | April 10-16 • The Long List: 400 Releases On...

Today in rock ’n’ roll birthdays: Matthew Healy of The 1975 is 34, Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend turns 39, Julian Lennon and L7’s Donita Sparks both hit 60, Izzy...

Lee Ranaldo’s Names of North End Women Tops Today’s Album Announcements

Winnipeg really ought to consider giving Lee Ranaldo the key to the city. After all, the former Sonic Youth guitarist has basically been an honourary Winnipegger for decades. He's...

Tap To The Rhythm In Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage

Mobile rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage is now available for global audiences to download on iOS and Android devices. The free-to-play game, fully voiced in Japanese with English...

Next Week in Music | Feb. 10-16 • On TV

Green Day visit Corden, Wale does some Daily duty, Bonny Light Horseman ride in to rescue Saturday morning and more acts coming to the small screen this week. Set...

Indie Roundup: 13 Tracks to Try | Sept. 20, 2018

Every day I get press releases from indie bands with new songs, albums and videos to hype. Here's the latest batch: • Nashville duo Striking Matches (Sarah Zimmerman and Justin...

Late-Night TV Music (Diversity Edition) | Nov. 13, 2018

Diversity is always a good thing. And diversity is exactly what you got from Tuesday's late-night TV music lineup, which veered wildly from proggy art-rock to down-home country and...

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