Next Week in Music | Dec. 30 – Jan. 5 • 2 New Books

This might be the perfect week to curl up with a new book. Here are two that might fit the bill — if you're a fan of Jamaican dub...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 30 – Jan. 5 • On TV

There are two ways — and only two ways — to imbibe televised music in the coming days: 1 | While clutching a damn fine cup of coffee (or...

Rewinding 2024 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums: The Long List

Another year, another bajillion albums, EPs, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, bootlegs, streams and whatnot. Here's a list of every new release that was featured on the site...

Rewinding 2024 | Tinnitist’s Top Interviews

I spent about 30 years interviewing musicians the old-fashioned way: Talking on the telephone, transcribing the tape (or, eventually, the digital recording) and turning it all into a story...

Rewinding 2024 | Tinnitist’s Top Music Videos

I have said it before. I am saying it again: If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that people love music videos. Here's the proof: The...

Rewinding 2024 | Tinnitist’s Top Posts

Sometimes I spend hours (OK, minutes) labouring over a thoughtful review or column that nobody reads. Other times I dash off a couple of sentences, throw together a roundup,...

Rewinding 2024 | Area Resident’s Top Albums

This year I decided not to bother including special-edition remixes or archival box sets in my year-end roundup. I'll add that there are probably dozens of albums I could...

Rewinding 2024 | Steve Schmolaris’s Fan Favourites

Lists? Ask anyone who knows me – like, really knows me – and they’ll say I love them. Which is true, I do love lists. Their simple elegance. Their...

Rewinding 2024 | In Memoriam

“The goal isn’t to live forever,” Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk once said. “The goal is to create something that will.” These people certainly did. Here's a list of...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 23-29 • The Short List: 4 Titles You...

If you asked Santa for a Billy Childish rarities compilation, a Robbie Williams biopic soundtrack / anthology, the latest Todd Snider acoustic solo outing and a new Brad Mehldau...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 23-29 • The Long List: 100+ Releases On...

Who in the hell releases new music during Christmas week? Well, these people. If you need a distraction from the holidays, here are the 100-plus albums, EPs, singles, box...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 23-29 • 3 New Books

It's the most larcenous time of the year: Thanks to the scourge of AI, it's hard to miss the scores of fake-ass music bios being hawked online this year....

Next Week in Music | Dec. 23-29 • On TV

On the week during Christmas, my TV gave to me: Zero late-night talk shows, a billion daytime singers, umpteen holiday programs, two Grammy specials and (of course) Mariah Carey....

Markham Jazzlicious WinterFest Unveils Details of 2025 Festival

Destination Markham announces the return of the popular Markham Jazzlicious WinterFest for its third year. Building on the success of the sold-out 2023 and 2024 editions, this year’s series...

Winterfolk Celebrates 23 Years of Folk, Blues & Roots Music in Toronto

Winterfolk, Toronto’s beloved annual celebration of folk, blues, and roots music, returns for its 23rd year from Feb. 14-16 at the Tranzac Club. This year’s festival promises an extraordinary...

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