Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Family Values Tour ’98
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Family values may not...
Afton Wolfe | The Harvest: Exclusive EP Premiere
Afton Wolfe keeps it all in the family with his new rich and moving new EP The Harvest — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
Although he's earned a reputation for the pointed...
Buscabulla | Regresa
Hype isn't always a bad thing. Take this debut album from Buscabulla. There's been plenty of anticipation for this disc from Puerto Rican ex-pat musical and romantic partners Raquel...
Classic Album Review: Michelle Shocked | Deep Natural / Dub Natural
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Folk, country, blues, rock,...
Now Hear This: Thee Holy Brothers | My Name is Sparkle
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "My Name is Sparkle is the debut album by Thee Holy Brothers. Marvin Etzioni (aka “Buddy Holy”) and singer/multi-instrumentalist Willie Aron (aka “Johnny B. Holy”)...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 21-27 • New Books
W hether you love BlackPink or Black Sabbath — not to mention Harry Smith, Subhumans, The Velvet Underground and/or Gil Scott-Heron — the book gods have you covered next...
Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man
"I’ll make you scream, I'll make you defecate," cracks Ozzy Osbourne on the opening track on his dozenth studio album and first solo outing in nearly a decade. Well,...
Submission Accomplished | 12 Fantastic Finds From The Digital Mailbox
Thanks to the inexplicable popularity of my Submit Music page, I always have a digital backlog of albums, EPs, singles and videos awaiting my perusal. Here are the latest...
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Blue Moon Rising EP
WHO ARE THEY? The former (and come on, let's be honest: future) Oasis singer-guitarist. Brother Liam’s lifelong nemesis and ceaseless tormentor. And the cantankerous crank who just cheekily reminded...
Classic Album Review: D12 | Devil’s Night
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
D12? Try Eminem6.
This Detroit...
Rayland Baxter | Good Mmornin
WHO IS HE? The alt-country singer-songwriter whose father is veteran Nashville pedal steel player Bucky Baxter — and who has blazed his own unique path through three studio albums...
Now Hear This: Pig Destroyer | The Octagonal Stairway EP
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Pig Destroyer return with their new EP, The Octagonal Stairway! A blistering dose of grindcore, harsh noise, and industrial swagger, The Octagonal Stairway features six crushing...
Albums Of The Week: Hana Vu | Public Storage
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Storage units hold possessions on pause from the outside world, objects capable of reconnecting us to a time or place. Hana Vu (born in 2000s...
Rewinding 2021 | Roots Music
I briefly considered hair-splitting this category into more specific genres — Americana, folk, country, bluegrass, rockabilly, roots-rock, singer-songwriters and blah blah blah. Thankfully, I talked myself out of that...
Classic Album Review: Nasty On | CitySick
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Trashy Vancouver glam-punks The...
