Classic Album Review: Gary Burton | Selected Recordings

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):   Maybe it’s because most...

Classic Album Review: Clifford Brown | The Definitive

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):   Maybe it’s because most...

Classic Album Review: Chet Baker | The Definitive

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):   Maybe it’s because most...

Classic Album Review: Art Ensemble of Chicago | Selected Recordings

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):   Maybe it’s because most...

Classic Album Review: Cannonball Adderley | The Definitive

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):   Maybe it’s because most...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Kazoo-Recorder Overdrive

Everybody dislikes the sound of some musical instrument. My girlfriend hates bagpipes. I don't care for the saxophone in rock music (though it's awesome when used for jazz). I...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 2-8 • The Short List: 9 Titles You...

A rock god comes back with a bang, some old punks do it for the kids, and the greatest Canadian artist most people have never heard rolls a seven....

Next Week in Music | Jan. 2-8 • The Long List: 100+ Releases On...

Jan. 1 marks a new beginning for most people. But it spells the end of the line for a lot of musicians, based on the number of artists who...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 2-8 • New Books

Adele, Vashti Bunyan, Rush and Simple Minds — along with musical visits to Louisiana and Cambodia — open the cover on 2023. Read all about ’em:   Themes For Great Cities:...

Next Week in Music | Jan. 2-8 • On TV

Idles, Protoje and Madison Cunningham help Fallon get a jump on the other Jimmys, Alex G wakes you up on Saturday, Austin City Limits celebrates Sheryl Crow and … well,...

Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums (Part 1: A-M)

The older I get, the harder it is to put together a year-end list. Not because I'm getting more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite. Every year,...

Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums (Part 2: N-Z)

The older I get, the harder it is to put together a year-end list. Not because I'm getting more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite. Every year,...

Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Music 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:...

Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Interviews

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

Rewinding 2022 | Tinnitist’s Top Posts

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

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