The Get Up Kids | Problems
The Get Up Kids are all grown up. It's been nearly 25 years since the emo quintet first came together in Kansas City — and almost a decade since...
Harkness | I.D.: Exclusive Video Premiere
Harkness whips out his I.D. and introduces himself with his debut video and single — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
"These days, everyone is talking about 'living in the moment' but...
Classic Album Reviews: Elvis Costello | This Year’s Model / Blood & Chocolate /...
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):
Last year, Rhino kicked...
Classic Album Reviews: Pavement | Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe / Slow Century...
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):
Anybody can name the...
Albums Of The Week: Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder | Get On Board: The...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Nearly 60 years after they first played together, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, longtime friends and collaborators, reunite with Get On Board, an album of music...
City and Colour | A Pill For Loneliness
WHO IS THIS? The solo alter ego of on-again, off-again Alexisonfire singer-guitarist Dallas Green and a cast of talented but essentially faceless supporting players. For those who haven't made...
Albums Of The Week: The Jaded Hearts Club | You’ve Always Been Here
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The Jaded Hearts Club are a new band featuring frontmen Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets) and Nic Cester (Jet), guitarists Graham Coxon (Blur) and...
Mac DeMarco | Here Comes the Cowboy
Some guys make it look easy. Mac DeMarco makes it look too easy on Here Comes the Cowboy. But not always in a good way. The Canadian-born singer-guitarist's sixth...
Ryte | Ryte
THE PRESS RELEASE
"Ryte’s debut album is basically the result of an intense one-and-a-half-year writing process (late 2016 - early 2018), which was definitely fueled by a very creative and...
20 Questions With Tricia Fitz
Tricia Fitz plays by her own rules. If she even has any. The Brazilian-born Toronto singer-songwriter's sound is a wildly adventurous, gleefully colourful and irrepressibly mischievous blend of pop,...
Classic Album Review: Rocket From The Crypt | Live From Camp X-Ray
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):
In these uncertain times,...
Albums Of The Week: Emperor Penguin | Sunday Carvery
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Emperor Penguin’s new album Sunday Carvery is named for the band’s love of traditional British hospitality and the faded romance of the roadside diner.
The songs were...
Sly & The Family Drone | Walk It Dry
Subtlety is for saps. Rehearsals are restrictive. Volume is an instrument. Chaos is the ultimate plan. And more is always better. U.K. extremists Sly & The Family Drone put...
The Airborne Toxic Event | Hollywood Park
As Tolstoy taught us: "Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." But I doubt even he could have concocted an upbringing like the one experienced by Airborne...
Now Hear This: Chris Brokaw | Puritan
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Chris Brokaw is the consummate underground rock musician. In a career spanning thirty-plus years he has been in countless bands (Come, Codeine, Charnel Ground, The...