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...
Rewinding 2021 | Canadian Music
Some of these categories are easy. Others are harder than calculus. This one was incredibly difficult — mostly because there were so many excellent releases this year. I went...
Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Zappa: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The official soundtrack album for the new documentary Zappa features songs from the movie by the film’s subject, Frank Zappa, his band The Mothers of...
Classic Album Review: Godhead | 2000 Years of Human Error
This album came out a couple of decades ago. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If you notice that Godhead’s post-industrial goth-metal grind bears...
Bonus Discs | Four New Avant-Garde Releases
Glenn Branca’s music ascends, ESSi unveils a creature feature, Julie's Haircut goes electric and more this week. I didn't have time to write about these albums, but I gave...
Albums Of The Week: Shonen Knife | Our Best Place
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Japan's world-famous all-girl alternative pop trio Shonen Knife have just released Our Best Place. Their first new album in nearly three years and 10th full-length...
Classic Album Review: Dolly Parton | Halos & Horns
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):
She’s still a world-class...
Albums Of The Week: Archangel A.D. | Casus Belli
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Archangel A.D.’s sound is a powerful force comprised of high-speed riffs, shredding leads and dynamic vocals. Formed in 2015 in Texas, the thrash metallers spent...
Rewinding 2019 | From Beyond & Back
Theses artists are gone, but their musical legacies live on — sometimes with a little help from fellow artists. Here are the best and the rest of this year's...
Album Of The Week: Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Way Down In The...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "After recording Ragged Glory at Broken Arrow Ranch in the spring of 1990 and releasing it that September, Neil Young and Crazy Horse took the...
Christien Paul Won’t Let You Forget His New Single Je n’oublierai jamais
Toronto singer/songwriter and French pop artist Christien Paul makes a memorable impression with his single Je n’oublierai jamais — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Meaning I’ll Never Forget, the track is...
The Allman Betts Band | Down to The River
WHO ARE THEY? Probably not who you think. This isn't an unearthed collaboration between Allman Brothers Band co-founders Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts; it's a new band featuring their...
Christmas Classic: Nick Lowe | Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All the Family
The other St. Nick visits for the holidays — and comes bearing wonderful gifts in the form of rockabilly hymns, holiday oddities and arch pop ditties about Jesus and...
Albums Of The Week: Sparks | Balls / Lil’ Beethoven / Hello Young Lovers...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: Sparks are celebrating their post-millennial renaissance with the 21st Century Sparks Collection of deluxe reissues. Balls (2000), Lil’ Beethoven (2002), and Hello Young Lovers (2006)...
DIY Discovery | JJ’s Music Retaliation (Part 3)
Some musicians are eccentric. Others are eclectic. Still others are enigmatic. But few combine all those qualities — along with several other brilliantly bizarre traits — quite like the...
