The Flaming Lips | The Soft Bulletin Recorded Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
WHO ARE THEY? The fearlessly freaky, artfully psychedelic and mind-bendingly theatrical Oklahoma oddballs fronted by corkscrew-maned frontman/ringleader Wayne Coyne.
WHAT IS THIS? The first official live release of their three...
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...
Mercury Rev | Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited
Strange but true: After becoming an overnight sensation with the enigmatic southern-gothic single Ode to Billie Joe, singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry’s sophomore album The Delta Sweete was a bizarre concept...
Classic Album Review: Very Metal | Hit and Run
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):
Fans of the subversive...
Micah P. Hinson | When I Shoot At You With Arrows, I Will Shoot...
Micah P. Hinson clearly knows the value of a good title. And how to write one. The southern gothic singer-songwriter's latest album comes with a real corker: When I...
The Replacements | Dead Man’s Pop
WHO ARE THEY? The mighty ’Mats. The original trouble boys. The notorious Minneapolis miscreants formed by mercurial singer-songwriter Paul Westerberg, teenage bassist (and future Gunner) Tommy Stinson, his doomed...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 23-29 • The Long List: 520+ Releases On...
And the hits just keep on comin'. If last week's 500-plus releases didn't fill the music-shaped void in your life, take heart — there are even more albums, EPs,...
Classic Album Review: Peaches | Fatherf*cker
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Once is not enough...
Long Weekend Mixtape | 158 Songs That You Don’t Want To Miss (Side 6)
Well, I ended up working today. And it's a good thing I did — otherwise I would have missed out on these 158 new singles, videos, cover tunes, remixes...
Richard Duguay | Beautiful Decline: Exclusive Album Premiere
Richard Duguay puts the pedal to the metal and speeds straight into a Beautiful Decline on his new album — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
A darker and more menacing followup...
Classic Album Review: Peter Wolf | Sleepless
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):
Since he left The...
Boomtown Rats’ Citizens of Boomtown Tops Today’s Album Announcements
You don't like Mondays? Trust me, they don't compare to the Wednesday I've had. But at least it seems kind of fitting that The Boomtown Rats chose today to...
Next Week in Music | April 1-7 • On TV
Kim Gordon rocks her collective fans, Raye shines on Saturday night, Marcus King swings into Kelly's world, X marks not one but two spots, Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson...
Albums Of The Week: Alabaster DePlume | Come With Fierce Grace
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In order to record the compositions in his critically acclaimed 2022 release Gold, Alabaster DePlume instilled a culture of creativity by leading his ensembles in...
Thunder Pie | The God of Ice Cream: Mini Essays about Overeating
“It's not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing—they are not all bad. Those devils have been my angels. Without them I...
