Albums Of The Week: Courtney Barnett | Things Take Time, Take Time
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The sun rises and the sun sets. Mow the lawn, and it’ll grow back; cut your fingernails and they’ll grow back too. Weatherboards age; replace...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 27 – Dec. 3 • New Books
Tom Werman turns it up, Derek Forbes keeps it simple, Iron Maiden give you a piece of their mind, Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave go under the microscope and...
Albums Of The Week: Explosions in the Sky | End
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “End, the enigmatic seventh album by Explosions In The Sky, was inspired by darkness, but became a loud, dramatic, wild rumination on life and death.
“Our...
Cassandra Maze | Something I Like: Exclusive Single Premiere
Cassandra Maze just can't help herself in her seductive new single Something I Like — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
"I look at all of my musical creations like my children,...
Next Week in Music | July 17-23 • The Long List: 275+ Releases On...
It's a sad day for musical anniversaries: Suicide vocalist Alan Vega died on this date in 2016 at age 78, blues singer-guitarist Johnny Winter passed away on tour in...
Albums Of The Week: John Coltrane | A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: After nearly six decades, a private recording of a rare, nightclub performance by John Coltrane of his magnum opus A Love Supreme has finally arrived. Recorded...
Classic Album Reviews: 3 Doors Down | Away From The Sun / Saliva |...
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):
There are few people...
Next Week in Music | July 31 – Aug. 6 • On TV
As the TV writers’ strike wraps up its third month, I am reminded of the immortal words of Lee Dorsey (or Devo, if you prefer): How long can this...
Submission Accomplished: Nouhi’s Nomad | Nouhi’s Nomad
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's a recent must-hear...
Now Hear This: Ghost Woman | Anne, If
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One could be forgiven for getting that familiar feeling when listening to the music of Ghost Woman. And that's not just because songwriter and multi-instrumentalist...
Albums Of The Week: The Blips | Again
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Back in late 2019, Taylor Hollingsworth, Wes McDonald, Will Stewart, Eric Wallace and Chris McCauley collided in Birmingham, Alabama’s Ol’ Elegante recording studio and wrote an...
Now Hear This: Gaye Su Akyol | Anadolu Ejderi
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Courage. Bravery. Daring. Those are the watchwords that guided Turkey’s Gaye Su Akyol when she was making Anadolu Ejderi, her fourth album and first full-length...
Albums Of The Week: Frank Zappa | The Mothers 1971
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Released in August 1971 just two months after it was recorded, Fillmore East - June 1971 was Frank Zappa and The Mothers’ masterstroke conceptual live...
Albums Of The Week: Grade 2 | Grade 2
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Some 50 years after the genre turned the music world upside-down, Grade 2 bring the raw power of old-school punk to a new generation. Their...
Classic Album Review: Tricky | Blowback
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):
U.K. trip-hop pioneer Tricky...
