Albums Of The Week: Metz | Up On Gravity Hill

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “With time, we come to understand the way the joy of connection is mirrored by the void of loss, how the constancy of love is...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 4-10 • New Books

Jimi and Ella. Taylor and Mariah. Harry and Dee. Next week's books would like to be on a first-name basis. Read all about ’em:   Loaded: The Life (And Afterlife) Of...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 5: Q-S)

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

Classic Album Review: Hellbent | Helium

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   If Trent Reznor drove...

Classic DVD Review: Opeth | Lamentations: Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire 2003

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Talk about ruining your...

Classic Album Review: Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   When you name your...

Albums Of The Week: Goat | Medicine

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It is hard to know how many times the mythology and mystery of Goat’s backstory can be written about. Thankfully, new release Medicine does away...

Classic DVD Review: Our Lady Peace | Live

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):   On their studio albums,...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 3: G-L)

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

Classic Album Review: Iggy Pop | Skull Ring

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):   Anyone who believes rock...

Classic Album Reviews: Dumptruck | D is for Dumptruck / Positively Dumptruck / For...

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):   THE YEARS: 1983;...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Punk-O-Rama III

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Back when the majority...

Classic Album Review: Astrud Gilberto | Astrud For Lovers

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   COME-ON: OK, so maybe...

Albums Of The Week: Flamingods | Head Of Pomegranate

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Flamingods’ new album Head Of Pomegranate was recorded in Atlanta by Grammy-winning producer Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, M.I.A.). The much-loved London quartet have...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | The Wipe Album

Don’t get me wrong. The White Album is not only my favourite Beatles record; it’s my favourite album, period. But, I’m gonna screw with it anyway. Let’s face it...

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