Morse / Portnoy / George | Cov3r to Cov3r

With a lineup that includes former members of Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Ajalon and other prog-rock outfits, it's no wonder this supergroup featuring keyboardist Neal Morse, drummer Mike Portnoy...

Nick Waterhouse | Live at Pappy & Harriet’s: In Person From the High Desert

Van Morrison. Ray Charles. Mose Allison. Georgie Fame. James Hunter. That's a pretty impressive roster. And now you can add another name to that list: Nick Waterhouse. The California...

Jesse Dayton | Gulf Coast Sessions

The actual Gulf Coast may be out of reach for the foreseeable future. But you don't have to wait to get your hands on this party-hearty EP of blues,...

John Foxx & The Maths | Howl

Why wait for Ultravox to reunite again? Original frontman John Foxx continues to keep the old flame alive with his fifth solo album Howl. These eight tracks of synth-driven...

Louis Jucker & Coilguns | Play Kråkeslottet (The Crow’s Castle) & Other Songs from...

Near as I can tell, singer-bassist Louis Jucker and his bandmates in Swiss noise-rock outfit Coilguns have about half a dozen different bands and musical configurations between them. Some...

PJ Harvey | Dry Demos

If you believe the cliche, a good song will still hold up even if it's played solo on an acoustic guitar, without any fancy production, arrangements, instrumentation or other...

Jerry Garcia & John Kahn | GarciaLive Volume 14, Jan. 27, 1986: The Ritz

I am sure even Jerry Garcia had his off nights. But this wasn't one of them. Joined by nimble, melodic bassist John Kahn, The Grateful Dead singer-guitarist and spiritual...

Be Bop Deluxe | Axe Victim Deluxe Edition

How much do I love Be Bop Deluxe? A few years back, I was all ready to pony up to fly to England so I could attend bandleader Bill...

Taylor Swift | Folklore

WHO IS SHE? You gotta be kidding. OK, I'll play along. She's the squad leader. The pop-chart Queen Midas. The woman who dances like nobody's watching at every awards...

You-Know-Who Tops Today’s Album Announcements

Unless you suffer from some sort of Memento-style short-term-memory-loss condition, I'm going to go ahead and assume you know that Taylor Swift announced she'll be dropping her new album...

Submission Accomplished | 12 Fantastic Finds From The Digital Mailbox

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 are the latest...

Toronto Tabla Ensemble Party with Unexpected Guests On Latest Album

Toronto Tabla Ensemble are having a party with some Unexpected Guests on their newest album — showcasing today on Tinnitist. Across the release’s seven tracks, the critically acclaimed group of...

Sam Quartin of The Bobby Lees | The Tinnitist Interview

We've all been uncomfortable in our own skin. But probably not as uncomfortable as Sam Quartin of The Bobby Lees. "When I was younger, I had really bad mental issues...

Back Stories | My Album Reviews From July 21, 2000

Two decades ago, new albums from The Stooges, Mötley Crüe and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...

Metz’s Atlas Vending Tops Today’s Album Announcements

Normally I would have tossed the insane new Metz video above into the Indie Roundup, but since it coincided with the announcement of their new album Atlas Vending —...

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