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 —...