Rewinding 2019 (So Far) | The Top DIY Discoveries
The DIY Discovery feature is one of my favourite components of Tinnitist. After sifting and sitting through so much mass-marketed major-label music over the decades, I really love getting...
Rewinding 2019 (So Far) | The Top Videos
I have said it before. I am saying it again: If there's one thing I've learned from running this site, it's that people love music videos. And here's the...
Rewinding June | The Best Oldies
Everything old is new again — eventually. Here are the best compilations and reissues that came out in June, listed in alphabetical order. Just click on the cover pictures...
Rewinding June | The Best Indies
Liverpool oddballs, Colombian spellcasters, paisley-rock dream merchants and more — there was no shortage of essential indie rock to hear in May. Here's the best of the bunch, listed...
Sacri Monti | Waiting Room for the Magic Hour: Exclusive Album Premiere
California psychedelic heavy rock champions Sacri Monti return with a vengeance on their sophomore LP Waiting Room for the Magic Hour — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
“We are excited to...
Rewinding June | The Best Tributes
A great cover tune is always a joy to behold. An album full of them is even better. Here are the covers collections that came out June, listed in...
Rewinding June | The Best Roots
From Scandinavian rockabilly to country legends, it was a strong month for roots music. Here are June's top titles in alphabetical order — just click on the cover picture...
Rewinding June | The Best Loudness
You love it loud? Sure you do. And there was plenty to love in June. Here are the best of the bunch, listed in alphabetical order. Just click on...
Rewinding June | The Best Grooves
Sure, you want the funk. You need the funk. You gotta have the funk. But some rap, R&B, soul and dance-pop never hurt. Here are June's finest, freakiest and...
Rewinding June | The Best Rock
Blowhards and no-nothings keep saying rock is dead. Clearly, musicians aren't listening — every month, I get another batch of great rock albums. Here are the best that came out...
Next Week in Music | July 1-7 • 75 New Releases Headed Your Way
It's going to be a quiet week in the music world. And no wonder: Between Canada Day, the 4th of July and the end of school, millions of North...
Doll Skin | Love is Dead And We Killed Her
WHO ARE THEY? A feisty female foursome from Phoenix whose sound splits the difference between punk, pop-rock and metal — and has earned them comparison to everyone from The...
The Aristocrats | You Know What…?
WHO ARE THEY? A prog-rock power trio and sorta-supergroup featuring high-calibre hired guns who record and tour with the likes of Joe Satriani, Steven Wilson, Steve Vai and Dweezil...
Deflore & Jaz Coleman | Party in the Chaos
WHO ARE THEY? The latter is the fire-breathing frontman of post-punk legends Killing Joke; the former is an Italian instrumental industrial duo who met Coleman's high standards when they...
The Kokomo Kings | Fighting Fire With Gasoline
WHO ARE THEY? A southern-fried rockabilly and roots outfit that sounds like they just crawled out of the backwoods — but actually hail from Sweden and Denmark.
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