Rewinding 2019 | The Rock Stars
Every year, another bunch of hipster-doofus youngsters try to rile up the old farts by smugly proclaiming that rock is dead. To which I say: OK, millennial. Instead of...
Rewinding 2019 | The Poppermost Toppermost
Women generally rule the pop scene. But this year, they didn't just dominate the charts and airwaves — they also produced some of the most exciting new sounds of...
Rewinding 2019 | My Favourite Albums
I have reviewed more than 20,000 albums over the decades. And several hundred more in the past 12 months alone. But at the end of the day — and...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Dec. 24, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Nas, Raekwon, Mike Ness and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Dec. 17, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Notorious B.I.G., Le Tigre, Rheostatics, Dillinger Escape Plan and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to...
Surprise! The Hold Steady Just Released Two New Live Albums
Don't say The Hold Steady never did anything for you. Just in time for the holidays, singer-guitarist Craig Finn and the indie-rock vets have released two new live albums,...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 16-22
It's an early Christmas present for yours truly: A mercifully slow week in the music world. There are only a couple of dozen new albums arriving — only one...
Pink Floyd | The Later Years 1987-2019
"You have to get into the right mood to listen to this," admits David Gilmour. "There are lots of people who still love to listen to music that way...
Supersuckers’ Play That Rock n’ Roll Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Here's a bit of good luck — or at least good news — for your Friday the 13th: Eddie Spaghetti and his Supersuckers are putting out a new album. Play That...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Dec. 10, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Methods of Mayhem, Ani DiFranco, Joel Plaskett and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say...
Boomtown Rats’ Citizens of Boomtown Tops Today’s Album Announcements
You don't like Mondays? Trust me, they don't compare to the Wednesday I've had. But at least it seems kind of fitting that The Boomtown Rats chose today to...
Short Subjects | 16 New EPs That Won’t Waste Your Time
Album releases have mercifully tapered off for the year — but new EPs are coming thick and fast for some reason. Thankfully, some of the latest batch are pretty...
Canada’s Youngest Reggae Juno Nominee Chelsea Stewart Releases Self-Titled LP
Canadian reggae-jazz dynamo Chelsea Stewart is back with a new self-titled album and premiere single Forever Your Girl — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
A reflection of Stewart’s rich Jamaican-Canadian roots,...
Skeleton Club Make Their Bones On Weirdly Wonderful Debut Death, Love & Money
They say the only givens in life are death and taxes, but for Skeleton Club those guarantees are more along the lines of Death, Love & Money — the...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • The Short List: Four Releases You...
We're getting down to the short strokes now: There are only a handful of big-name releases out this week, and one — Pink Floyd’s The Later Years — was...
