William Patrick Corgan’s Cotillions Tops Today’s Album Announcements

William Patrick Corgan — perhaps you know him as Billy? — is stepping back into the spotlight. The Smashing Pumpkins’ benevolent dictator announced that his next solo release —...

Michael Kiwanuka | Kiwanuka

WHO IS HE? The British soul-folk singer-songwriter who enjoys massive respect and acclaim in his homeland, and has slowly been making inroads into North America through your premium cable...

Motörhead | 1979

WHO ARE THEY? The groundbreaking, roof-shaking, amp-breaking, speed-taking, history-making hard-rockers fronted by maverick singer-bassist, songwriter and sole permanent member Lemmy Kilmister — flanked here by guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke...

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra | I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This

WHO ARE THEY? The coolest Hollywood nerd ever to flee a CGI dinosaur and morph into a BrundleFly — and a man who also happens to be a truly...

R.E.M. | Monster 25th Anniversary Edition

WHO ARE THEY? The Athens, Ga., alt-rockers formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. Those under...

Miranda Lambert | Wildcard

WHO IS SHE? The former third-place finalist from a long-ago season of Nashville Star. The ex-wifre of Blake Shelton and current wife of a New York City police officer...

Bob Dylan | Travelin’ Thru, 1967–1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15

WHO IS HE? You may call him Terry. You may call him Timmy. You may call him Bobby. You may call him Zimmy. You may call him R.J. You...

Forest Robots | Exclusive Album & Short Film Premieres

Forest Robots paints a colourful fall landscape with his new album and short film — premiering exclusively (and simultaneously) on Tinnitist. Times When I Know You'll Watch The Sky, the...

Rewinding October | The Top Pop & Rock

Joy and sorrow, survival and mortality, loneliness and connection — the best music I reviewed in October dealt with all of these topics (and more) with eloquence, intelligence, originality...

Rewinding October | The Top Indies

Superstar jams, garage-band greats, noisy masterpieces, post-punk upstarts, multi-culti marvels — and plenty more where they came from. October was another good month for indie-rock fans. Here's the best...

Rewinding October | The Top Loudness

From riff-rock to punk and speed-metal to glam, there was plenty of headbangable fare on the roster this month. Guess that's why they call it Rocktober. Here's the biggest...

Rewinding October | The Top Box Sets

At this time of year, the box sets start to come thick and fast. Before I dig into this week's offerings (R.E.M. and Bob Dylan, for those keeping score...

Rewinding October | The Top Live Albums

I saw a ridiculous headline recently that said something like, "Live Albums Are Irrelevant, So Why Do People Keep Making Them?" That was about the dumbest thing I've heard...

Rewinding October | The Top Rap & Hip-Hop

Between one thing and another, I haven't had time to check out a lot of new rap and hip-hop albums this month. Hell, I still haven't found time to...

Rewinding October | The Top Blues, Soul & Roots

Van the Man picked up his pen in a big way. The North Mississippi Allstars got on a new roll. The Avetts played politics and made it personal. The...

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