Classic Album Review: Non-Aggression Pact | Broadcast-Quality Belligerence

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   After splitting a few...

Classic Album Review: Sixtoo | Chewing on Glass & Other Miracle Cures

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   The line between hip-hop,...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Johnny Cool / I Want To Live Soundtracks

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Over the past couple...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | I’ve Got Blisters On Me Fingers!

The Beach Boys franchise is a freak show. The band announced a new tour in February which will run right through the end of October. There has not been...

Classic Album Reviews: Nekromantix | Dead Girls Don’t Cry / HorrorPops | Hell Yeah!

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Two flavours of Danish...

Dizzy Planet Exhibit A Devastating Case Of Shellshock

Dizzy Planet leave you reeling from the intensity of their multi-pronged attack on their latest EP Shellshock — showcasing today on Tinnitist. The western Australia power trio's explosive three-track blast...

Classic Album Review: Suffocation | Souls to Deny

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Yes, pulverizing beats, frenzied...

Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top 123 Albums (Part 3: G-L)

The older I get, the harder it gets to put together a year-end list. Not because I'm becoming more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite. Every year,...

Classic Album Review: Busta Rhymes | E.L.E. – Extinction Level Event: The Final World...

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   He may have borrowed...

Classic DVD Review: The Music | Live At The Blank Canvas

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   If you missed seeing...

Classic Album Review: Burnthe8track | The Ocean

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Fire and water aren’t...

Classic DVD Review: Slayer | War At The Warfield

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Thrash metal’s most extreme...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | A Two-Horse Race

A recent Stylus Counsel column I wrote — in which I compared the number of hit albums and singles by Taylor Swift to Paul McCartney, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Elvis...

Classic Album Review: Buck-O-Nine | Libido

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   SoCal ska-popsters Buck-O-Nine say...

Classic Album Review: Omar & The Howlers | Boogie Man

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   “Nothing’s gonna stop the...

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