Rory Gallagher | Blues
WHO IS HE? The late, great, and still criminally underappreciated Irish blues-rock singer and guitar hero who died in 1995 at age 47 after a liver transplant.
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Duff McKagan | Tenderness
WHO IS HE? The longtime Guns N' Roses bassist and former Seattle punk who shares a first name with a fictional beer — though he's been a sober family...
Miley Cyrus | She is Coming
WHO IS SHE? The latest musical incarnation of the former Hannah Montana, onetime award-show twerk provocateur, occasional drug buddy of Wayne Coyne, current wife of Liam Hemsworth and grown...
Edmonton Folk Fest & Chicago Riot Fest Unveil Lineups
Since both the Edmonton Folk Festival and Chicago's Riot Fest released their lineups today, I posted them both at once. Compare, contrast and carp/crow about how crappy/completely amazing your...
SubmitHub Finds For Wednesday, May 29
Troy Kokol DIYs it, Sal Dulu has staHHr power, Kin Capa builds a mystery, Jonart’s lost art is found and more in today's treats from SubmitHub, the site where...
Behind the Scenes of Midnight Shine’s Leather Skin Video Shoot: Exclusive Photos
Indigenous rockers Midnight Shine have just released the video for their song Leather Skin — and they're sharing behind-the-scenes photos exclusively on Tinnitist.
Although Leather Skin — the group's third...
HuDost Lose Out in PledgeMusic Meltdown
HuDost’s Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines have issued a candid statement to their fans, shedding light on their album’s release campaign through now-disgraced crowd-funding platform PledgeMusic.
HuDost are among...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From May 28, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Moby, J.Lo, Blink, Len and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
DIY Discovery | Jas Frank & the Intoits
Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there’s nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to the latest instalment...
Next Week in Music | May 27-June 2 • 150 New Releases Headed Your...
It's an interesting week for new music: While there are more than 150 albums, EPs and singles on the docket, big-name artists are pretty much AWOL (except for a...
Next Week in Music | May 27-June 2, 2019 • New Books
When I'm not listening to music — and sometimes when I am — there's a good chance I'm reading about music. You too? You've come to the right place....
Next Week in Music | May 27-June 2, 2019 • TV & Movies
Thanks to the long weekend down south, nearly all the late-night talk shows are off this week. So televised music performances will be few and far between. Here are...
Blue Butter Pot | Let Them Talk
WHO ARE THEY? A hirsute, hard-hitting southern-fried blues-rock duo from the north — of France, believe it or not.
WHAT IS THIS? Their sophomore set of needlepoint guitar licks, grinding...
Bat! | Bat Music For Bat People
WHO ARE THEY? A high-concept "crime -fighting supergroup" from L.A. whose masked, black-clad, fedora-topped members go by colourful handles like Red Bat, Blue Bat and Green Bat, although they're...
Beast Coast | Escape From New York
WHO ARE THEY? Not to be confused with California rock duo Best Coast, New York's Beast Coast are a 10-member hip-hop supergroup collective featuring members of Flatbush Zombies, Underachievers...
