20 Questions With Coral Moons
Coral Moons sound right at home on their brand-new album Fieldcrest. And no wonder — the up-and-coming Boston band's debut long-player takes its title from the street that singer-songwriter...
Sweet Alibi | Really Great: Exclusive Single Premiere
Sweet Alibi celebrate the everyday heroes of these troubled times in their new single Really Great — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
“This song is inspired by the people in our...
Rewinding 2021 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums
The older I get, the harder it is to put together these year-end lists. But not because I'm getting more musically discriminating in my dotage. Quite the opposite; every...
Corey Hart | Dreaming Time Again
When you only release a handful of songs every handful of years, they should be incredible. Magical. Unforgettable. Essential. Unfortunately, none of these words apply to the songs on...
Mike Love | 12 Sides of Summer
WHO IS HE? The Beach Boys’ co-founding vocalist, longtime live frontman, frequently overlooked songwriting contributor and more outspoken yang to the introverted yin of cousin, collaborator and sometime competitor...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 4-10 • New Books
It's another big week for the music-loving readers out there. You've got Flea’s long-awaited memoir, new bios of Eminem and Irving Berlin, photo books devoted to The Rolling Stones...
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes | Cypress Grove
WHO IS HE? A 72-year-old blues singer-guitarist who also owns Mississippi's Blue Front Cafe, which is reportedly America's longest-operating juke joint — so presumably Jimmy "Duck" Holmes had no...
Albums Of The Week: Ben Folds | What Matters Most
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ben Folds’ new album What Matters Most is his first studio album since his chart-topping So There in 2015. What Matters Most is a bold,...
Classic Album Review: The Flaming Lips | Fight Test
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):
Pop Quiz: Oklahoma neo-psychedelicists...
Albums Of The Week: Frank Zappa | 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Released in October 1971, Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels was a miraculous feat, a cinematic collision of the venerated musician and composer’s kaleidoscopic musical and visual...
Jonwayne | Yuletide Bangerz
There are two kinds of Christmas music people: Traditionalists and progressives. You know which group you're in. But no matter which it is, you might want to take Jonwayne's...
Classic Album Review: Dio | Killing the Dragon
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Heavy metal mini-me Ronnie...
Foxwarren | Foxwarren
You know how it is with old friends. You don't see each other for months — maybe even years — but then when you finally do get together, you...
Emily Chambers | Start Again: Exclusive Premiere
Emily Chambers reminds you it's never too late to Start Again with her latest single — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
Gliding past on a supple groove decorated with breezy acoustic guitars,...
Albums Of The Week: Nazz | Lost Masters & Demos
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Attention collectors! Check out this long-lost collection of unreleased Nazz studio recordings created by a burgeoning young songwriter/producer by the name of Todd Rundgren.
Taken directly...
