Muito Kaballa | Everything is Broke
WHO IS HE? A German one-man band armed with plenty of talent, a slew of instruments and a looping station.
WHAT IS THIS? His debut album, released after he made...
Barenaked Ladies | Fake Nudes: Naked
WHO ARE THEY? The long-serving CanCon pop-rockers whose great-great-grandchildren will still be living off residuals from their theme song to The Big Bang Theory.
WHAT IS THIS? An EP with...
Soundwalk Collective With Patti Smith | The Peyote Dance
WHO ARE THEY? A multi-disciplinary meeting of minds between legendary punk poet Patti Smith and the experimental NYC/Berlin duo Soundwalk Collective.
WHAT IS THIS? The first of a triptych of...
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | And Now For the Whatchamacallit
WHO ARE THEY? The latest in a seemingly endless series of Australian rock bands with freaky tastes and freakier names (see also: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Tropical...
Left Lane Cruiser | Shake and Bake
WHO ARE THEY? Singer-guitarist Freddy J IV and drummer Pete Dio, a bare-knuckled Indiana blues-rock duo who generate more noise, energy and propulsion than 10 guys.
WHAT IS THIS? Their...
Jim Cuddy | Countrywide Soul
WHO IS HE? The co-founder and co-frontman of beloved Canadian country-rock heroes Blue Rodeo — and the poppier Paul McCartney to partner Greg Keelor’s edgier John Lennon.
WHAT IS THIS?...
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.
WHAT IS THIS?...
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...
