Various Artists | Chicago Plays the Stones
Hey, we all need someone we can lean on. And for much of their epic career — from their first recordings to their 2016 album Blue & Lonesome —...
Paul Weller | True Meanings
Paul's gone all quiet again. But there's no cause for concern. Or complaint. He just turned 60 a few months back, you see. Anyone might take a minute to...
Brant Bjork | Mankind Woman
Dude, check this: Some folks mellow out as they get older. And some just switch to mellower drugs. Like, wow, right? I know. Now, I'm not sure which of...
Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis | Wild! Wild! Wild!
I don't know who introduced Linda Gail Lewis and Robbie Fulks, but they deserve a Grammy. If not the Nobel Prize for rockabilly boogie. For those who haven't been...
Welcome to Tinnitist!
Hello there. Welcome to Tinnitist. My name is Darryl Sterdan. I'll be your server, chef, sommelier and pretty much everything else around these parts.
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The Guess Who | The Future IS What It Used to Be
Guess who's in The Guess Who these days? Well, you've got original drummer Garry Peterson. And three other guys whose names you probably don't know, even though a couple...
Six Songs to Hear Today | Sept. 13, 2018
Another day, another batch of new tunes to get you through. Here's a six-pack of tracks to stream:
1 | Soul legend Al Green has released his first new song...
Six Songs to Hear Today | Sept. 12, 2018
Everything (and everybody) old is renewed in today's six-pack of new songs. Hear for yourself:
1 | Guitarist Marc Ribot enlisted the inimitable Tom Waits for his new song Bella...
Prince | Anthology 1995-2010
There's hungry — and then there's insatiable. I think we all know which adjective suits Prince best. Musically speaking, of course. Between 1995 and 2010, the multi-talented Minneapolitan released...
Nick Mason | Unattended Luggage
If you only think of Nick Mason as Pink Floyd's former timekeeper — and current keeper of their legacy — you need to rethink. And here's the place to begin...
The Band | Music From Big Pink: 50th Anniversary Edition
From the very first moment, The Band seemed rustic, rough-hewn, steeped in antiquity. Time hasn't done much to change that; half a century later, their shambling, loose and earthy...
Led Zeppelin | The Song Remains the Same Remastered
Indeed it does: The latest remastered reissue of Led Zeppelin's classic ’70s double-live set is pretty much the same as the 2007 version — though it's now available in...
Lenny Kravitz | Raise Vibration
Lenny Kravitz swings both ways. Which is to say: Half the time he wants to fix the world. And the rest of time he just wants to smash. Last...
Indie Roundup | Sept. 11, 2018
Every day I get press releases from indie bands with new songs, albums and videos to hype. Here's the latest batch:
• Dream-pop duo Beach House have not one but...
Back Stories | My 2001 Interview With Jello Biafra
Like every other teenage lunkhead who heard Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, I was a big Dead Kennedys fan back in the ’80s. I even saw them during their...
