Back Stories | Bruce Springsteen Birthday Quiz
Bruce Springsteen was born on Sept. 23, 1949. Which means The Boss is one year away from turning 70. I don't know about you, but suddenly I feel very...
Monster Truck | True Rockers
There's a time to stay in your lane and a time to break out of the pack. And to their credit, the testosterone-fuelled Hamilton headbangers of Monster Truck find...
Noname | Room 205
Too many rappers talk too much and say too little. This is not a problem that Fatimah Nyeema Warner (aka Noname) is ever likely to have. Not by a...
Slash Feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | Living the Dream
It must be especially good to be in Slash's shoes (and top hat) these days. The veteran guitar hero truly has the best of both worlds. On the one...
Back Stories | Black Eye Peas X Green Eggs & Ham
This week in Reunions Nobody Really Asked For: The Black Eyed Peas — or at least will.i.am and the other two dudes — have reportedly resurfaced and released their first new...
Billy F. Gibbons | The Big Bad Blues
Billy Gibbons (I don't know why he needs the F; is there another famous Billy Gibbons out there?) is one of those guys who makes it look easy. Too...
Prince | Piano & A Microphone 1983
Within days of Prince's tragic and untimely death in the 2016, much of the talk and speculation quickly centred on the fate of The Vault — the insanely prolific...
Back Stories | The Evolution of the Concert Ticket Rip-Off
Ticket scalping is back in the news this week, thanks to the Toronto Star's excellent report on Ticketmaster's latest round of skullduggery and scumbaggery. That reminded me of a...
Indie Roundup: 13 Tracks to Try | Sept. 20, 2018
Every day I get press releases from indie bands with new songs, albums and videos to hype. Here's the latest batch:
• Nashville duo Striking Matches (Sarah Zimmerman and Justin...
Low | Double Negative
Art imitates life. Form follows function. Those basic principles fuel and rule countless artistic and creative endeavours. Including the monumental Double Negative, Low's dozenth album in 25 years.
Now, I'm...
Soulskin | Lost in Space: Exclusive Video Premiere!
Soulskin is a band reborn on its latest album Beneath a Dimmer Crown and new lyric video for the song Lost in Space — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist!
"Lost in...
Dead Now | Dead Now EP
The primordial sludge is a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. Plenty of heavy bands do, of course. Fortunately, Dead Now ain't one of...
Buck-N-Nice | EMAG: Exclusive Video Premiere!
Hard-hitting hip-hop duo Buck-N-Nice are fighting the good fight on their new video for the title cut from their sophomore album EMAG — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist!
Directed and produced...
Aruba Red | Goddess Vibes: Exclusive Video Premiere!
After taking some breathing space from music, London-based alternative soul artist Aruba Red is returning with the new EP Holy Waters and its premiere single Goddess Vibes — premiering...
Jeff The Brotherhood | Magick Songs
One of the joys of working for yourself is that you can do pretty much whatever you want, however you want, whenever you want. That level of freedom might...
