Classic Album Review: Blues Traveler | Truth Be Told

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):   Life in Blues Traveler...

Next Week in Music | Aug. 1-7 • The Long List: 250 Releases On...

Jerry Garcia would have turned 80 on Aug. 1. If you need an excuse to listen to The Grateful Dead, there you go. But while you do, take a...

Katie Ditschun Introduces HER Video & Here We Are Single

Katie Ditschun cozies up with her piano to perform a stunning live rendition of HER — showcasing today on Tinnitist. And that's not all the Ontario jazz-pop artist has to...

Albums Of The Week: Kevin Fingier Collective | Not Strictly Soul

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The all-new album from the Kevin Fingier Collective, Not Strictly Soul is a culmination of the Argentine producer’s three-year journey on Acid Jazz records. It...

Classic Album Review: Refused | The Shape Of Punk To Come

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   The shape of punk...

Classic Album Review: Willie Nelson & Friends | Live and Kickin’

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):   Ah, the summer concert...

Classic Album Review: Air | Everybody Hertz

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):   Call it Recirculated Air. For...

20 Questions With Kilter

Kilter are off. In the best way possible. Assuming, of course, that you like alvant-garde jazz-metal as much as I do. If so, the Brooklyn-based trio of bassist Laurent...

Albums Of The Week: Cha Wa | My People

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Grammy-nominated New Orleans band Cha Wa return with My People, a new collection that honours and builds upon the rich culture and traditions of the...

Classic Album Review: Wave | Nothing As it Seems

This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Since teen-pop is nothing...

Albums Of The Week: Dudes | Eternal Is The Fruit

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Dudes are revitalizing the scandirock genre with frenzied riffs, screaming vocals and absurdly catchy hooks. They are influenced by scandi-rock champions such as The Hives,...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | No Depression: What it Sounds Like (Vol. 1)

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   First it was part...

Metz’s Atlas Vending Tops Today’s Album Announcements

Normally I would have tossed the insane new Metz video above into the Indie Roundup, but since it coincided with the announcement of their new album Atlas Vending —...

Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records

Be honest, who thought Debbie Harry was Blondie? I sure did. Made sense, right? There was also that cartoon in the funny pages of the newspaper called Blondie, the...

Albums Of The Week: Ryan Adams | Wednesdays

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The first album release in a trilogy, Wednesdays arrived with ease when prolific singer-songwriter Ryan Adams was in New York a few winters back working...

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