5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (156+ words) Tinnitist Another Button To Press! Yay! Apparently I need one of these consent things now. But it's only a formality. Don't sweat it. Nothing is going to happen. Just click it. Or don't. Your call. No cookies to display. Functional…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (125+ words) When you're around the dead, is one ever truly alone? And there’s never anyone around. Usually. Typically. Nearly always you’re alone. Of course, when you’re around the dead, is one ever truly alone? Their memories seep out of the ground…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (102+ words) Tinnitist The other day I came across half a dozen women’s shoes in a bus shelter. They were all expensive-looking high-heeled numbers — but only one of each. No pairs. I assumed it was a moronic shoplifter; my wife…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1734+ words) Tinnitist I am trying to ease into September. Maybe you are too. I know the music gods are. Even though summer is kinda-sorta-semi-officially over, the fall season clearly hasn’t begun in earnest yet. No complaints here; I am always…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1041+ words) Tinnitist Do I ever read / listen to books that aren’t about music? Well, sure. For instance: I just finished the audiobook of Danny McBride’s entertaining new short-story collection Thrilling Tales Of Modern Men, read by him and most…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1210+ words) Next Week in Music | August 31 - September 6 • The Short List: 28 Titles You'd Be Stupid To Miss (Part 1) Tinnitist After dealing with nearly 40 new releases on Friday, I really coulda used a break. Of course, there’s no rest for the stupid....

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1661+ words) Next Week in Music | August 31 - September 6 • The Short List: 28 Titles You'd Be Stupid To Miss (Part 2) Tinnitist After dealing with nearly 40 new releases on Friday, I really coulda used a break. Of course, there’s no rest for the stupid....

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1017+ words) Tinnitist People or places: Those are your musical reading options for the week. In the former category: Freddie Mercury, Rick Campanelli, Andrew Weatherall, John Coltrane, Aleister Crowley, Beyoncé and more. In the latter: Manchester, Jamaica, Japan, Cincinnati and elsewhere. The…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1171+ words) Tinnitist Alabama Shakes. Mike D. Dinosaur Jr. Interpol. Jim James. Mastodon. Prince. Ty Segall. Billy Strings. And plenty more where they came from. With so many familiar faces putting out music, you’d think it was already September. I sure didnâ…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1587+ words) Tinnitist Alabama Shakes. Mike D. Dinosaur Jr. Interpol. Jim James. Mastodon. Prince. Ty Segall. Billy Strings. And plenty more where they came from. With so many familiar faces putting out music, you’d think it was already September. I sure didnâ…...