Suuncaat spends some quality time waiting for The Wash in her cleansing new single and video — showcasing today on Tinnitist.

Marsha Swanson searches for Something Real in her earnest and emotional new single and video — showcasing today on Tinnitist.

Let me start by saying I have been guilty of this many, many times: Copying & pasting well-performed or well-sung parts of my songs when I can't quite nail it a second or third time. There's a name for it: flown. As in, "the third line of the second chorus was flown in from the first chorus."

I tend to keep my ears to the ground, figuratively speaking, musically speaking. And so when I heard rumours that the man behind the mask of The Famous Sandhogs was none other than Dave Grohl, I decided to do my own research.

Influenced by pioneering audio engineer David Dunn, Gravel Filled Gizzard has adapted his techniques on Demo.

Esteban Seunarine welcomes you to The Expanding Whatever in his new contemporary jazz-rock album — showcasing today on Tinnitist.

Ayden Hutch tries to stay patient while Waitin' On Your Lovin’ in his groovy debut single — showcasing today on Tinnitist.

Every breath they'd take, every move they'd make, he was watching them.

I don't know if two can really live as cheaply as one. But in the case of Akron blues duo The Black Keys, two can certainly rock as loud and hard as four. Maybe even eight or a dozen, depending on how you count.

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Especially not an old dawg like Too $hort.

DJ Shadow has made a career of pushing the envelope. But this time he might have torn it.

Love is still all you need.

I am not surprised that Dream Theater’s latest release Score is a live CD — these prog-metal veterans could rival any jam band with their penchant for concert recordings.

When you see southern psychedelic-jam-prog-art rockers My Morning Jacket live, two thoughts come to mind: 1) Damn, these dudes sound incredible; and 2) Damn, these dudes have a lot of hair.

Gentlemen, start your engines. And your amplifiers.

When Sloan decided to title their latest album Never Hear The End Of It, they apparently meant it literally.

It’s never too early to start your child’s musical education. And now, thankfully, it doesn’t have to include purple dinosaurs or alarmingly cheerful folksingers.

In 1976, Lou Reed’s career was in tatters thanks to his runaway addictions and self-sabotaging double-album Metal Machine Music — so naturally, the iconoclastic, unpredictable singer-songwriter responded by rising to the occasion with the beautifully bittersweet Coney Island Baby.

Overkill beats the sophomore slump. At least, that’s what Kasabian seem to believe.

When Evan Dando says, “If it ain’t fixed, don’t break it,” he knows what he’s talking about.

Nobody wants to play the fool all his life. Not even a man who calls himself Ludacris

Following up a critically acclaimed, career-making concept album is no small feat. Unless you happen to be Craig Finn.

“There’s something to be said for not saying anything,” theorizes Janet Jackson. “I’ve covered a lot in my 20 years. And I’ve uncovered a lot.”

Paul Westerberg is the last guy I expected to hear on an animated movie soundtrack.

Every time I get a new Beck disc, I think it can’t possibly be kookier than the last one. And every time I am wrong. Including this time.

There’s a time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant, a time to reap — and, of course, a time to anthologize.

Goth is all about style — so it’s only right that A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box is one of the coolest-looking sets I have seen.

The cat in the hat has come back once again.

If you’re a Dead Kennedys fan, this might seem pretty swell: Remastered reissues of the ’80s anarchist-punk pioneers’ catalog (except for their first and best album), along with a new live CD.

Siblings Paul and Phil Hartnoll have been U.K. techno stars for a decade. But on their aggressively groovy new disc The Altogether, they seem to be pining to be pop stars.

Nobody is ever going to accuse Diana Krall of being on the cutting edge of jazz. And that’s OK; it’s not her job. Nor, apparently, is it her interest.

Call it Baby’s Day Out.

She might be queen of the Lilith Fairies, but Tori Amos has always seemed fascinated by the rock boys.

Being a rocker is tough. Being a comic may be tougher. But being a rock comic is toughest of all, judging by the laughably short list of people who do it well.

People think being in a punk band is easy — get an aggressive haircut, cop an attitude, learn three chords (and forget two of ’em) and you’re all set. And maybe sometimes that’s true. But being in a good punk band is a lot harder than people think.

Their roots are showing.

THE STORY: For those born too late to see Lynyrd Skynyrd, there was always Molly Hatchet, who pretty much personified the Southern boogie-rock ideal of the era — six guys with greasy hair, beer bellies, biker duds and songs even their mothers can’t remember the names of. Bitchin’ album covers, though.

THE STORY: Loved that Julian Lennon Behind The Music episode, but don’t have any of his albums? Well, you’re in luck. In yet another life-enhancing example of corporate synergy, the musical biography series is issuing compilation albums, presumably to go with its shows. The first four: Lennon, tragic folkies Jim Croce and Harry Chapin, and disco mainstay K.C. & the Sunshine Band.

THE STORY: Putting out a best-of for Wu-Tang Clansman ODB — who’s only released two solo albums — may seem like jumping the gun. Then again, the notoriously unstable (but always colourful) ODB, who was sentenced in July to two years in jail on drug-and-weapons related charges, could certainly use the cash for lawyers and jailhouse smokes.

THE STORY: Everybody’s heard Short People, I Love L.A. and that song from Toy Story. And lots of people know he wrote Mama Told Me Not to Come and You Can Leave Your Hat On. But if you haven’t heard the satiric brilliance of Sail Away, Rednecks and Political Science, you’re missing out on one of the most intelligent and important American songwriters of this century.

OK, it’s really been eight years since these Georgia alt-rockers first issued their debut album Hints, Allegations And Things Left Unsaid on an indie label. But 8ight Year Itch just doesn’t have the same ring, y’know?

Sonemia deals with the romantic horror of being tossed aside for another in her bloody new single and video Both So Sweetie — showcasing today on Tinnitist.

George Grydkovets moves heaven and earth on his stylish and sophisticated new album Spirit In You — showcasing today on Tinnitist.

Aric Coyote catches some rays, Manic Year make a mess of things, Gamina Chad turns up the heat and more in today's submissions from Groover, a platform that connects artists with critics like me for a small fee.

Joze takes a turn, Hellrazor play for time, West Texas Grit tell you lies and more in today's submissions from Groover, a platform that connects artists with critics like me for a small fee.

My week in review: I went to Toronto. I stayed in a weird basement room so close to the subway that I could feel the No. 1 train going by every three minutes. I saw The Sex Pistols with Frank Carter (and held my own in the pit!), along with Charlatans, Panic Shack and Frankie Rose. I had plenty of ramen and pho. I walked around for hours. Then I came home and started playing catchup — and it feels like I've been chained to the laptop ever since. Phew.

My week in review: I went to Toronto. I stayed in a weird basement room so close to the subway that I could feel the No. 1 train going by every three minutes. I saw The Sex Pistols with Frank Carter (and held my own in the pit!), along with Charlatans, Panic Shack and Frankie Rose. I had plenty of ramen and pho. I walked around for hours. Then I came home and started playing catchup — and it feels like I've been chained to the laptop ever since. Phew.

It isn't Rocktober quite yet — but it will be by the time most of these 570-plus new LPs, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues, cassettes and steaming releases arrive.

I am still slogging my way through that new Chuck Klosterman book. And still not enjoying it. Ah, well. This too shall pass. At least I have plenty of good stuff to look forward to.

There’s plenty of good stuff to look forward to — including new titles by or about Tom Wilson, John Mellencamp, The Jacksons, Paul Simon’s Graceland, Toronto’s Yorkville scene and more.