
Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago ? Listen to the October 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: [...]
Dan Friel has announced his Thrill Jockey debut, the Valedictorian/Exoskeleton EP, which features two brand new songs and remixes of his music. Friel will release his full-length sophomore album, Total Folklore, in February 2013 through Thrill Jockey. We previously shared "Valedictorian", but now you can download "Exoskeleton" after the jump. Dan [...]
Dan Friel has announced his Thrill Jockey debut, the Valedictorian/Exoskeleton EP, which features two brand new songs and remixes of his music. Friel will release his full-length sophomore album, Total Folklore, in February 2013 through Thrill Jockey. Download the song, “Valedictorian”, after the jump. Dan Friel is a founding member of [...]

Dan Friel (ex- Parts & Labor ) knows a thing or two about manipulating sound. Friel 's first release on the venerable Thrill Jockey label is evidence of that. The Valedictorian/Exoskeleton EP is presently scheduled for release on October 16th. It features two brand new songs as well as remixes from Moss of Aura and Peaking Lights . This here is track number one. Listen. Downloadable: Valedictorian (mp3) You will be able to preorder the Valedictorian/Exoskeleton EP at some point in [...]

The Zulus Big Band (w/ Noah from YVETTE + Tom from Parts & Labor) by gimmetinnitus . Animated with Loopcam for iPhone.

For your streaming pleasure, here is our first installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2012... Streamable: Death (Live @ 285 Kent) (vimeo) by Parts & Labor Streamable: Unsaid (vimeo) by DUBAI Downloadable: Unsaid (mp3) as seen @ imposemagazine.com as heard @ no-conclusion.com [...]

For your streaming pleasure, here is our first installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2012... Streamable: Death (Live @ 285 Kent) (vimeo) by Parts & Labor Streamable: Unsaid (vimeo) by DUBAI Downloadable: Unsaid (mp3) as seen @ imposemagazine.com as heard @ no-conclusion.com [...]

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the February 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: Deadbeat [...]

So, Parts & Labor is playing their final(?) show tonight at 285 Kent with Oneida , Neptune , and Noveller filling out the bill. Disc jockeying duties will be performed by Patrick Stickles the DJ and DJ Scalpel, Please. Jokes about reuniting to cash in will be made. Some (but probably not all) of these songs will be played. Here is the last Parts & Labor mixtape . Listen. Downloadables: Parts & Labor (mp3) from [...]

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the January 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: Constant Future [...]

So, I started recording one song per set at every show I went to this year (provided that I was in the mood to hold up a recording device) and put the recordings up on the youtubes on a channel called GIMMETINNITUSTUBE . And now here's more best of 2011 coverage with our favorite 9 GIMMETINNITUSTUBE recordings. Watch + Listen. Streamable: I Hated School (Live @ Legion Bar ) (youtube) by Night Manager [...]

And now, it's time to list my Favorite Albums of 2011 . Here are 21 albums that I really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums. Listen. Hands on Fire by Hunters Downloadable: Brat Mouth (mp3) ( purchase the EP ) THE ELASTIC NOSTALGIA by THE FIELD [...]

I am here to apologize for slightly detracting from your concert experience all year long. Why? I take photos at shows. I know it can be annoying. That said, I try my best to keep it to a minimum and usually don't use a flash (and then ramp up the contrast and exposure later). Here are my favorite 12 photos from 2011. Look + Listen: Ghost Animal @ Glasslands Downloadable: Tired (A Ceremony) [...]

We are kicking off the GIMME TINNITUS best of 2011 coverage with our 19 favorite music videos from this year. Watch + Listen. Streamable: FT2 Theme (vimeo) by Phil Manley Streamable: Echo Chamber (youtube) by Parts & Labor Streamable: Slime (vimeo) by Sleeping Bag [...]

It seems that the real cool kids on the blog don't do end of year lists. Well we like them and hope that those miserable sods slip in their paper shoes and find other people’s dirty hankies in their bobble hats. Those artists who will be sobbing into their pillows tonight because they didn't quite make it onto our list include blistering aural adventures by: Wooden Shjips, Cave, Dead Skeletons, Eat Lights Become Lights, The Field, Moon Duo, Blanck Mass, Hills, Benjamin Shaw (sorry, Jamie), Gruff Rhys, Dels, White Denim, King Creosote & John Hopkins (robbed!), and Mike [...]

As previously reported , Hunters new EP, Hands on Fire is out now on Aagoo Records . If you have not checked this EP out just yet, you really need to get on that. If you live in the NYC area, you can check out their live show at Death by Audio tonight. The band is having their record release party with Necking , Cruddy , and The Numerators . Here is the second promo mp3 from Hands on Fire . ( Ed. Note : I [...]

by teepoo Happy Saturdays! Here are some great covers. Two Door Cinema Club- What You Know (Feed Me Cover) Evan Voytas- Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince Cover) Parts & Labor- Runaway (Kanye West Cover)

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011 . You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Listen. Downloadables: Spinning (mp3) by Roomrunner Aorist (mp3) by [...]

It's time to listen to a bunch of the tracks I have not posted recently. These are just a few of the songs that would get their own individual posts here on GIMME TINNITUS if I only had the time. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. Listen. Downloadables: Runaway (Kanye West cover) (mp3) by Parts & Labor Beluga (mp3) by Milk Music [d/l Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on July 5, [...]