Cat Steven’s Buddha And The Chocolate Box Gets 50th Anniversary Remaster
Cat Stevens provided a strong collection of consciousness with his songs and hits. With songs like “Peace Train”, “Morning Has Broken”, and “Oh Very Young” to note just a few,…
The Stooges/Funhouse Gets HD Dolby Atmos Mixes
Formed in 1967, The Stooges set a stage for music to come after them. And this is no joke. Iggy Pop was as wild a front man as Punk could…
CD REVIEW: CHRIS STAMEY, “Modernism”
It never ceases to amaze me how Chris Stamey conceives of his albums; each one is different from the last. He never treads water and if you’ve heard cover songs…
Klaus Nomi Studio Albums (Klaus Nomi/Simple Man) To Be Reissued
Klaus Nomi, one of the early ’80s class acts, got his go-ahead as an extra on David Bowie’s SNL 1979 set. But it was his blend of New Wave and…
Hackett & Rothery (Genesis/Marillion) To Release Instrumental Set – The Roaring Waves
What happens when you get two maximum talents, one from Genesis, the other from Marillion, and they create new music in instrumental form? You get an album worth hearing. Steve…
Jethro Tull Reissues J-Tull Dot Com With New Mix
In our world of music, there are many different types of Progressive styles. One unique style is Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull, formed by Ian Anderson back in 1967, has released…
Dave Hill (Slade) To Release Debut Solo Set – Dirtyfoot Lane
Dave Hill is known as the embracing Rock member of Slade. Where the other members adopted a fairly standard mode of appearance, Dave Hill applied all manner of makeup and…
Johnny Marr (The Smiths) To Release New Album – The Age Of Everything
Johnny Marr helped lead The Smiths to success through nine releases from 1984 to 1988. His five year run with the band, albeit short, was a monumental legacy and The…
Alice Cooper Gets Box: The Studio Albums 1975-1978
Alice Cooper (the band AND the man) has become a lot of things to different people. Many love his after band persona, some maybe even much better than the band…
Joy Division To Release Massive 14CD/2DVD Live Box – Eternal
The short-lived times of Joy Division (1976-1980) yielded only two brilliant Factory Records-released classics (Unknown Pleasures – 1979, Closer – 1980). The classicism of the time was defined by fresher…
Ten Years After To Celebrate Cricklewood Green With Deluxe Edition
Since the early years of Rock n Roll growth, Ten Years After was delivering an important stream of blues/rock and in quite an insistent fashion. Fronted by the fiery guitar…
TAPNotes: Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, Bowie, Flamin’ Groovies, Can, Tom Tom Club
I’ve been away for a bit so apologies for the lack of posts. However, my plan to sunset MusicTAP is still on and so there is that. But in my…