RE:Visit – Alannah Myles, “Black Velvet” (1989)
It is just enough cattle to justify wearing the hat.
Calexico, Iron & Wine Rejoin To Produce New Album, Years To Burn
Both Calexico, and Iron & Wine (Sam Beam) have met in the studios to create the 2005 collaborated EP, In…
The Era of the Abuse Anthem
The 1980s and early-1990s were strange for a lot of reasons. One of these is the odd collectives of theme…
Record Store Day 2019: A Guided Tour
MusicTAP’s vinyl aficionados present their top 3 platter picks for April 13’s Record Store Day.
Big Big Train Will Take Listeners on the Grand Tour
having mined the treasures of the English countryside and industry for well over a decade, Big Big Train will now…
Pearl Harbor and The Explosions Debut Remastered and Expanded
When New Wave was finding its footing back in the latter parts of the ’70s, a band going by the…
Album Review: Gretchen’s Wheel – “Moth To Lamplight: A Tribute To Nada Surf”
In my conversations with Gretchen’s Wheel, also known as Lindsay Murray, she would cite the artists that informed her decision…
2CD Singles Collection For Primal Scream – Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll
Primal Scream has a presence in your life…or they don’t, simple as that. Having begun back in the early ’80s,…
review: Devin Townsend, “Empath”
I have an affinity for saying things that get me into trouble; things like, “Devin Townsend is the only progressive…
King Crimson Classics, Beat, Three OF A Perfect Pair Reissued On Vinyl LP
King Crimson has gone through various lineups, all excellent and all different. In their ’80s lineup, they produced three classic…
CD/DVD REVIEW: PAUL WELLER, “Other Aspects”
Once again, Paul Weller doesn’t rest on his laurels or accolades of his 40-plus year career; no sooner than he…