Music Video New Music Video Premiere: The Venus Flytraps – “Ghost on the Phone Oct 31, 2019 Justin Vellucci Just when you thought Halloween couldn’t get any stranger, Cleveland band The Venus Flytraps is releasing a visual single featuring…
New Music Pre-Order TAPSheet Maria McKee Announces La Vita Nuova Oct 30, 2019 Craig E. Bacon Lead single “Effigy of Salt” is...gorgeous. Listen. It’s gorgeous.
New Music Reviews ALBUM REVIEW: THE LOCALS, “Minutes, Seconds, Degrees” Oct 28, 2019 Rob Ross The rock/pop mix of Chicago’s The Locals is instantly appealing on this new album, Minutes, Seconds, Degrees – a clean…
New Music Reviews Review: BATTLES – “Juice B Crypts” Oct 25, 2019 Justin Vellucci BATTLES’ syncopated loops may circle triumphantly around the drains of the mind but its lineup has not fared as well.…
New Music Reviews Review: Tomeka Reid Quartet – “Old New” Oct 25, 2019 Justin Vellucci Most of us know or associate with the cello as a staple of the classical and post-classical world, an instrument…
New Music Reviews Album Review: Pitfalls by Leprous Oct 24, 2019 Craig E. Bacon These are songs from the inside, a discovery of hope in understanding one’s own hopelessness.
RE:Visit TAPSheet RE: Visit — Van Halen, “Women and Children First” (1980) Oct 21, 2019 Ted Asregadoo Van Halen sidelines pop to get their rocks off on "Women and Children First."
Album Spotlight TAP Editorial Vinyl The MusicTAP Guide To Record Store Day Black Friday 2019 Oct 18, 2019 Craig E. Bacon The list for 2019 displays a few prominent trends: (1) Christmas music (of course), generally in the form of a…
Album Spotlight New Music Reviews ALBUM REVIEW: POPULUXE, “Beauty In The Broken Place” Oct 17, 2019 Rob Ross This is not a band to be taken lightly – the name “Populuxe” should be self-explanatory. While the melody and…
TAPSheet Video Premiere: Rachel Grimes – “For So Long” Oct 14, 2019 Justin Vellucci Rachel Grimes is a Louisville-based musician who was a founding member of post-classical chamber ensemble Rachel’s (incidentally, not named after…