Review: Adam Fitz – "Can't Pardon Me"
There might be no better way to end 2019, this dog-eared novella of a year, and start the wondrous new Twenties than with ruminations on regret, redemption and hope. So,…
NEIL INNES, 1944 – 2019
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of music legend Neil Innes, the talent behind the music of The Bonzo Dog Band, Monty Python and, of course,…
MusicTAP Top 4 Albums of 2019
Real talk now, folks. You’re going to read a lot of year-end/decade-end listicles this week. People love these kinds of lists, but there’s a fatal flaw to most of them:…
Review: Paranoid Void – "02"
Wow! Just wow. The new Paranoid Void EP – which hides behind the dubiously simple title of 02, out online this week – will knock you right off your feet…
#MetalMonday: “Donner and Blitzen” by Rob Halford with Family and Friends
Light the tree and throw up the horns.
Singles Bar: “Soarele Meu” by Ana Patan
Come for the lithe shuffle and slight swing, stay for the melodic guitar solo.
Review: The Glad Husbands – "Safe Places"
Everything that’s muddy-minded about Safe Places – the new LP from Italian mathcore trio The Glad Husbands, out four days ago on CD and digital via Vollmer Industries – is…
A Christmas Gift for You from Bad Elephant Music
I like good music. You like good music. Bad Elephant has good music, now free for you
MUSIC TAP NEW TRACK PREMIERE: STEVE BOTTARI, "Amen Blues"
Once again, MusicTAP is proud to present a new track from singer/songwriter/musician/producer Steve Bottari, the highly-infectious “Amen Blues” As Mr. Bottari puts it, “Producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist, Wayne Hood, played the…
HOLIDAY VIDEO SPECIAL: DENI BONET, "Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You"
Here’s one of this writer’s favorite people (and musicians); MusicTAP is very pleased to share with you the new video from the Blue Violin Goddess, herself – Deni Bonet. This…
MUSIC TAP EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Rotoscope, "All That's Left"
MusicTAP is pleased to bring to you the first track from Rotoscope’s new album, Permanent Daylight. Founded by veteran Charlottesville (and D.C.) musician John Athayde, Rotoscope’s highly-anticipated Permanent Daylight is…
Review: Erik Della Penna – "New York Songs"
It’s been a decade since New York City antique-garde duo Kill Henry Sugar – they of “cinematic gravitas,” quoth the Village Voice — released the beautific folk collection Hot Messiah.…