Let The Rage Begin: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2020 Inductees Released
Genres debated, favorites snubbed, philosophies dissected - here we go again.
Remembering Neil Peart (1952-2020)
I still wouldn't have known him because he wanted it that way.
VINYL REISSUE: CHRIS BELL, "I Am The Cosmos" – blue vinyl
After co-founding Big Star, the world only received two tracks of new music from Chris Bell during his lifetime — a 1978 single on the Car Records label, run by…
Review: Le Petite Mort – "Disco"
The name of the song is “A Piano In The Basement” and, though it closes the 13-track record, it’s the best point where you can enter Disco, the new LP…
COMING SOON: WIRE, "Mind Hive"
WIRE have shared new tracks from their new album, Mind Hive, which will be released on January 24th via the band’s own label pinkflag (pre-order); MusicTAP is pleased to present…
Review: House & Hawk – "Pure Emotion" EP
I still harbor conflicted emotions about Mick Jagger Solo Album, the A-for-effort 2016 LP of synthetic pop from House & Hawk. At times inventive and at times oddly polished, the…
Review: Rob Ford Explorer – "Buh Bye"
The reference points behind Rob Ford Explorer’s name ain’t aging that well. Yes yes, Ford in its capitalist wisdom has released a 2020 Explorer – the large print giveth and…
Weekend Music Matinee: “Suite Charlotte Pike/Abbey Road Medley” by Transatlantic
For a song already containing the lyric “Becoming the Beatle inside of me,” it was the only melodic conclusion.
Review: Wayne Everett – “Two Ghosts”
As Wayne Everett fans already know, his gentler solo music is miles away from The Prayer Chain’s alt.rock aggression. Exhibit A: “The Smallest Earthquake,” from his lovely new Two Ghosts…