TAPSheet: Release Notes – 10/10/2012 (US Report)
On November 19, Columbia Records will release a new live album from AC/DC, their first in over 20 years. The 19-performance track set will include two lengthy and magnificent performances…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 10/08/2012 (US Report)
Verve Records plan the release of Amore II by Andrea Bocelli after the holidays with a planned date of January 29. FOF Records will release Reborn from Trapt in PA…
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees For 2013
There are a million and one things that I would much rather write about than a listing of the 2013 nominees for the ill-named Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.…
Review: Fanatic – Heart
The first listen to Heart’s latest album, Fanatic, released some 35 years later after Dreamboat Annie (1976), should easily dispel the notion that any legacy band from the ’70s cannot…
Al Stewart Tracks
A few weeks ago, we all tossed around the favored Al Stewart album. With the comments and the personal emails that I receive (yes, there are some that find it…
Gold Records On The Wall, or The Great Gulf Between Pop and Other Successes
I don’t know about you, but I always marvel at the great expanse of music appreciation that separates the world of popular music (or Pop music) from that of respected…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 10/02/2012 (UK Report)
Lucky 7/Cooking Vinyl plan the release of Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da by Madness, which is expected to have the album out on October 29. Salvo Records…
Review: Senna – Mahogany Frog
Born out of the Prairies of Western Canada comes – a Psychedelic, post-modern, Canterbury-styled, rockin’ out band called Mahogany Frog? – you betcha’!! This band caught me by surprise and…
TAPSheet: Eric Clapton’s Slowhand To Get A 35th Anniversary Edition Release
Unfortunately, not all of our wishes get the Anniversary Edition. This is the case with Eric Clapton’s wonderful, No Reason To Cry (released as ) out in 1976. That album…
TAP Treasures: Dialogue Pt 1 & 2 – Chicago
Every once in a while, I hit on a song that spoke to the generation it was recorded for, but, as it stands, is just as timely today as it…
Release Piece – Lux – Brian Eno
Brian Eno is the man! With a varied history of musical works and affiliations, Eno’s resume is as impressive as any in the business. Yes, he may raise an eyebrow…
In Memoriam: Andy Williams
Since I was a young child, the voice of Andy Williams spilled out of every available speaker from somewhere. Whether it was from the radio, from an LP, or, from…