TAPSheet: Zappa Reissues Update – US Report
The Frank Zappa reissue campaign gets an uptick with new titles being added to the original six that we announced several days’ posts ago. The complete set of CD and…
The Frank Zappa reissue campaign gets an uptick with new titles being added to the original six that we announced several days’ posts ago. The complete set of CD and…
They say ev’rything can be replaced Yet ev’ry distance is not near So I remember ev’ry face Of ev’ry man who put me here I see my light come shining…
If you’re a fan of music, then somewhere, Dick Clark has had something to say to you. The leader of American Bandstand, often referred to as America’s oldest teenager, Dick…
Over the past few years (much longer for many of us), there has been a growing disillusionment over The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And yes, I’m well aware…
Here at MusicTAP, I find myself deeply affected by the news that Levon Helm (of The Band fame) is in the final stages of throat cancer. As his daughter writes…
Shout! Factory will release two separate The English Beat packages, one a 5CD collected Box called The Complete Box, which will offer all three of their studio albums (I Just…
7Brothers Records plan the release of Last Parade by Call Me No One scheduling the new album for June 12. I like the band a bit. I’m adding a YouTube…
Early last week, I began to remember a female vocalist from the ’70s by the name of Ruby Starr. That got me to thinking about Ellen Foley, Maggie Bell, and…
One of the great Live moments in Rock and Roll history is the release of Live Dates, the double LP issued back in 1973 from UK band, Wishbone Ash. That…
Fantasy Records will release a collected set featuring the music of Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia in a set called Keystone Companions: The Complete Fantasy Recordings of Merl Saunders. It…
James Marshall The Father Of Loud RIP 1923-2012
Island Records (UK) will release new Tom Jones with Spirit In The Room planned on May 21. In addition to the standard CD release, there will also be a Limited…