In Memoriam: Ginger Baker (1939-2019)
We don't like thinking a musician we respect is also someone we'd hate to meet in real life.
Review: Bertling Noise Laboratories, “The Frodis Tape”
Yeah, yeah, I know, these are the songs you've always known, but can I interest you in a little bit of this over here?
Ten Questions: Phil Madeira
Singer/songwriter Phil Madeira is approaching a new record with an Open Heart.
On the Passing of The Muffs’ Kim Shattuck (1963-2019)
This came out of nowhere. MusicTAP has received word that Kim Shattuck, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band The Muffs, has passed after a long battle with ALS.…
Review – The Replacements, “Dead Man’s Pop”
It is not essential, but for fans, it's a wonderful "might-have-been."
Review – The New Pornographers, “In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights”
If we are lucky, we'll listen back in ten or twenty years and smirk about its undercurrent of disappointment.
RE:Visit: Liz Phair, “Why Can’t I” (2003)
The song was not meant to be a campaign against ageism, but maybe could be indoctrinated as such…
Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announce New Album, “From Out Of Nowhere”
New record lands in November.
The MusicTAP Interview: Gretchen’s Wheel to Release Cover of Failure’s “Stuck on You”
Gretchen's Wheel presents a cover of a cult classic from the mid 1990's, Failure's "Stuck on You."
The MusicTAP Interview: Terry Scott Taylor
The old systems of record labels, A&R men, and more are done. What's a prolific creator to do in this new media landscape?
The Choir Releases New Single, “Mystical World”
Band releases new original track on the heels of a radically different cover of Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight."
In Memoriam: Ric Ocasek (1949-2019)
The Cars' Ric Ocasek was a pop artist who never neglected the "artist" part.