The Queen is Dead: Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018
There was no one like Aretha Franklin, nor will there ever be, no matter how many pretenders to the throne appear on the scene. She remains “The Queen of Soul.”…
MusicTAP Interview: Paul Ryan of Super 8
Productive to a fault, U.K. power pop true believer Paul Ryan (no, not that one), also known as Super 8, has recently issued his second album of 2018, Turn Around…
MusicTAP Interview: Lindsay Murray AKA Gretchen’s Wheel
There isn’t much to say about Lindsay Murray, also known as Gretchen’s Wheel, that hasn’t already been said: She puts to the lie the idea that great new music isn’t…
Update: New Steve Perry Album Announced
Coming October 5 via Concord Records. More information to be announced when we get it. MusicTAP was tipped off that www.steveperry.com mysteriously appeared online. Since then, there’s been a steady…
MusicTAP Interview: Lisa Mychols
Lisa Mychols is one of the more rare examples of a musician who, while having had a long and fruitful career, does not come off as jaded or disillusioned by…
MusicTAP Archival Interview: Jerry Gaskill of King’s X (June 16, 2004)
Presenting archival material from MusicTAP’s history, this interview, conducted in 2004, features the dynamic drummer of the band King’s X, Jerry Gaskill, shortly after the release of his solo debut,…
MusicTAP Archival Interview: Erik Sanko of Skeleton Key (July 9, 2004)
Presenting archival material from MusicTAP’s history, this interview, conducted in 2004, features the mastermind of the indie rock band Skeleton Key, Erik Sanko. Since this interview, Sanko has been involved…
Mondo To Release Danny Elfman Score For Mission: Impossible On Vinyl LP
The double-vinyl set of Danny Elfman’s score for Mission: Impossible (1996) will arrive this October from Mondo.com. A preorder is now available. The movie Mission: Impossible came with a lot…
Paul Simon’s 14th Studio Album, In the Blue Light, Coming September 7
Available now is “One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor,” the first track off Paul Simon’s 14th studio album In the Blue Light, coming September 7. It can be found…
4AD To Reissue Pixies’ “Come On Pilgrim/Surfer Rosa”
You know the legend by now, how in the ’60s nobody knew about The Velvet Underground, but everyone who heard them started their own band. Well, for a different generation,…
CD Review: Daniel Amos, “Horrendous Disc Ultra Deluxe CD Edition”
The legend of the album Horrendous Disc, the third release from the band Daniel Amos (DA), has overshadowed the actual album itself for many years. Recorded in 1978 and slated…
CD Review: Sunstorm, “The Road To Hell”
One thing about me that is either a virtue or a huge stumbling block is that I always try to be fair. Circumstances are such that one must conduct their…