Ten Questions: Phil Madeira
Singer/songwriter Phil Madeira is approaching a new record with an Open Heart.
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?
Interview: Rise Twain (Part 1)
J.D. Beck & Brett Kull of Rise Twain talk songcraft, collaboration, ambiguity, and other “deep stuff."
American Don: The Damon Che Story
At the time, everybody in Pittsburgh knew Damon Che. But few really knew him. Che, who now lives an uneventful life in the Amish countryside 15 miles southwest of Punxatawney,…
The MusicTAP Interview: Peter Horvath of The Anderson Council
Peter Horvath, the chief instigator of The Anderson Council, is one of the really good guys in rock & roll; you hear it all the time, but I can tell…
Profile: Scott Morgan’s Loscil gets abstract
Scott Morgan doesn’t listen to his work as Loscil after it’s been released. The Canadian avant-ambient sound-sculptor has little concrete sense of his discography. But, before the recordings are available…
The MusicTAP Interview: Amy Petty
After two profound records, Mystery Keeps You (2008) and House of Doors (2010), musician Amy Petty seemed to fall off the face of the earth. Aside from a very well-crafted…
The MusicTAP Interview: John Boegehold and Dave Meros of Pattern-Seeking Animals
Prog rockers John Boegehold and Dave Meros talk about their brand new gig.
The MusicTAP Interview: Gym Nicholson of Moral DK
Guitarist Gym Nicholson has had an extraordinary career as a guitarist, as a member of Steve Taylor’s backing group “Some Band,” recently as a member of Dead Artist Syndrome, and…
The MusicTAP Interview: Courtney Swain of Bent Knee
Courtney Swain talks "Sweet Snow," fostering creativity, and yetis.
MusicTAP Interview: Robert Watson
Producer/keyboardist Robert Watson is planning to complete his long-awaited full-length, The Graylands.