MusicTAP Interview: Robert Watson
Producer/keyboardist Robert Watson is planning to complete his long-awaited full-length, The Graylands.
Graphic Novel On The Way For Rush’s A Farewell To Kings
As the title suggests, the new graphic novel serves as an illustrated version of the classic approach to music documentaries, wherein narration and location shots are interspersed with staged interview…
The Darkness Cometh, And Easter Is Cancelled
What to do following a Top 10 UK album the likes of Pinewood Smile? You save the world, of course. The Darkness have taken upon themselves the challenge of heroism…
Record Store Day 2019: A Guided Tour
MusicTAP’s vinyl aficionados present their top 3 platter picks for April 13’s Record Store Day.
Big Big Train Will Take Listeners on the Grand Tour
having mined the treasures of the English countryside and industry for well over a decade, Big Big Train will now further explore the legacy of 17th & 18th Century European…
Album Review: Gretchen’s Wheel – “Moth To Lamplight: A Tribute To Nada Surf”
In my conversations with Gretchen’s Wheel, also known as Lindsay Murray, she would cite the artists that informed her decision to get into music. There were usual suspects, of course,…
review: Devin Townsend, “Empath”
I have an affinity for saying things that get me into trouble; things like, “Devin Townsend is the only progressive metal performer out there today.” This should not be taken…
Mavis Staples’ “We Get By” out May 10
Soul survivor, living legend and national treasure Mavis Staples – she of The Staples Singers, Wattstax, and the one woman who said “no!” to Bob Dylan – continues her reign…
The Throes Announce Vinyl Reissue Of 1990’s All The Flowers Growing In Your Mother’s Eyes
Last week, the Lo-Fidelity record label announced the kickoff of a Kickstarter campaign to reissue The Throes’ seminal album, All The Flowers Growing In Your Mother’s Eyes (1990), on vinyl.…
MUSICTAP VIDEO PREMIERE: THOMAS KEATING, “TODAY I’M STAYING HOME”
MusicTAP is pleased to present the new single and video from Australian troubadour Thomas Keating, “Today I’m Staying Home,” a nakedly self-referencing song with themes of depression and self-care during…
CD REVIEWS: ALEX CHILTON, “SONGS FROM ROBIN HOOD LANE” & “FROM MEMPHIS TO NEW ORLEANS”
Here’s the backstory first: February 8 will see Bar/None Records’ release of two thought-provoking looks at an often-overlooked period of rock icon Alex Chilton’s long, curious career. Alex was at…
New Devin Townsend Album, “Empath,” Slated For March Release
A little more than a year after his announcement that he was taking a possibly permanent hiatus from his band Devin Townsend Project (DTP), Devin Townsend has announced the imminent…