Rant: Respect Musicians With Famous Parents
"When will you take over your dead parent's band for the amusement of a former generation?"
Rant: The Josh Fix Problem
If all we do is insist that they just don't make 'em like they used to, we get what we…
Tomita: Why Don’t We Have Definitive Box Sets For Him?
In 1974, years after a well-received career in music in Japan, Isao Tomita released a bold re-imagining of Claude Debussy’s…
Ek’s Factors
Over the summer, the Spotify founder made remarks that were tin-eared and tone-deaf...and sadly aren't entirely wrong.
The MusicTAP Interview: Jim Peterik of The Ides of March
Prolific rocker talks about The Ides of March past & present, his songwriting, and that one song...
Early Years of Fleetwood Mac Hopes
There are many bands who have enjoyed a history of work before they finally broke out in huge scale. One…
Aerosmith Drummer Joey Kramer Says Band Won’t Let Him Play The Grammys
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Aerosmith's lives.
Let The Rage Begin: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2020 Inductees Released
Genres debated, favorites snubbed, philosophies dissected - here we go again.
The MusicTAP Guide To Record Store Day Black Friday 2019
The list for 2019 displays a few prominent trends: (1) Christmas music (of course), generally in the form of a…
MusicTAP Editorial: F**k
I’m not a prude. At least, I don’t think I am. I do not curse regularly – If I should…
The Era of the Abuse Anthem
The 1980s and early-1990s were strange for a lot of reasons. One of these is the odd collectives of theme…
What Bill and Ted 3 Means For Those Who Face The Music
Cynicism and despair come so easily. Yet we know, whenever we revisit these characters, that at their heart they represent…