Category: TAP Editorial

Before I kick in with the release news (what little there may be; holidays y’know), I have a few pieces to give up. The first is the small article in…

The 80s were incredibly rich in bands. In a time where independent labels were gaining a foothold into the tightened world of the big labels, uncountable bands were making inroads…

The great news is that Amazon is now posting purchase links for the Anniversary Edition of 2112, one of Rush‘s great albums. Last week, we posted that this was a…

Rock music has had it’s share of collectibles. But in no part of its long history have the collectibles been more freely distributed than in the late ’70s and early…

I’m sure you know what I am talking about – those cherished LPs you still have in your collection or had traded away long ago because the major record labels…

Nothing is more crushing than having your complete stereo setup packed into protective boxes, and stored a mere 2000+ miles away from your present location. Yeah, I have a laptop…

After yesterday’s post on the UK reissue of The Slider (which I’m totally salivating for), I began to wonder about the mechanism in place for what becomes a grandiose Anniversary…

Verve Records plan the release of Amore II by Andrea Bocelli after the holidays with a planned date of January 29. FOF Records will release Reborn from Trapt in PA…

There are a million and one things that I would much rather write about than a listing of the 2013 nominees for the ill-named Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.…

I don’t know about you, but I always marvel at the great expanse of music appreciation that separates the world of popular music (or Pop music) from that of respected…

Every once in a while, I hit on a song that spoke to the generation it was recorded for, but, as it stands, is just as timely today as it…

When I was younger (I’m 55), I listened to a lot of music. As much as I could get my hands on. As much as radio would gift me with.…