Re-recorded songs by original artists, especially those songs that are VERY familiar to fans, have a middling track record. Sometimes they actually improve on the original in ways that allow…
I can still remember the first time I heard Santana. His music played a significant role in the way I would begin to listen to new emerging music. With a…
I’m not a prude. At least, I don’t think I am. I do not curse regularly – If I should slam my foot into a wall, do I not shout…
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…
For America, it was an instant love affair as their “A Horse With No Name” sprang to life over radio airwaves and speaker setups across the world. Their first album,…
Black Oak Arkansas enjoyed their best years of rocking creativity back in the early ’70s with a count of nine classic studio albums, and several raucous live albums. Their main…
Mac DeMarco released his last album, This Old Dog, back in 2017 (May 5). This Old Dog helped break through to a worldwide audience, giving Mac his largest charting album…
Every element of the song is driving, loud, aggressive...what more do you want from classic thrash in 2019?
Despite the noticeable fact that older Rock music fans are still awaiting upgrades on some of their classic album favorites, it’s nice to know that some of the usual suspects…
Both Calexico, and Iron & Wine (Sam Beam) have met in the studios to create the 2005 collaborated EP, In The Reins. Combining indie Tex-Mex and Folk-styled alternative, that collection…
The 1980s and early-1990s were strange for a lot of reasons. One of these is the odd collectives of theme that popped up here and there. It’s like pop culture…
MusicTAP’s vinyl aficionados present their top 3 platter picks for April 13’s Record Store Day.