First Four X Classics To Be Remastered and Reissued on CD and LP
Punk spread across the entire globe with powerhouse locations like London, New York City, and Los Angeles. With each place, the bite of Punk took on different levels of ferocity.…
Pete Hammill To Release 8CD Live Box, Not Yet, Not Now
For the early progressive fans, the name of Pete Hammill is no look up exercise. Still attached to the impressive works of Van der Graaf Generator, and still pursuing what…
Review: Judas Priest, “Firepower”
So I finally got around to checking out the new Judas Priest album, 2018’s Firepower, and it’s okay. It’s fine. I realize that there isn’t much one could say about…
New Mike +The Mechanics Album, Out Of The Blue
Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics has enjoyed considerable successes with both bands. With Genesis, he weathered lineup changes and greater demands in songs as the band…
Be Bop Deluxe Celebrate Futurama With Remastered, Remixed, and Expanded 3CD/DVD Box
When we last mentioned the great but under-appreciated Be Bop Deluxe, Esoteric Records were unleashing a remastered and thoroughly expanded edition of Sunburst Finish (1976) (here). That edition even provided…
ALBUM REVIEW: R. STEVIE MOORE, “Afterlife”
It’s easy to lose count of how many albums the indefatigable R.Stevie Moore has released so it should be enough to say “here’s his latest aural masterpiece”, Afterlife. And it’s…
Two Songs By Fleetwood Mac Before They Were “Fleetwood Mac”
There's a whole world of music that is, to greater or lesser extent, invisible to the average Fleetwood Mac fan.
Review: UBOA – “The Origin of My Depression”
You expect a record titled The Origin of My Depression to be dramatic, even melodramatic. You expect it to be filled with bold pronouncements. You don’t necessarily expect it to…
MUSICTAP EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: INVISIBLE PATTERNS, “Wake Up”
Invisible Patterns is a side project featuring the members of Montclair, NJ’s Elk City, helmed by guitarist Chris Robertson. MusicTAP is very pleased to present this brand-new track and video,…
RE:Visit: King Crimson, “Discipline” (1981)
It would be the greatest shame had Discipline not emerged as it did.
TAPSheet LP: Dylan, Patti Smith, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett
There are a few notable albums being reproduced on vinyl LP. With a slight lull in announcements, here are a few for your consideration: On April 5, Legacy and Columbia…
In Defense of Greta Van Fleet
It is a pernicious argument, so much so that I fear the crap the band is taking will actively dissuade others from trying.