Swedish guitarist, Yngwie Malsteen, is considered one of the world’s great guitar players. He gained fame back in the early ’80s first with Steeler, and then with Alcatrazz before hitting…
The 2009 arrival of the debut album from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart brought the NYC band to the attention of many fans, fans that considered the fresh…
I have to begin this with a few immediate disclaimers: – The Who Sell Out is my second favorite album of all-time (after Revolver) – However, it is THE most…
Gentle Giant, an early era progressive band, still commands rapt attention to their library of eleven studio albums, all issued within a short but commanding ten years. Their first was…
The depth of the lyric is a difficult arrangement even for many lyricists. To be able to dive right into the psyche of human behavior, and much more than mere…
Madness, a seven-member Ska/Pop band from the UK with a string of successful album and single releases was one of the best representative ska bands from the late ’70s and…
There are few artists with a supernatural draw for fans. Frank Zappa is one of them. Despite his passing more than 25 years ago, the interest in anything the estate…
The heavy metal juggernaut that was Motörhead rolled along on a burning trail for decades. They entered with their self-titled album in 1977, and left with their final album, Bad…
Dr. Feelgood, an R&B Rock band from the ’70s achieved a sense of stardom in their UK location. But to say they did not have an impact in the US…
The Selecter ska band formed a part of the burgeoning Ska revival that showed up in the late ’70s, often via 2 Tone Records. Comprised of seven band members, The…
MusicTAP, Futureman Records and myself are very pleased to announce the release of Chapter Three, the third album from Michigan’s The Legal Matters. With two successful and incredibly memorable, embraceable…
The Alarm formed in the ’80s and released their first album on IRS Records. The album, Declaration was issued in 1984 and brought the band to worldwide notice with the…