In Memoriam: Brian Healy (Dead Artist Syndrome, 1959-2020)
Hey Brian. Speaking for myself, your weirdo buddies miss you. We'll never forget you. Shake them bones the way you wanted to.
Let The Rage Begin: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2020 Inductees Released
Genres debated, favorites snubbed, philosophies dissected - here we go again.
Remembering Neil Peart (1952-2020)
I still wouldn't have known him because he wanted it that way.
VINYL REISSUE: CHRIS BELL, "I Am The Cosmos" – blue vinyl
After co-founding Big Star, the world only received two tracks of new music from Chris Bell during his lifetime — a 1978 single on the Car Records label, run by…
Review: Le Petite Mort – "Disco"
The name of the song is “A Piano In The Basement” and, though it closes the 13-track record, it’s the best point where you can enter Disco, the new LP…
COMING SOON: WIRE, "Mind Hive"
WIRE have shared new tracks from their new album, Mind Hive, which will be released on January 24th via the band’s own label pinkflag (pre-order); MusicTAP is pleased to present…
Review: House & Hawk – "Pure Emotion" EP
I still harbor conflicted emotions about Mick Jagger Solo Album, the A-for-effort 2016 LP of synthetic pop from House & Hawk. At times inventive and at times oddly polished, the…
Review: Rob Ford Explorer – "Buh Bye"
The reference points behind Rob Ford Explorer’s name ain’t aging that well. Yes yes, Ford in its capitalist wisdom has released a 2020 Explorer – the large print giveth and…
Weekend Music Matinee: “Suite Charlotte Pike/Abbey Road Medley” by Transatlantic
For a song already containing the lyric “Becoming the Beatle inside of me,” it was the only melodic conclusion.
Review: Wayne Everett – “Two Ghosts”
As Wayne Everett fans already know, his gentler solo music is miles away from The Prayer Chain’s alt.rock aggression. Exhibit A: “The Smallest Earthquake,” from his lovely new Two Ghosts…
Review: Adam Fitz – "Can't Pardon Me"
There might be no better way to end 2019, this dog-eared novella of a year, and start the wondrous new Twenties than with ruminations on regret, redemption and hope. So,…
NEIL INNES, 1944 – 2019
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of music legend Neil Innes, the talent behind the music of The Bonzo Dog Band, Monty Python and, of course,…