The MusicTAP Interview: Terry Scott Taylor
The old systems of record labels, A&R men, and more are done. What's a prolific creator to do in this new media landscape?
ALBUM REISSUE: BIG STAR, “In Space”
I’ve heard many different viewpoints on Big Star’s In Space and I’d like to offer my own spin on it. This, the final studio album from the band, is as…
The Choir Releases New Single, “Mystical World”
Band releases new original track on the heels of a radically different cover of Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight."
Simple Minds Celebrate 40 Years With 3CD Box, 40: The Best Of 1979-2019
For forty years, the Scottish band, Simple Minds have provided a healthy collection of great studio albums, and a handful of accompanying radio hits and issued singles. Simple Minds had…
Damanek Reveal Details For New Album, Making Shore
Damanek—ostensibly a progressive rock supergroup but in reality much more than words like ‘supergroup’ or ‘side project’ can represent—are one of those gems in the contemporary prog scene whose light…
ALBUM REVIEW: CHRIS STAMEY, “New Songs For The 20th Century”
For someone who has carved out his niche creating pop music with melodically angular twists, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that for his newest release, Chris Stamey would devise…
In Memoriam: Ric Ocasek (1949-2019)
The Cars' Ric Ocasek was a pop artist who never neglected the "artist" part.
The Who To Release New Studio Album, “WHO”
The Who has one of the greatest rock legacies in music history, they’re one of the all-time great live bands, have sold over 100 million records worldwide including 9 US…
Review: Mike Patton and Jean-Claude Vannier – “Corpse Flower”
I first heard vocal shape-shifter Mike Patton’s collaborate with John Erik Kaada, the Norwegian composer, back in 2004. It was, even in the light of a performer known for not…
Singles Bar: Weezer, “The End Of The Game”
The supposed simple charms of "The End Of The Game" just don't hang in there.
TRACK PREMIERE: STEVE BOTTARI, “The Other Side Of Dark”
Steve Bottari is a musician’s musician: from working with legends such as Dion (yes, Dion) and Richard Barone, he knows his way around arrangement, harmony, melody and production. He can…