MusicTAP Interview: Craig Carlstrom and Don Bakke From Orbis Max
The history of the band Orbis Max is long and a bit complicated. They are the longest surviving band you’ve never heard of, prolific, but not regularly receiving much in…
Justin Vellucci’s Top Ten Records I Reviewed This Year — 2018 Edition
Well, here it is, Mr. December, yet another year, yet another year-ending list. And what more can be said? We want to be free. We want to be free to…
Album Review: Rush, “Hemispheres 40th Anniversary Edition”
Celebrating Rush's most overlooked final big prog statement piece, Hemispheres.
Lily & Madeleine To Release New Album, Canterbury Girls
For years, the sister duo of Lily & Madeleine have created a series of songs that spoke far, far beyond their years. Their introduction was the five-track EP masterpiece known…
Album Review: Daniel Amos, “Horrendous Disc Ultra Deluxe Edition” Vinyl Box Set
This time of year brings back a lot of phrases to mind. The obvious ones, of course, are “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Chanukkah,” and “Happy New Year,” but also, “Makes a…
Buzzcocks Celebrate 40th Anniversaries of Another Music In A Different kitchen, love bites With New Remasters
While the news of the passing of Pete Shelley hit hard, we were just getting ready to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the two important first releases of Buzzcocks classics.…
BREAKING NEWS: PETE SHELLEY OF THE BUZZCOCKS DIES AT 63
Pete Shelley, lead singer of legendary punk rock band Buzzcocks, has died at 63 of a suspected heart attack. The band are best known for their classics, “What Do I…
TRACK PREMIERE: SOFIA TALVIK, “Poem At Year’s End”
MusicTAP is very pleased to present to you this brand new track from singer-songwriter Sofia Talvik, “Poem At Year’s End”. Following Ms. Talvik’s previous holiday album, When Winter Comes, is…
Review: Tenchio – “Bedroom Chaos of The Inner Noodle”
Manuel Tenchio, who often just goes by the nom-de-guerre Tenchio, is a Uruguayan teenage guitar whiz who plays a kind of mutant math-thrash with reckless abandon. And if his second…
Review: To touch the milky way – Black Tape For A Blue Girl
For well over thirty years, the evocatively named Black Tape For A Blue Girl project, helmed by Projekt label owner, Sam Rosenthal, has produced strong and ethereally beautiful songs and…
Two Phil Collins Live Sets – Serious Hits…Live!, A Hot Night In Paris – To Be Reissued
The band Genesis was as successful in every mode that it found itself in – the era of Peter Gabriel, the departure of Peter Gabriel, the departure of Steve Hackett,…
Linda Ronstadt Live Set, Live In Hollywood, Planned in February
For well over a decade, Linda Ronstadt released a series of well-received albums and hit singles. From her start with The Stone Poneys, and their hit song, “Different Drum” that…