ALBUM REVIEW: V/A, “Soul Explosion”
What was created as a centerpiece of a “movement” was born out of necessity and urgency. Fifty years after its initial appearance, it’s a landmark of greatness, pure and simple.…
ALBUM REVIEW: Southern Avenue, “Keep On”
Memphis’ Southern Avenue has just released their sophomore effort, Keep On and in a word, they do just that – they keep on. Their self-titled debut in 2017 turned a…
Review: Jean-Michel Jarre, “Equinoxe Infinity”
Jean-Michel Jarre’s sequel to the groundbreaking original Equinoxe (1978) is likable. That’s part of the problem. In the past ten years, electronic music has been crowned the king of all…
The Hollywood Stars Previously Unreleased Album, Sound City, Now Available
Two things often happened during the incredibly fertile music scene of the early ’70s (not unlike today with a blast of bands trying for the GOLD) . One of them…
Review: Whitesnake, “Flesh & Blood”
Maybe in our heads we can still move mountains, but our aches and pains reveal another truth.
Opinion: Warner Records’ Slow Sunset On Empire
All the marketing-speak in the world cannot justify what's really being said.
Bad Company Celebrated With 6CD Box Set Of Original Six Classics – The Swan Song Years 1974-1982
With Mott The Hoople changing, and Free in a state of disarray for various reasons, Mick Ralphs, along with Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke, joined wih ex-King Crimson bassist, Boz…
The MusicTAP Interview: Gym Nicholson of Moral DK
Guitarist Gym Nicholson has had an extraordinary career as a guitarist, as a member of Steve Taylor’s backing group “Some Band,” recently as a member of Dead Artist Syndrome, and…
America Celebrates 50th Anniversary With 3CD Collection Set
Since 1971, America (the band) has produced an enviable string of classic tracks that are Top 40, as well a a number of deeper album tracks. Earlier, Capitol Records released…
The MusicTAP Interview: Courtney Swain of Bent Knee
Courtney Swain talks "Sweet Snow," fostering creativity, and yetis.
#MetalMonday: “Time—Rotterdam” by VUUR
The album’s second track, “Time—Rotterdam,” encapsulates the progression embedded in this return to van Giersbergen’s “old” metal roots. The song is heavy, yes, but playful.
Review: The Gotobeds – “Debt Begins At 30”
The Gotobeds released its new LP, the much-anticipated Debt Begins At 30, yesterday via Sub Pop Records. That move, the introduction of a new slate of head-churning material, gives us…