Lycia Plans New Album, In Flickers
Lycia is a band of many approaches. The shadowlands of ambient composition intersected with a branch of music that defies not only categorization, but actually is its own segment within…
EP Review: Iron & Wine – “Weed Garden”
I don’t know what to make of Sam Beam’s latest outing, an Iron & Wine EP titled, cleverly if mockingly, Weed Garden. (It was released a few days ago on…
Streaming Exclusive Premiere: Karen Haglof, “Palomino Steady Rocking”
Last week, MusicTAP.net reviewed the about-to-be-released E.P. from guitarist/singer-songwriter Karen Haglof, Palomino Steady Rocking. This week, we’re pleased to present to you the premiere stream of the E.P. 4 brand-new…
Review: Black Vinyl Shoes Anthology 1973-1978 – Shoes
There are musical injustices in this world where the band or artist is underappreciated and, in general, underexposed. The band that -sadly – comes immediately to mind for me is…
MusicTAP Interview: Mark Allender, Executive Producer for Charlie Peacock “West Coast Diaries Vol. 2” Reissue
There is a vast history of music out there that few people know of, some of which never made it to compact disc. Others were released so far back in…
Review: The Zells – “Failure To Slide”
The Zells, the newly rechristened Pittsburgh garage-rock quintet f.k.a. Denzell, has a new record out this Friday via the fine folks at Crafted Sounds and, man, is it a doozy.…
Two Howard Jones Classics, Human’s Lib, and Dream Into Action Get MASSIVE Reissue Boxes
It became known back in May that Cherry Red, UK’s premier reissue label easily outclasses the domestic reissue arms of major labels, would be releasing in-depth Howard Jones titles. Today,…
New Dead Can Dance Album, Dionysus
Dead Can Dance. Strange term. For a band. But it belongs to one of the more compelling musical bands of the last 30 years. After a string of successful 4AD…
Editor’s Notes: Confronting the Return of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Suspiria”
We live in strange times. I don’t have to tell you that. You probably see it all around you, in strained relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. I often joke…
Interview: Andy Tillison of Kalman Filter
Andy Tillison (The Tangent, Kalman Filter) talks electronica, ocean music, and prog for dinner Exo-Oceans by Kalman Filter It’s a pleasure to chat with you, Andy. Thanks man… pleasure is…
Review: Noemienours – “As A Beare Doth Her Whelps”
The German guitar-composer Noemie Dal on Sept. 10 will release her third outing, a Bob Weston-mastered LP and digital release via Bandcamp, under the sobriquet Noemienours, titled As A Beare…
CD Review: Bird Streets, S/T
Bird Streets is the nom du disque of musician John Brodeur on this project with Jason Falkner (The Three O’Clock, Jellyfish, etc. and many fine solo albums). It’s a fresh…