Review: Various Artists – “Bridges”
What makes Pittsburgh quintessentially Pittsburgh? It’s a good question, one with an urgency the national media’s been mulling for more than a decade (and, in past iterations, for generations) now,…
Review: Rodan – “The Hat Factory ’93”
If Rodan’s Rusty is the butterfly on its ripe-peach-hued cover, the newly released ’93 recordings are the budding chrysalis. And they are something to behold. So, first, a little back-story…
Santana To Release New Album, Africa Speaks
I can still remember the first time I heard Santana. His music played a significant role in the way I would begin to listen to new emerging music. With a…
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: KAREN HAGLOF, “Tobiano”
MusicTAP is very please to premiere the title track from Tobiano, the 3rd full length release by avant-guitarist-turned-oncologist- returned guitarist/songwriter, Karen Haglof. The bulk of the ten songs included were…
MusicTAP Editorial: F**k
I’m not a prude. At least, I don’t think I am. I do not curse regularly – If I should slam my foot into a wall, do I not shout…
The Darkness Cometh, And Easter Is Cancelled
What to do following a Top 10 UK album the likes of Pinewood Smile? You save the world, of course. The Darkness have taken upon themselves the challenge of heroism…
America Celebrates The Capitol Years With 6CD Box
For America, it was an instant love affair as their “A Horse With No Name” sprang to life over radio airwaves and speaker setups across the world. Their first album,…
Black Oak Arkansas To Release New Album, Underdog Heroes
Black Oak Arkansas enjoyed their best years of rocking creativity back in the early ’70s with a count of nine classic studio albums, and several raucous live albums. Their main…
Mac DeMarco To Release New Album, Here Comes The Cowboy
Mac DeMarco released his last album, This Old Dog, back in 2017 (May 5). This Old Dog helped break through to a worldwide audience, giving Mac his largest charting album…
Nine Inch Nails Releases “Strobe Light” Online (For Real)
Exactly ten years ago to this day – April Fool’s Day – Trent Reznor “released” the Nine Inch Nails album, Strobe Light. It was a joke. There were music samples…
#MetalMonday: “Head of a Pin” by Overkill
Every element of the song is driving, loud, aggressive...what more do you want from classic thrash in 2019?
Grateful Dead Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Aoxomoxoa With 2CD, 1LP (Picture disc) Remaster
Despite the noticeable fact that older Rock music fans are still awaiting upgrades on some of their classic album favorites, it’s nice to know that some of the usual suspects…