Calexico, Iron & Wine Rejoin To Produce New Album, Years To Burn
Both Calexico, and Iron & Wine (Sam Beam) have met in the studios to create the 2005 collaborated EP, In The Reins. Combining indie Tex-Mex and Folk-styled alternative, that collection…
The Era of the Abuse Anthem
The 1980s and early-1990s were strange for a lot of reasons. One of these is the odd collectives of theme that popped up here and there. It’s like pop culture…
Record Store Day 2019: A Guided Tour
MusicTAP’s vinyl aficionados present their top 3 platter picks for April 13’s Record Store Day.
Big Big Train Will Take Listeners on the Grand Tour
having mined the treasures of the English countryside and industry for well over a decade, Big Big Train will now further explore the legacy of 17th & 18th Century European…
Pearl Harbor and The Explosions Debut Remastered and Expanded
When New Wave was finding its footing back in the latter parts of the ’70s, a band going by the name of Pearl Harbor and The Explosions was enjoying a…
Album Review: Gretchen’s Wheel – “Moth To Lamplight: A Tribute To Nada Surf”
In my conversations with Gretchen’s Wheel, also known as Lindsay Murray, she would cite the artists that informed her decision to get into music. There were usual suspects, of course,…
2CD Singles Collection For Primal Scream – Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll
Primal Scream has a presence in your life…or they don’t, simple as that. Having begun back in the early ’80s, the band has gone through a wide array of sound…
#MetalMonday: “The Thin Line Between Love and Hate” by Iron Maiden
it’s all here in an extended track that reflects philosophically on the meaning, not only of death—as we’d come to expect from Maiden—but of life.
review: Devin Townsend, “Empath”
I have an affinity for saying things that get me into trouble; things like, “Devin Townsend is the only progressive metal performer out there today.” This should not be taken…
King Crimson Classics, Beat, Three OF A Perfect Pair Reissued On Vinyl LP
King Crimson has gone through various lineups, all excellent and all different. In their ’80s lineup, they produced three classic albums in Discipline (1981), Beat (1982), and Three Of A…
CD/DVD REVIEW: PAUL WELLER, “Other Aspects”
Once again, Paul Weller doesn’t rest on his laurels or accolades of his 40-plus year career; no sooner than he releases one of the finest albums of his solo run…
Ronnie Lane Box Celebrates Artist With 6CD Just For A Moment – Music 1973-1997
While Small Faces, the band was led by the brilliance of Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott, as well as fed by the excellence of every member of the band itself.…