Review: Judas Priest, “Firepower”
So I finally got around to checking out the new Judas Priest album, 2018’s Firepower, and it’s okay. It’s fine. I realize that there isn’t much one could say about…
New Mike +The Mechanics Album, Out Of The Blue
Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics has enjoyed considerable successes with both bands. With Genesis, he weathered lineup changes and greater demands in songs as the band…
ALBUM REVIEW: VAN DUREN, “Waiting – The Van Duren Story” (original documentary soundtrack)
In trying to write this “review”, I have to make some immediate disclosures: this will not be easy nor objective. That’s not meant in a negative fashion. You see, I…
Be Bop Deluxe Celebrate Futurama With Remastered, Remixed, and Expanded 3CD/DVD Box
When we last mentioned the great but under-appreciated Be Bop Deluxe, Esoteric Records were unleashing a remastered and thoroughly expanded edition of Sunburst Finish (1976) (here). That edition even provided…
ALBUM REVIEW: R. STEVIE MOORE, “Afterlife”
It’s easy to lose count of how many albums the indefatigable R.Stevie Moore has released so it should be enough to say “here’s his latest aural masterpiece”, Afterlife. And it’s…
MUSICTAP EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: BLINDMAN, “Woman Of My Dreams”
An apt premiere for Valentine’s Day, “Woman of My Dreams” is a personal reflection of one lover’s perspective when at an impasse, breakdown and, essentially, fallout of intimacy and communication…
Two Songs By Fleetwood Mac Before They Were “Fleetwood Mac”
There's a whole world of music that is, to greater or lesser extent, invisible to the average Fleetwood Mac fan.
Review: UBOA – “The Origin of My Depression”
You expect a record titled The Origin of My Depression to be dramatic, even melodramatic. You expect it to be filled with bold pronouncements. You don’t necessarily expect it to…
MUSICTAP EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: INVISIBLE PATTERNS, “Wake Up”
Invisible Patterns is a side project featuring the members of Montclair, NJ’s Elk City, helmed by guitarist Chris Robertson. MusicTAP is very pleased to present this brand-new track and video,…
RE:Visit: King Crimson, “Discipline” (1981)
It would be the greatest shame had Discipline not emerged as it did.
TAPSheet LP: Dylan, Patti Smith, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett
There are a few notable albums being reproduced on vinyl LP. With a slight lull in announcements, here are a few for your consideration: On April 5, Legacy and Columbia…
In Defense of Greta Van Fleet
It is a pernicious argument, so much so that I fear the crap the band is taking will actively dissuade others from trying.