Kickstarter For The Lost Dogs’ “Little Red Riding Hood” to Launch in November
On November 2, various Facebook announcements were posted alerting people that The Lost Dogs’ album, Little Red Riding Hood (1993), was in the pipeline for a reissue, including a limited…
Review: Christian Frederickson – “Islands of Light”
There’s this piece of ephemera from the days of the Rachel’s ensemble that sticks to the attic of my mind like so much setting rubber cement – let’s call them…
Review: Negative Capability – Marianne Faithfull
There is a wide range of innovation and praise that can be liberally applied to music from artists of immense respect. Not everything they create may be highly praised, nor…
New Rival Sons Album, Feral Roots, Expected In 2019
Following news of an upcoming Full Dynamic Range (FDR) remaster of Rival Sons 2011 gem, Pressure & Time, we now get wind of the realities of a brand new album.…
E.P. REVIEW: HIGH SOUTH, “Change In The Wind”
With impressive three-part harmonies, a dedication to songwriting and unwavering optimism, the Nashville-based band High South has developed a dedicated following across Europe, where they’ve been touring regularly since 2015.…
OMNIVORE RECORDINGS TO RELEASE BIG STAR “Live On WLIR”
A New Year wouldn’t be complete without SOMETHING from my favorite band (next to The Beatles and The Who), my beloved BIG STAR. The good folks at Omnivore Recordings are…
Review: Daughters – “You Won’t Get What You Want”
Daughters, never a band to play it understated, returns as a beast both transformed and reborn in the Rhode Island quartet’s first release since a pseudo “break-up” around 2009/2010 –…
Phosphorescent New Album, C’est La Vie, Is Great Listening
For the most part, the goal of MusicTAP is to inform of what’s coming down the pike. (There’s a history to this due to my love of music, my discovery…
New Nektar Album, Megalomania, To Be Released
The history of early Progressive music isn’t complete without more than a simple mention of Nektar. Originally, the band formed in 1969, during the literal playground period of Rock and…
Rant ‘n Roll: Death and the Mainstay
Happy Halloween, y’all. What they say about death and the artist is frustrating, and predictably true. Even those who are most celebrated in life achieve a greater footprint in the…
White Lies To Release New Album, Five, In 2019
Since 2009, UK’s White Lies band has entertained with a retro “post-punk” element to their music not unlike the lamented The Enemy UK. And for four albums, I’ve posted about…
Calexico Classic, The Black Light, Reissued As 20th Anniversary Limited Deluxe Editions (2CD/2LP)
What the ’80s were to the fully emerged post-punk era of Rock is easily what the ’90s became for indie-Rock. Both were meant to be alternative listening and enjoyment from…