Album Review: Carptree, “Subimago”
2005 was a bad time for prog rock. Fans of the genre will dispute this and say it was a golden age, and if you look back strictly in terms…
Warner Bros Records Revisit Past Era With 2LP Various Artists Collection
Decades ago, when vinyl reigned completely unchallenged, Warner Brothers Records often offered a ‘LOSS LEADER‘ collection LP set on the paper sleeves of the vinyl albums they sold. You’d find…
In Memoriam: Stan Lee, Marvel Comics Pioneer (1922-2018)
What’s going on? Why are we featuring the life of Stan Lee on MusicTAP? Well, as with all things, it’s complicated. Hang on, dear reader, and I will clue you…
Deerhunter To Release New Album, Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?
Deerhunter, if you are unaware of them, are a band from Atlanta, Georgia, who, over time, has provided more than their share of lasting music from the base of the…
Two Deep Purple Classic Albums, In Rock, Fireball, Remastered For Color Vinyl Reissue
In the late ’60s, and through much of the early ’70s, Deep Purple owned a segment of your Top40 and hard rockin’ heart with songs like “Smoke On The Water”,…
Review: 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul, War Of The Gods SACD
SACDs, although now somewhat obsoleted by most of the music industry, still have a presence strong enough to encourage some specialty labels to remix classic albums in this DSD format.…
The Importance Of Marissa Nadler
In our current era, outside of Pop, there are few, if any, ‘larger than life’ heroes of music. I’m talking about like there were in decades past, where an artist…
RE:Visit – Pearl Jam, “Binaural” (2000)
Dw. Dunphy focuses on the often overlooked 2000 album from Pearl Jam which found them leaving their comfort zones.
CD REVIEW: THE REPUTATIONS, “Electric Power”
According to the press release: “Austin-based “power soul” group The Reputations recorded their new album, Electric Power, at the monumental Memphis recording space, Ardent Studios, with musician/producer, Jody Stephens (Big…
Review: Countdown – Richard Lloyd
As with ANY solo artist originally associated with a popular band, an expectation of similarity to the original band is always there. Not that it SHOULD be, but we’re fickle…
Lawrence Rothman To Release New EP, I Know I’ve Been Wrong But Can We Talk?
A little over a year ago, Lawrence Rothman released his debut album, The Book of Law (read here). Lawrence Rothman is an entertainer with a chameleon-like display of personas that…
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…