BOXSET PREVIEW: “Stax ’68: A Memphis Story”
It all crescendoed in 1968, a tempest-tossed year when the label redefined its own sound and, in the process, channeled a larger historical zeitgeist. Three earth-shattering events altered the state…
Badfinger Warner Classics, Badfinger, Wish You Were Here, Expanded And Remastered
Badfinger was an instant love for many with the release of their “Come And Get It’ tune. It was a part of the Magic Christian Music soundtrack, and is considered…
RE:Visit – Neil Young and Crazy Horse, “Sleeps With Angels” (1994)
Even the most ardent supporters of Sleeps With Angels, the 1994 set from Neil Young and Crazy Horse, admit that it is a bleak album. It likely would have been…
Metallica Reissues …And Justice For All With 6LP/11CD/4DVD Deluxe Box (And Smaller Offerings)
Metallica has enjoyed the most success of any Thrash Metal band in the genre. That’s not to say they’re the only successful band in Thrash, just that they have the…
MusicTAP Interview: Dan Pavelich, Executive Producer, “Back In Time: Lost Hits of the 80s Volume Two”
As a musician, writer, and comic strip author, Dan Pavelich has positioned himself as a triple threat. A former member of the band The Bradburys, Pavelich has created a series…
Friday Night Videos: September 7, 1979
1 MY SHARONA –•– The Knack (Capitol) 2 GOOD TIMES –•– Chic (Atlantic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=humibwm_-8s 3 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia) 4 DON’T BRING ME…
Greta Van Fleet To Release Debut Album, Anthem Of The Peaceful Army
Greta Van Fleet emerged into the current stream of Rock bands heavily influenced by the Blues Rock that largely made up the tapestry of bands during the ’60s and ’70s.…
Lycia Plans New Album, In Flickers
Lycia is a band of many approaches. The shadowlands of ambient composition intersected with a branch of music that defies not only categorization, but actually is its own segment within…
EP Review: Iron & Wine – “Weed Garden”
I don’t know what to make of Sam Beam’s latest outing, an Iron & Wine EP titled, cleverly if mockingly, Weed Garden. (It was released a few days ago on…
Streaming Exclusive Premiere: Karen Haglof, “Palomino Steady Rocking”
Last week, MusicTAP.net reviewed the about-to-be-released E.P. from guitarist/singer-songwriter Karen Haglof, Palomino Steady Rocking. This week, we’re pleased to present to you the premiere stream of the E.P. 4 brand-new…
Review: Black Vinyl Shoes Anthology 1973-1978 – Shoes
There are musical injustices in this world where the band or artist is underappreciated and, in general, underexposed. The band that -sadly – comes immediately to mind for me is…
MusicTAP Interview: Mark Allender, Executive Producer for Charlie Peacock “West Coast Diaries Vol. 2” Reissue
There is a vast history of music out there that few people know of, some of which never made it to compact disc. Others were released so far back in…