Heartfelt Thanks From Matt!
Well! I remember the sadness I felt after losing great magazines like Crawdaddy!, Trouser Press, Creem, and several others. and not that I’m a great magazine, but I can say…
Review: Big Music – Simple Minds
With the news that Sparkle In The Rain, the 1984 Simple Minds classic, will be reissued in a massive update that includes two 5.1 Surround Sound remixes, and a hi-quality…
Rhino Records To Reissue Fleetwood Mac Classic, Bare Trees, On Vinyl LP In February
Much gets said about Fleetwood Mac. And with good reason. They are, after all, a historic band that has enjoyed the talents of so many fine guitarists that include the…
Rick Wakeman Titles, King Arthur, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII, Reissued As Deluxe Editions In February (UK Report)
Universal UK will reissue two classic Rick Wakeman titles that include The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1973), and The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of…
Simple Minds To Reissue Remastered 1983 Classic, Sparkle In The Rain
Well, there CAN be great news on a somber (and for here, a cold and wet) December. With a tip-off, I have just learned that Simple Minds will reissue one…
Fly By Night, The 1975 Classic By Rush, To Be Released In Blu-ray-Audio Format
With Blu-ray Audio creeping into the audiophile’s world, it is now the time for those adopting bands that have rabid audiences to bring their music out in the new format…
Value To TAP?
Allow me to take stock of my audience. As the years go by, I feel that MusicTAP is becoming an obsolete service to its readers. Of course, it may just…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 12/04/2014 (US Report)
Apologies to readers on my quiet time. I was in Texas for a vacation and so decided (while there) that I would just spend the time with my family. As…
Review: The Rolling Stones-From The Vault-LA Forum-Live In 1975 (DVD) – Talia’s Overflow Notes
It has to be said straight off. If you want to pick up a great deal for the newest installment of the physical product release for the From The Vault…
In Memoriam: Ian McLagan
From his days with The Small Faces to his stint with the next phase, Faces, Ian McLagan handled the Hammond B3 with all of the magic one might expect of…
In Memoriam: Bobby Keys
When I think of Rock sax players, I think of two of them. One of them was the late Clarence Clemons of the E-Street Band. The other one is Bobby…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – November 20, 2014 (US Report)
We are apparently in our annual industry slowdown, where the labels hang their hats on the albums already announced, and sit in boardrooms to discuss the potential upcoming year’s packages.…