Black Lips to Release New Album, Underneath The Rainbow
If you had a thing for late ’70s post-punk efforts that yielded bands like Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, and a few other promising “punkish” bands with a love for…
The Cover Search (“I’m On Fire” – Bruce Springsteen)
Recently, I received a share from an artist (Lizzyspit), who had covered Bruce Springsteen‘s urgent “I’m On Fire” song. While I admired her attempt to record the song in her…
A Single Revelation Of Song
It’s settling more and more upon me that the music listening public has always been about the single. And that assumption sure explains a lot about album sales, even the…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: Remembering Phil Everly
One of the great things about those great First Generation Rock records is the use of reverb on so many tracks. It’s the sound of history being made as if…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 01/06/2014 (US/UK Report)
Top Ten will re-release Road To Forever from Eagles alumnus, Don Felder, in what is likely to be the physical Extended Edition recently reissued in digital form via iTunes and…
In Memoriam: Phil Everly
Phil Everly of the pioneering Rock and Roll duo, The Everly Brothers has passed leaving a cornerstone of Rock and Roll history to the books and the many albums released.…
My Thoughts On The 2013 Remix Of Close To the Edge (BD-Audio Version)…And A Question
I have recently listened to the 2013 Steven Wilson remix of Close To the Edge, the 1972 YES classic considered by many to be one of the great albums not…
Lost Johnny Cash Album Coming From Legacy Recordings
On March 25, Legacy Recordings will release a NEW Johnny Cash album. As it is stated, as the ’80s did to just about any artist coming into the new decade…
The Ambient Series: Tor Lundvall
Thus far, I’ve talked about the well known ambient masters. And I will again. But there are those that are little known, some even unknown. Without a question, many of…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 12/30/2013 (US Report)
If you’re a vinyl fan AND a KISS fan, then it should please you to know that Universal will reissue some of the band’s works on vinyl LP. This will…
Rush (And Supertramp, KISS, & Elton John, Too) To Get Classic Album Reissue
The music site, Ultimate Classic Rock, is reporting that Rush will revisit their 1974 debut, the self-titled classic, in a 40th Anniversary set. This news was initially mentioned by Canada’s…
Happy Holidays From MusicTAP
I sincerely apologize for not being on much. November and December have both proven to be extremely busy for me. A good thing that labels goes to sleep during these…