Review: Fanatic – Heart
The first listen to Heart’s latest album, Fanatic, released some 35 years later after Dreamboat Annie (1976), should easily dispel the notion that any legacy band from the ’70s cannot…
Al Stewart Tracks
A few weeks ago, we all tossed around the favored Al Stewart album. With the comments and the personal emails that I receive (yes, there are some that find it…
Gold Records On The Wall, or The Great Gulf Between Pop and Other Successes
I don’t know about you, but I always marvel at the great expanse of music appreciation that separates the world of popular music (or Pop music) from that of respected…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 10/02/2012 (UK Report)
Lucky 7/Cooking Vinyl plan the release of Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da by Madness, which is expected to have the album out on October 29. Salvo Records…
Review: Senna – Mahogany Frog
Born out of the Prairies of Western Canada comes – a Psychedelic, post-modern, Canterbury-styled, rockin’ out band called Mahogany Frog? – you betcha’!! This band caught me by surprise and…
TAPSheet: Eric Clapton’s Slowhand To Get A 35th Anniversary Edition Release
Unfortunately, not all of our wishes get the Anniversary Edition. This is the case with Eric Clapton’s wonderful, No Reason To Cry (released as ) out in 1976. That album…
TAP Treasures: Dialogue Pt 1 & 2 – Chicago
Every once in a while, I hit on a song that spoke to the generation it was recorded for, but, as it stands, is just as timely today as it…
Release Piece – Lux – Brian Eno
Brian Eno is the man! With a varied history of musical works and affiliations, Eno’s resume is as impressive as any in the business. Yes, he may raise an eyebrow…
In Memoriam: Andy Williams
Since I was a young child, the voice of Andy Williams spilled out of every available speaker from somewhere. Whether it was from the radio, from an LP, or, from…
Review: Behind The Mask – Red Sand
Red Sand is one of (unfortunately) many “best kept secrets” in the Canadian Music scene. When it comes to Progressive Rock, most of the newer bands are from the province…
Review: Pete Remembers Woody/A More Perfect Union – Pete Seeger/Pete Seeger and Lorre Wyatt
A thousand years ago, Pete Seeger gave a concert at my upstate NY college. Through some creative excuse-making, I was fortunate enough to cut class early enough to get a…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 09/25/2012 (US Report)
Hip-O Select will release the Expanded Edition of Trouble Man, the perfect 1972 soundtrack to the film as done up by the master, Marvin Gaye. It is on the calendar…