TAPSheet: Release Notes – 05/21/2011 – UK Report
Mercury Records (UK) plan to release the new Amy MacDonald album, Life Is A Beautiful Light, on June 11. If you remember her excellent “Mr Rock and Roll” from her…
Female Greats
As the beginnings of Rock turned corners leading itself through its own aging process, it left behind many legends. One side of its list of legends is the female performer.…
Review: New York Connection – Sweet
The newest album from The Sweet, a band that still survives under the watchful care of original member Andy Scott, still has that instantly recognizable Sweet sound fashioned decades earlier…
Review: Live At Avenue B – Iggy Pop – DVD
Rock ‘n’ Roll is pretty damn primal at its core. The closer to the heart of it you get, the hotter the core boils. I really don’t think that it…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 05/15/2012 – US Report
Time/Life Recordings plan a series set called Sun Recordings: Greatest Hits. On July 10, the label will issue one featuring Johnny Cash, and one featuring Jerry Lee Lewis. Both albums…
The Golden Age Of Rock and Roll
Music. Such a long, long path it has traveled. It’s grown (or side-tracked, depending on your individual point of view). But one thing is solid, it has remained in our…
A Quick One
This is just a brief note to all readers saying thanks for hanging around. In addition to my second run-in with a hacker who installed some kind of redirect, breaking…
Joe Walsh – “Lucky That Way” Live Video Link
Many of you remember the fun times with one Mr Joe Walsh. Joe Walsh has had quite a career in his lifetime. First, there was his stint with James Gang,…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 05/08/2012 – US Report
Roadrunner Records plan the release of L’Enfant Sauvage from Gojira on June 26. Reprise Records will release an LP set of Americana from Neil Young & Crazy Horse. The 2LP,…
And We’re On the Hit Parade…Again
It appears that our favorite hacker has struck again. Yes, it is getting old, quite old as a matter of fact. And quite unsettling. While my hosting company finds a…
Which Era Had The Greatest Impact?
While I enjoy all eras of music here at TAP, it does seem to center around the ’60s and ’70s more often than not. However, I’d be lying if I…
One Album To Rule them All
You’re in a secluded place. You’re likely to be there for a long time…a very, very long time. The powers that be give you the choice of ONE – only…