Nazareth To Release New Album – Surviving The Law
Nazareth, a Scottish Rock band held sway in the ’70s with a string of successful albums that included their breakout album, Razamanaz (1973), and subsequent classics like Rampant (1974), and…
Lovespirals To Release New EP – Smile
Lovespirals is a duo that currently features founder, Ryan Lum, and his wife, Anji Bee. Lovespirals had metamorphosed from Love Spirals Downward, a previous incarnation that released four studio sets…
Eagles To Reissue Desperado As SACD, And 4 Other Titles As 2LP 45RPM Boxes
As if SACD aficionados thought that Van Halen, and ELO were going to be allowed to steal all the thunder, it’s also announced that one of the classic Eagles sets…
Album Review: Tears For Fears – The Tipping Point
I do not need musicians to age gracefully. I do expect them to age honestly.
Electric Light Orchestra To Reissue Eldorado As SACD, 1LP, 2LP Remasters
SACD as a format never really disappeared although it’s been resigned to the niche category. But if you’re an Ultra HD fan, SACDs are highly collectible for the intimacy they…
Brian May (Queen) Revisits Another World With 2CD Reissue
Brian May, as one of the world’s elite Rock guitarists, helped to power Queen as one of the great Rock bands of the ’70s, and leading into the ’80s. After…
The Beatles: Get Back – Nothing Is Real
Do we like this film because it "tells the truth" or because it tells the truth we like?
First Six Van Halen Titles Get Remastered For SACD and LP
Nothing need be said about Van Halen that hasn’t already been said somewhere else (and much better than I). But when you refer to Van Halen, it’s hard to not…
Norah Jones Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Come Away With Me
Norah Jones arrived with a stunning debut album, Come Away With Me back in 2002. It easily captured a rapt audience with its many musical approaches. When the dust cleared,…
Daft Punk To Celebrate 25th Anniversary Of Homework With 2LP Box
Daft Punk, a popular duo with their foundation in electronica, have made recorded music since 1997 with their first album, Homework. Right out if the gate, Homework sold well eventually…
Al Stewart Career Celebrated With 50 CD Box – The Admiralty Lights
Al Stewart has always held magical musical notes and poetic lyricism within his grasp. Unfortunately for the music world, much of that wasn’t discovered until his magnificent Year Of The…
THE MUSIC TAP INTERVIEW: DJANGO HASKINS
MusicTAP recently had an opportunity to catch up with our friend Django Haskins, the Chapel Hill-based singer-songwriter. It’s been a while since his last album, Shadowlawn, so it’s been a…