NEW ALEX CHILTON LIVE SET DUE FOR RELEASE ON MAY 7TH
Friday, May 7th sees Omnivore Recordings’ release of a new live album/disc by the late Alex Chilton with the Hi…
VIDEO & NEW TRACK PREMIERE/SINGLE SPOTLIGHT: LOVELAND DUREN, “Within Crying Distance”
Let’s start here: I love these two people. As musicians and, more importantly, as individuals. And any time they release…
VAN DUREN: The MusicTAP Interview
I’ll try to keep this succinct: Van Duren is a legend; this is fact. You may not be familiar with…
RE-ISSUES REVIEW: VAN DUREN, “Are You Serious?” and “Idiot Optimism”
Memphis pop icon Van Duren was not only a contemporary of Big Star, he auditioned to replace Chris Bell and…
MUSICTAP EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: LOVELAND DUREN, “A Place Of No Place”
Over the past several years, Loveland Duren has made some of the warmest, most sophisticated and heartfelt music I’ve had…
UPCOMING RE-ISSUES: VAN DUREN, “Are You Serious?” & “Idiot Optimism”
Here’s some absolutely fantastic news: if you’re already a fan, you can’t wait for these pristine new editions; if you…
UPCOMING RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE: BOOKER T. & THE MG’s, “McLemore Avenue” (vinyl)
MusicTAP is excited to share the news that one of the finest albums from Stax Records – in their incredible…
VINYL REISSUE: CHRIS BELL, "I Am The Cosmos" – blue vinyl
After co-founding Big Star, the world only received two tracks of new music from Chris Bell during his lifetime —…
COMING SOON – VINYL REISSUES: BIG STAR, "#1 Record" & "Radio City"
The start to the holiday season didn’t feel quite right – no Big Star news for me to report on……
ALBUM REISSUE: BIG STAR, “In Space”
I’ve heard many different viewpoints on Big Star’s In Space and I’d like to offer my own spin on it.…