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…
E.P. REVIEW: DJANGO HASKINS, “Beforetimes 1”
It’s been a few years since singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Django Haskins released a collection of songs; 2018’s Shadowlawn was a sparse, angular and at times, dark gathering of material – a foreboding…
NEW TRACK/VIDEO PREMIERE: STEVEN BOTTARI, “The Fading Of The Stars”
This stunning new track is from someone we’ve presented before, singer-songwriter Steven Bottari. Rather than write a bunch of hyperbole, read what Steve has to say about the song and…
RE-ISSUE/BOXSET REVIEW: R.E.M., “New Adventures In Hi-Fi”
The day the album was released, I was having lunch with two of the art directors (I worked in Atlantic’s Creative Services department) when one of the other directors came…
ALBUM/CD REVIEW: THE dB’s, “I Thought You Wanted To Know 1978 – 1981”
Anytime anything – new or old – is released by The dB’s, it’s welcomed with open arms and ears. This band has been part of my musical being since I…
HOLIDAY SINGLE: SOFIA TALVIK, “A Memory Of Snow”
For several years, I’ve followed the career of Swedish-born singer-songwriter Sofia Talvik – and if you’ve been following my writing, you know that over the last couple of years, she…
ALBUM REVIEW: THE ACCIDENTALS, “Vessel”
This is one of those moments where I had not been aware of this band; something akin to The Accidentals usually wouldn’t be in my musical purview. But after reading…
EXCLUSIVE SINGLE PREMIERE: MATT TARKA, “Postcards”
MusicTAP is very pleased to premiere the new single from Matt Tarka, “Postcards”. If you aren’t yet familar with Matt, he’s a singer/songwriter, based in Lancaster, PA. After picking up…
LOVELAND DUREN: The MusicTAP Interview!
On the heels of their third album, Any Such Thing, I had a chance to speak with Vicki Loveland and Van Duren – it gave us a chance to catch…
ALBUM REVIEW: LOVELAND DUREN, “Any Such Thing”
Is it inappropriate to disclose, for the sake of honesty, that Vicki Loveland and Van Duren are two of my favorite people on the planet and that I love them…
MUSICTAP EXCLUSIVE NEW TRACK PREMIERE: LYDIA BROWNFIELD, “The Digger”
MusicTAP is happy to bring to you another exclusive premiere – this time, it’s Lydia Brownfield, who is releasing her totally-from-the-heart new single, “The Digger”. As the press release accompanying…
MYRA HOLDER, “Four Mile Road”
MusicTAP is thrilled to announce the re-issue of Myra Holder’s 1989 Four Mile Road – seen by some as a proto-Americana classic. The real Four Mile Road existed in rural…