Interviews
Oranger
by Ian Swanke
Oranger may be the best self produced, home recorded band you've never heard of. When they aren't on tour with Elliott Smith, Wilco, The Apples In Stereo or R.E.M, they're tucked away in a foggy...
articles
by Ian Swanke
John LaGrou: Behind the Gear with Millennia Media
by Ian Swanke
Most Tape Op articles feature the people behind the making of a record. But what about the people who make the gear that we make records on? "Behind the Gear" is a new column featuring interviews...
2 in 1 studio: House of Faith/Guerilla Recording
by Ian Swanke
Bart Thurber, once described by a record reviewer as the punk rock Phil Spector, has a favorite expression — "An engineer drives a train — I'm a recording guy". He's a West Coast legend...