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Tape Op Staff Heavy Rotation Quarantine Listening

by Geoff Stanfield

Amidst all the bad news and chaos in the world, there are a few silver linings. One of them is having a bit of extra time for listening. Whether it's while you are working from home, maniacally crafting or cooking that 57th batch of cookies, it...

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New Releases From Hard Quartet, The Smile, Fred Thomas

by Geoff Stanfield

October is starting off with a bang and a long list of great new releases. Here are a few notables. Hard Quartet - Heel HighwayThis new indie rock "supergroup" consists of Stephen Malkmus (Tape Op #15), Jim White, Emmett Kelly, and Matt Sweeney....

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End Rant #104: Food for Thought

by Larry Crane

I've pulled together a collection of recent thoughts I've had about the recording process. You can agree or not agree. The important thing is to use your ears, mind, and creativity to make great recordings. Recording equipment...

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Brittany Howard and Shawn Everett on Tracking "Goat Head"

by Geoff Stanfield

Brittany Howard and Shawn Everett discuss Nate Smith tracking "Goat Head". Read the full interview HERE

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St. Vincent Releases Spanish Language Version of All Born Screaming

by Geoff Stanfield

As a gift to her fans in Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries, St. Vincent has released a Spanish language version of her 2024 release All Born Screaming, Todos Nacen Gritando. Releasing companion albums is a bit of theme with St. Vincent....

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The Record Straight: Tony Bongiovi's Interview in Tape Op #127

by Larry Crane

Interviews, Stories, and the Truth by Larry Crane In Tape Op issue #53 I interviewed Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan, authors of the then-recently released book, Recording The Beatles. One of the topics we discussed was interviewing...

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Ed Cherney - We Lost a Good One

by Larry Crane

Photo: Larry Crane The recent passing of Ed Cherney sent me to my archives. I'd interviewed Ed many years ago and he asked me not to run it. We went back and forth about it, and I never understood why he didn't want this interview in Tape Op....

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Tape Op one of Chicago Tribune's 50 favorite magazines!

by Larry Crane

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-07-09/features/0807080422_1_rolling-stone-new-yorker-classical-music-magazine It's an eclectic collection and somehow we made the cut. We're guessing it was an inside job... Thanks Chicago!

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I Hate Those Ads Where Plug-Ins Look Like Physical Gear

by Larry Crane

You know those ads? Yeah, some Photoshop jockey took the GUI of a plug-in and made it look like a piece of outboard gear, a synth or something. Drives me nuts. For years I couldn't figure out if one plug-in, I think it was Trilogy, was "real" or...