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Yup, I sit at my computer all day editing articles, writing stuff for the mag and answering the ridiculous amount of emails that always seep in over the course of a day. illus by Eva Kihl
Tape Op contributor, Chris Mara, has organized an amazing studio event coming up. I wanted to go but sessions have stopped me. If you can make it, this sounds like a lot of fun. Tape Op Messageboard Thread and instructions Welcome to 1979 Studio
On Oct 18th, the 30-plus year old band Karate will release Make it Fit, their first new album in 20 years, and have recently dropped the first two singles from the LP, "Defendants" and "Silence, Sound." Larry first interviewed Karate...
Some may remember us running excerpts from Phill Brown's book, Are We Still Rolling?, many years ago. We're proud to announce that Tape Op Books will be releasing Are We Still Rolling? this Fall. It's one hell of a read. In the meantime enjoy Phill's...
June 21st marked the release of a new Menahan Street Band EP, Tropical Man. We interviewed band member Tommy Brenneck for Tape Op issue #147. Tropical Man is a six song EP that has just two songs, but multiple versions/mixes of each. Both...
Our pal Ronan Chris Murphy does this cool "TV" show on his site, http://ronansrecordingshow.com, and the most recent one is with me and John Baccigaluppi where we talk about Tape Op Magazine. I think it's a good insight into how the mag works and who...
You've probably heard stuff about the stupid-loud Metallica album. Idolator rang me up for some comments. Check it out.
A year ago I read this quote from self-proclaimed expert music biz blogger, Bob Lefsetz: "We live in a lo-fi era. You can focus on sound quality, but most people can't hear it. There's a chance hi-fi is coming back, but do you really have...
Vintage King recently celebrated their 30 year anniversary. Like most things, there is a story behind what has now become a fantastic retailer of both vintage and modern recording equipment. I caught up with founder Michael Nehra on a Zoom call and...
