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OneMic Series: The Imaginaries at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
by Geoff Stanfield
John Cuniberti's OneMic Series presents The Imaginaries at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio!
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Happy Birthday, Mitch Easter
by Larry Crane
by Alex Maiolo One of our patron saints of recording, Mitch Easter [Tape Op #21], turns 70 today. That's almost irrelevant, as this treasure of a human should be celebrated every day, but it prompted me to write about his impact. Like anyone,...
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The Origin of Tape Op Magazine
by Geoff Stanfield
by Larry Crane In 1996 my life changed. A few years earlier, I had been in a busy band (Vomit Launch, a precursor to what became indie rock) putting out albums and touring for almost eight years. In late 1992 we called it quits. I’d moved...
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The good Bad band...
by Larry Crane
If you want to stay in business you need to record all kinds of bands, including those you don't care for. (This is actually a shock to some people. It is. They don't last long, and their refusal to work with anyone except bands they hand-pick is...
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One bright spot in an otherwise rough year
by Garrett Haines
As we close the page on 2010 and its miserable economy, there was one bright spot for music lovers: VINYL. That's right, vinyl. That analog medium that just won't die. According to Rolling Stone* vinyl sales were up in 2010....
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Eddie Ciletti's response to my "What They Didn't Tell You In School" Rant
by Larry Crane
I liked your end rant - what they didn't tell you in school - and I generally concur. For better or worse, I generally do things differently than the way students are taught in other classes, an approach that is perhaps more likely to cause trouble,...
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Wilco’s A Ghost is Born Expanded Edition
by Geoff Stanfield
With hindsight, you could look at Wilco’s A Ghost is Born as a transitional album. Much has been written about their previous LP, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and a documentary film, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, chronicles how during the making...
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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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Tape Op Party During SXSW was success!
by Larry Crane
For those that couldn't make it, we'd like to report that the Tape Op Party held during SXSW at the Beauty Bar on March 19th, 2010 was a freaking blast. We had a wonderful set by the band Quasi, DJ sets by Ian McLagan, Rebecca Gates, Richard Barone...