Interviews | No. 13
Jack Endino
by Larry Crane
This man should need no introduction. At the height of "grunge-mania" he had recorded the records for Mudhoney and Nirvana that started it all. And he did tham fast and cheap. On the back of...
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by Steve Silverstein
When I was in high school, I knew a lot less about music than I do now, but even then Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade seemed to jump out of my speakers. It certainly sounded a lot different from...
Calexico: Joey & John on recording at home and in the studio
by John Askew
The first time I tried to reach Giant Sand, OP8 and Calexico drummer/multi-instrumentalist John Convertino at his Tucson, Arizona home he didn't answer the phone. It seemed only natural that when...
J. Robbins: Jawbox, Burning Airlines member records The Promise Ring, Jets to Brazil and more
by Larry Crane
Tape Op gets quite a few letters and e-mails suggesting people that we should interview, and recently, J. Robbins had to be one of the most requested names by far. J. was in Jawbox for years, a...
Eric "Roscoe" Ambel: one of "alt-country's" best producers tells all
by Hillary Johnson
Eric Ambel started his professional career writing and playing guitar as a Blackheart and a Del Lord. Now a producer and musician, he has worked with many great artists including Nils Lofgren, Mojo...
WGNS
by Brent Burton
WGNS was born out of necessity. Inspired by the total lack of underground radio in the Washington, DC area, Geoff Turner began making punk rock mix tapes for friends from the basement of his...
High Velocity Sound Engineering: A Manifesto by Oz Fritz
by Oz Fritz