Geoff Stanfield

The original release of the Grateful Dead's Steal Your Face album in 1976 was largely panned by fans. The mix was muddy, there were weird phase anomalies, and hardcore Deadheads were perplexed...

Uh-oh Shaggy, hide the checkbook. I was largely unaware of WaxPoetics until I saw they were hosting an auction of some of Jimmy "The Senator" Douglass' items. What caught...

We’re proud to announce the upcoming publication of a new Tape Op book, coming in September of this year! Titled, Making Music: Conversations With Record Producers, it will be published by our pals...

Radial Engineering has made built-to-last solutions that meet everyday studio and live needs for decades, and their new SGI Stereo instrument...

What begins as a simple acoustic guitar track reminiscent of Nick Drake quickly morphs (unavoidable pun) into a world that let's the listener know that Ed O'Brien has spent time in a band...

1956 was a pivotal year in the music of Miles Davis. It consolidated his "First Great Quintet" which included Red Garland, Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, and John Coltrane. To make good...

Moses Sumney, interviewed in Tape Op#125, has new music out in the form of a collaboration with composer Joseph Shirley (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Creed III) for the soundtrack to...

Wait, what??? The Ramones first album just turned 50! A record made by four young men from the Forest Hills neighborhood in Queens, NY, has gone on to be one of the greatest punk rock records of...

For years, the Sony MDR-7506 headphones were in studios everywhere. I found them to be incredibly bright, but many of my friends used them regularly...

I have been fortunate to spend significant time using mics from Earthworks Audio. From their QTC omni line, the budget-friendly ICON USB mic [Tape...

Although the opening moments of The Black Keys' (Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney ) new release, Peaches!, sounds like a Tinariwen record, it quickly settles in to a familiar...

I went to see I'm With Her at The Moore theater here in Seattle on their 2025 tour, and it was among the best performances I have seen in years. The trio of Sarah Jarosz [Tape...

I interviewed Steve Gunn in 2023 for Episode #80 of the Tape Op Podcast after coming across his 2019 album, The Unseen in Between. His 2025 release, Daylight, Daylight, was one of my favorite albums...

Our good friend and frequent contributor to Tape Op, Scott McDowell, was hit by a car last week. 

His friends have set up a GoFundMe page to help with his recovery if you are able to...

I always look forward to new music from Courtney Barnett, and her new release, Creature of Habit, delivers more of the fun mix of surfy, punky, sometimes angular and sometimes groovy indie rock...

March 20, 2026, marks the digital release of Hurray For The Riff Raff's new live album, Live Forever. There will be a physical release of the album on May 8, 2026, via Nonesuch Records. Live...

AKG has just released a new line of microphones that are aimed at the first-time mic buyer. You may ask yourself: Would these mics stand up to daily...

Royer Labs has been making quality ribbon mics for decades. They are no-compromise products that meet the demands of everyday use. The newer R-12 is...

The Chicago-based band, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, has just released Irreversible, produced by Yves Rothman and Lawrence Rothman . The pairing showcases the premium placed on songwriting...

As a music creator and fan, I am always interested in the transformation from the seed of a song, the demo stage, and the version that was released as the definitive version. It's a peek behind...

It's a good week for new music!

Jacob Collier released Something Heavy, an EP with three versions of "Something Heavy." It straddles the world between a Coldplay ballad...