Garret “Jacknife” Lee: Looking for Noise
by Larry Crane
A “typical” Tape Op interview might follow the path of playing music, learning engineering, and becoming a producer. Garret “Jacknife” Lee took the path of playing in a...
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Catherine Anne Davies: is The Anchoress
by Larry Crane
Or, conversely, The Anchoress is Catherine Anne Davies, a Welsh-born talented songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, engineer, mixer, and more. Her debut album, Confessions of a...
Roger Eno: Chasing Colours
by Larry Crane
I first heard Roger Eno via Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, the dreamy music written for the NASA footage-based documentary, For All Mankind. The album featured him collaborating with his...
Danny Elfman: Just Enough to Fuck it Up
by Larry Crane
Many likely know Danny Elfman’s name from movie credits, as he’s scored well over 110 films at this point. But some of us remember his ‘80s and ‘90s group, Oingo Boingo, along...
Blak Emoji’s Future R&B
by Larry Crane
Blak Emoji is the project/band of producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Kelsey Warren. His recently released third album, Eclectro, is a fun and inventive listen, so I dropped him a line...
Roland Orzabal: Staying “Absolutely Vital” with Tears For Fears
by Larry Crane
If you look at the history of Tears For Fears, the original duo of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith only made three albums – The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair, and The Seeds Of Love –...
Esperanza Spalding: Leaning Into It
by Larry Crane
With her eighth album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab, vocalist, bassist, and fearless explorer Esperanza Spalding blends input from various disciplines and asks the question, “What do we need a...
Lindsey Buckingham: Staying Grounded & Creative
by Larry Crane
Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours came out right before I started high school. I remember most of my graduating class (not including me!) singing “Dreams” at our ceremony in a park by a...
Steve Lukather: The Right Guy for the Part
by Larry Crane
Who is Steve Lukather? The guitarist, vocalist, and one of the songwriters of Toto. A session player with ridiculous credits, like Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Lionel Richie, Boz Scaggs, Earth,...
Stephen Lipson: A Satisfying Emotional Journey
by Larry Crane
When John Baccigaluppi and I interviewed Trevor Horn [Tape Op #89] in 2012 at his SARM West Studios, the name Stephen Lipson continually came up. For six years Trevor and Stephen worked together on...
Mark Linett: Surfing the Sessions
by Larry Crane
We first interviewed Mark Linett in Tape Op #47 about his work with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. Since then he’s overseen an extensive amount of The Beach Boys’ archives, and with...
Van Dyke Parks: Enjoying the Distraction of Collaboration
by Larry Crane
A chance to talk with the man who penned the line “columnated ruins domino” in the Beach Boys’ epic song “Surf’s Up”? Yes, please. His recent collaboration, Van...