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New Album Never Enough and “Seeing’ Stars/Birds”video from Turnstile
By Corey Reidy
July 8, 2025
With assistance from Will Yip who we interviewed in Tape Op #151, along with A.G. Cook (Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek), and Jason Lader (Jenny Lewis,...
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Paramore's Zac Farro Releases "1"
By Geoff Stanfield
July 8, 2025
We interviewed Paramore drummer Zac Farro for Tape Op #144, and he hasn't slowed down much since. In addition to his work with Paramore, he has been...
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Rival Consoles Returns with New Album: Landscape From Memory
July 4, 2025
After a year away from actively producing, Rival Consoles (Ryan Lee West) [Tape Op #141], has returned with new release, Landscape From Memory. On...
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Adrian Quesada: Boleros Psicodélicos II
By Geoff Stanfield
July 3, 2025
We have kept up with Adrian Quesada through the years in the pages of Tape Op [#94], and he has been a two time guest on the Tape Op Podcast [Ep.#36,...
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New King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Phantom Island
By Geoff Stanfield
June 29, 2025
If you are bummed out that Edgar Winter, Thin Lizzy, Tower of Power, Chicago, Traffic, and Wings stopped making records, I have just the salve to...
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Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles
By Geoff Stanfield
June 24, 2025
Since the passing of his wife and Low bandmate, Mimi Parker, Alan Sparhawk [Tape Op #31] has been on a creative tear. His recent solo record, White...
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Ronan's Recording Show features Jerks Behind Tape Op mag
By Mike Caffrey
December 24, 2009
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...
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Vinyl Lives?
By Mike Caffrey
November 3, 2009
James Goss has interviewed many independent record store owners across the country to see how they stay in business and what they sell. Every month a...
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MICS FEATURED IN THE BEATLES?: ROCK BAND? VIDEO GAME
By Mike Caffrey
October 26, 2009
So I just noticed an email in my inbox from a PR person with the headline: "XXXXX MICS FEATURED IN THE BEATLES?: ROCK BAND? VIDEO GAME". What's next?...