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Radio Ownership and Independent Music - FMC Report
by Larry Crane
Our busy friends over at the Future of Music Coalition have released a study, “Same Old Song: An Analysis of Radio Playlists in a Post FCC-Consent Decree World”. Check it out - basically the major radio stations owners - Clear Channel,...
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It Helps to Get Paid
by Larry Crane
I often think about the relation of commerce and art. It's a convoluted one, but necessary. How could one continue to create the best art possible if they were destitute? They won't - they will be focused on survival instead. A recent...
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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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Hurricane Sandy Relief Gear Auctions ($38,384 raised by Sound Toys!)
by John Baccigaluppi
Dear Tape Op Readers, As you know many of our family, friends and colleagues on the East Coast have been hit hard by Hurricane Sandy last week. Led by Ken Bogdanowicz of Sound Toys, several of our advertisers have joined together to help raise...
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Tape Op Magazine Presents: Let's Play the Recording Game!
by Larry Crane
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Ableton Loop 2020 Dates Announced and Registration Open
by Geoff Stanfield
Thom and John had a great time at Loop 2018, so we wanted to let everybody know that Loop 2020 is open for registration now. This event always sells out way in advance, so don’t...
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Text-Only Tape Op Interviews on Kindle and iBookstore?
by Dave Middleton
Now that the Tape Op iPad app is available, we've been trying to figure out the best ways to get the magazine to other digital formats. Expansion to other full-fledged tablets (Android, etc) is a fairly straightforward - if laborious - process, in...
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Tape Op Staff Favorite Albums of 2022
by Geoff Stanfield
Hard to believe that 2022 is already coming to a close. As was true in 2021, it was obvious that as the world was on lock down, artists were busy using their time to be creative and the result was an incredible amount of fantastic releases across...