Although the opening moments of The Black Keys' (Dan Auerbach [Tape Op#127] and Patrick Carney [#136]) new release, Peaches!, sounds like a...
"First off, I really enjoy reading Tape Op. I have read it since I was in 8th grade (2001)."
I never imagined I'd get an email that began like this. I will be 46 in May. Tape Op entered its 14th year in April. Jackpot! Recording Studio is over 14 years old. My longest-running band I was in started playing music over 24 years ago. And people started reading Tape Op Magazine in 8th grade and are now old enough to be in college, getting legally drunk and/or pumping out kids. Time flies...
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Tape Op Mentioned on Reddit
By Larry Crane - editor
April 19, 2026
Visit this recent Reddit thread to follow an interesting conversation about YouTube recording influencers and Tape Op shout out. OMG. Larry has...
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New Music From I'm With Her: Sing Me Alive (Live 2025)
April 17, 2026
I went to see I'm With Her [Podcast Ep. #106] at The Moore theater here in Seattle on their 2025 tour, and it was among the best performances I...
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New Steve Gunn EP: Shape of a Wave
By Geoff Stanfield
April 11, 2026
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,...
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New Single from Weezer produced by Kenny Blume
By John Baccigaluppi
April 6, 2026
Weezer is back with a new album coming soon and they have released the single, “Shine Again,” which was produced by Kenny Blume and Klas Åhlund at...
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New Music From SUNN O)))
April 3, 2026
How low can you go? Few bands today (too few?) can wear black cloaks, tune their instruments so low that the strings are in a state just above...
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Tape Op’s Scott McDowell hit by a car, help with his recovery
By Geoff Stanfield
March 30, 2026
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...
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Flea: Honora album and video release
By John Baccigaluppi
March 30, 2026
In 2018 I was hired to record a Pathway to Paris event at The Masonic in San Francisco that featured Patti Smith, Bob Weir, and Flea, and was...
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Courtney Barnett: Creature of Habit
By Geoff Stanfield
March 27, 2026
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,...