It's always a treat when an album brings you right into its world from the moment you hit play. Such is the case with Madison Cunningham's...
On Oct 18th, the 30-plus year old band Karate will release Make it Fit, their first new album in 20 years, and have recently dropped the first two singles from the LP, "Defendants" and "Silence, Sound."
Larry first interviewed Karate for Tape Op #3 back in 1996!
Karate's guitarist, vocalist and guitarist Geoff Farina is a long time Tape Op contributor, and the album was recorded and mixed by Tape Op's resident Gear Geek, Andy Hong.
It's way cool to see Geoff, Andy, and the band making new music together after so long!
Tape Op is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to the art of record making.
Or Learn More
MORE ENTRIES
BLOG
New Music From Neko Case: Neon Grey Midnight Green
September 30, 2025
The new album from Neko Case [Tape Op #127], Neon Grey Midnight Green, is an adventurous listen that grew on me like fungus in a Florida swamp. It is...
BLOG
New Fruit Bats Album: Baby Man
By Geoff Stanfield
September 16, 2025
Fruit Bats, the moniker of Eric D. Johnson's musical endeavors, has just released Baby Man. The album is follows the 2023 release, A River Runs...
BLOG
New video from Yeemz on recording her track “No Trace”
By John Baccigallupi
September 14, 2025
Yi-Mei Templeman is friend of Tape Op who records under the name Yeemz. She’s a songwriter and composer who plays cello, piano, banjo, guitar, and...
BLOG
Larry Crane on the Revolutions Per Movie Podcast
By Geoff Stanfield
September 4, 2025
Larry Crane and the Revolutions Per Movie podcast host Chris Slusarenko chat about Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii!They discuss the genesis and all the...
BLOG
Justin Gray: Immersed
By Matt Anderson
August 31, 2025
Justin Gray’s new album, Immersed, was created specifically for immersive surround formats, such as Dolby Atmos, with considerations beginning from...
BLOG
About The Cover Art for Issue #167
By John Baccigallupi
August 31, 2025
When we published issue #167, we, of course, credited Hazel Morishige for the cover art, but I forgot to credit the individual pieces of art that...
BLOG
New Deftones LP: Private Music
By John Baccigallupi
August 26, 2025
The first time I saw Deftones live was at the Cattle Club, a small 250 person capacity club in Sacramento, CA, in the early 1990s. The Cattle Club was...
BLOG
New Jeff Tweedy song and video, “Feel Free”
By John Baccigallupi
August 25, 2025
Larry interviewed Jeff Tweedy of Wilco back in Tape Op#132 along with his son, Spencer Tweedy, and engineer Tom Schick at the band’s The Loft Studio...