For decades, the existence of Fugazi’s Albini Sessions was mostly rumor, bouncing between friends, sometimes as legend and other times as a...
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Remembering Bob Power
By Allen Farmelo
March 5, 2026
When a life is big, the details that make a person special tend to get washed away in the broad strokes of their success and influence. This has been...
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New Releases from The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Willow, Jacob Collier and More!
By Geoff Stanfield
February 21, 2026
It's a good week for new music! Jacob Collier [Tape Op#151] released Something Heavy, an EP with three versions of "Something Heavy."...
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The Stooges: Fun House Vinyl Reissue
By Geoff Stanfield
February 20, 2026
I appreciate a reissue of an album I have not listened to in years. In the case of Rhino High Fidelity's new vinyl version of The Stooges'...
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Remembering Greg Brown of CAKE
By John Baccigaluppi
February 9, 2026
I just found out that Greg Brown, the guitarist for the band CAKE, passed away this weekend. I had not talked to Greg in many years, but knew him...
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NYC Studio Photo Essay: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
By Geoff Stanfield
February 8, 2026
Photographer Stephen Jess has created an in-depth project of images and overview histories of historic New York City recording studios titled...
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Rose Colored Moon: An Evening Tribute to Elliott Smith in Film and Music
By Larry Crane - editor
February 5, 2026
March 19th in Portland, Oregon, at The Tomorrow Theater, this event is sponsored by Tape Op editor/founder Larry Crane's Jackpot! Recording...
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New Harry Styles song and video, “Aperture”
By John Baccigaluppi
February 7, 2026
Harry Styles has a new album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, coming out March 6, and has released the first track and an accompanying video...
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Remembering Bob Weir
By Geoff Stanfield
February 4, 2026
My first listen to the Grateful Dead was a cassette of Reckoning that I got from the Columbia House Record Club. I thought the cover that had the...