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New Nada Surf Singles & Videos

by Geoff Stanfield

I’ve been a fan of the band Nada Surf for several decades now. They’re one of the few bands from the 1990s that have continued to make catchy, smart, guitar-based pop music that also managed to stay relevant, releasing records in 2024...

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ASSOCIATION FOR RECORDED SOUND COLLECTIONS conference in L.A. May 11-14

by Larry Crane

This looks to be an interesting event. I'd go if I was in the area that week! -Larry ASSOCIATION FOR RECORDED SOUND COLLECTIONS    45th Annual Conference - May 11-14, 2011 Wilshire Grand Hotel, Los Angeles  One hundred and thirty...

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Michael Belfer 1959-2022

by Geoff Stanfield

Guitarist Michael Belfer passed away March 20, 2022 from a series of compounding health issues. He was a friend and my bandmate in Black Lab back in the late ’90s. His unique playing and sound was an influence on players such as Sonic...

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Ikea DIY Plate Reverb Hack

by Geoff Stanfield

Tape Op contributor Thom Monahan dug up this gem. Enjoy!

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Music Biz Changes and Links

by Larry Crane

Here's some links and stuff from a thread I started at the Tape Op Message Board forum: David Byrne interviews Thom Yorke about the Radiohead "In Rainbows" download in Wired Magazine. Pandora Radio is an internet radio site that allows the...

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Herb Deutsch, Moog’s Influential Synthesizer Designer, Has Died

by Geoff Stanfield

By Alex Maiolo I’m sure a lot of you are asking “who was Herb Deutsch and what does he have to do with rock n’ roll?” The short answer is sometimes it’s the people behind the scenes that change the course of...

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Ruadhri Cushnan (Mumford & Sons, Ed Sheeran) Video Interview

by Dave Middleton

With 3 number one albums in 2012, Grammy winning mix engineer Ruadhri Cushnan is at the top of this game. Shortly after Mumford and Sons' album "Babel" was awarded 'Album of the Year' at the Grammys, Ruahdri made time in his busy schedule to chat...

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Tape Op Editor/Founder Larry Crane Releases Home Recordings from mid-'80s

by Larry Crane

With the release of Lawrence "Larry" Crane's Craniostomy Vol. Two, Tape Op's founder gives us a glimpse into his home recordings from 1983 to 1985. Cassette decks and odds and ends were harnessed into making these tracks, and revisiting them in...

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support the future of music coalition

by Larry Crane

Support the Future of Music Coalition! [donate!] The FMC is "a small, Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that fights to get musicians a seat at the table in debates about the future of music. FMC's HINT (Health Insurance Navigation Tool) program,...