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New Ringo Starr: Look Up

by Geoff Stanfield

Ringo Starr rings in the new year with the T Bone Burnett-produced album, Look Up. The collection stands firmly in the Americana realm, and just like it did when he sang the country tinged/rockabilly tunes "Act Naturally," "Honey Don't," and "I...

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"Give Me A Hammer": Why the Audio Industry Needs Simple, Stable Tools More Now Than Ever

by John Baccigaluppi

It was at a recent trade show, after a major DAW manufacturer cancelled our meeting, that I realized I was relieved to be off the hook. I always enjoy meeting with this person, and I use and like their products. But I was relieved to not hear...

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illuminati hotties - "Didn’t" (feat.Cavetown)

by Geoff Stanfield

Take a look/listen to the new video and single "Didn’t" (feat. Cavetown) from Sarah Tudzin, aka illuminati hotties, from their upcoming LP, Power. Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and Sad13, interviewed Sarah for Tape Op #145 and you can...

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New Jonathan Wilson & Milton Nascimento: Moon Over Minas

by Geoff Stanfield

This three song EP from Jonathan Wilson and Milton Nascimento was not what I expected. I am a fan of both artists, but Moon Over Minas caught me off guard! It is a reverb-soaked, haunting, and psychedelic listen that leans much more to the sound of...

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The Weeknd Releases Hurry Up Tomorrow

by Geoff Stanfield

The Weeknd has a special knack for making catchy and accessible pop music that is also sonically interesting, dark, and melancholy. It's hard to believe that his first release, Beauty Behind the Madness, was released almost a decade ago, but if...

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Tape Op Party During SXSW was success!

by Larry Crane

For those that couldn't make it, we'd like to report that the Tape Op Party held during SXSW at the Beauty Bar on March 19th, 2010 was a freaking blast. We had a wonderful set by the band Quasi, DJ sets by Ian McLagan, Rebecca Gates, Richard Barone...

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Please Help Our Friends at Pyramid Sound Studios!

by Dave Middleton

The future of a world-class recording studio that has hosted recording sessions by David Gray, Anthrax, Ginuwine, Aaliyah, Bad Religion, Missy Elliott, Joe Bonnamassa, producers including Timbaland and Tom Dowd, Pulitzer Prize winning composer Steven...

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Alan Parsons Art and Science of Sound Recording

by Larry Crane

I've interviewed and enjoyed Alan Parsons' company a number of times over the years, and a while back he even cornered me at an AES conference and videotaped a quick interview about Tape Op. He claimed to be putting together a video about recording....

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The Divine in Daniel Johnston

by Geoff Stanfield

Thanks for this guest post by John Morand I wasn’t surprised when I heard that Daniel Johnston had died. It was 9-11 and for me, there would always be a connection between Daniel and 9-11. In the days after the attack, when...