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AES 2017 Passes
by Geoff Stanfield
Get Your Free Pass to AES in NYC on Tape Op! http://www.aesshow.com/aes17top
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New Episode of Creative Recording with Tape Op: Drum Panning
by Geoff Stanfield
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Martin Phillips: 1963-2024
by Geoff Stanfield
I’m still shocked at the passing of Martin Phillips of The Chills. He made a number of songs and albums that truly inspired me and many others. Please check out the interview I did with him in 1997, and listen to his song “Pink...
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New EP From Menahan Street Band
by Geoff Stanfield
June 21st marked the release of a new Menahan Street Band EP, Tropical Man. We interviewed band member Tommy Brenneck for Tape Op issue #147. Tropical Man is a six song EP that has just two songs, but multiple versions/mixes of each. Both...
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Why Does Youtube Apologize to People Who Have Illegally Uploaded my Content?
by Larry Crane
I politely asked Youtube to remove a song by my old band that someone had posted without permission. They took it down but then apologized "sorry about that" and ran my business name as if "blaming me" for removing content. Really? Wow. Pretty...
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MICS FEATURED IN THE BEATLES?: ROCK BAND? VIDEO GAME
by Larry Crane
So I just noticed an email in my inbox from a PR person with the headline: "XXXXX MICS FEATURED IN THE BEATLES?: ROCK BAND? VIDEO GAME". What's next? "Shure SM57 seen briefly in a movie"? "Rob Thomas sings into wrong side of a mic in a video"? Oh...
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Phonograph Cylinders - Better than the MP3?
by Larry Crane
I was amazed today to be informed that phonograph cylinders are still being manufactured. Madame Pamita dropped us a line a while back and surprised us with some cool music recorded on Cylinders by Peter Dilg, of the Edison Historical Site, and it...
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MySpace Drives Me Nuts - Facebook is Disturbing
by Larry Crane
Okay, so that's not the most original headline ever. I check the MySpace site once every 6 months and see old notes from friends about things that happened ages ago. Sorry. Oops. But what really drives me bat-shit is seeing ads like "Learn Audio...
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History Lost, History Gained
by Larry Crane
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Nino Moschella's Studio Open House!
by Larry Crane
Remember Nino from issue #67? His new Bird and Egg Recording Studio is hosting "an open house of sorts. On Sunday, October 18th between the hours of 2pm and 6pm Bird and Egg will be open for you to see and feel. There will be wine and hors d'ouvres...