interviews

by Larry Crane

July 15, 2014  |  No. 102

Al Schnier: moe. & more

by Larry Crane

The band moe. has been going strong since forming in Buffalo, NY, over 20 years ago. Guitarist/vocalist Al Schnier joined up in 1991; the band has been busy on the road, as well as releasing albums,...

May 15, 2014  |  No. 101

Ryan Freeland

by Larry Crane

Ray LaMontagne's 2010 album, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, may have won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, but I'd refute that narrow categorization. It's an album of honest...

March 15, 2014  |  No. 100

100 Issues! 100 Quotes!

by Larry Crane

In late 2005 we celebrated the 50th Tape Op with an end page of "Fifty Issues, Fifty Quotes," featuring one quote from every Tape Op up to that point. And here we are at Tape Op number 100, so I...

Jan. 15, 2014  |  No. 99

Brad Wood: Liz Phair, Idful, Ben Lee

by Larry Crane

Ever since I started seeing Brad Wood's producer credits on excellent records coming out of Chicago by Seam, Shrimp Boat, Red Red Meat, Veruca Salt, and Eleventh Dream Day I was curious about him and...

Jan. 15, 2014  |  No. 99

Tim Palmer: U2, Pearl Jam, Bowie

by Larry Crane

An unsung studio hero? That's how some people see Tim Palmer. With a career beginning in London in the late '70s, he worked on records with Kajagoogoo, Cutting Crew, and Dead or Alive. Later work with...

Jan. 15, 2014  |  No. 99

Joe Mardin: on his Dad, Arif Mardin

by Larry Crane

In 2006 the world lost Arif Mardin, a classic (and classy) record producer and arranger who'd originally worked at Atlantic Records for over 30 years, producing hits for artists like The Bee Gees,...

Nov. 15, 2013  |  No. 98

Ed Stasium: Ramones, Living Colour

by Larry Crane

I'd seen Ed Stasium's name on records for years; The Ramones, Talking Heads, Mick Jagger, Peter Wolf, Living Colour, Soul Asylum, and The Smithereens, to name a few. But little did I know that Ed's...

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