Tara Jane ONeil – After A Dark Seven

| December 13, 2010

Recently, Tara Jane ONeil created a bandcamp page and I wanted to make sure everyone knew about it. Most of the stuff represented there is her work which was used as film score and instrumental pieces of wonderful music. I’ve always followed what TJO has done throughout her career since she played bass in a [...]

Brian Dettmer – Featured Artist

| December 10, 2010

I’m always on the lookout for art and artists that inspire me to create my own works. Luckily, once in a while I run across someone’s work that I’m just in awe of and it inspires me to get on with my own creative endeavors. Brian Dettmer is one of those people. From Wikipedia: Brian [...]

Tate Eskew and Drew Rydberg – Space 1999

| December 9, 2010

When I moved to Nashville back in 2003, I was fresh off of a nervous breakdown and nearly quit recording and playing music altogether. Luckily I met Drew Rydberg through the TapeOP Messageboard. Drew is a wonderful person and like me, loved approaching music as an experimental medium. There was never any pressure to do [...]

Remembering John Lennon – Dick Cavett Show

| December 8, 2010

We all still miss you, John. Tweet

Philip Glass – Train/Spaceship Parts 1 & 2 from Einstein on the Beach

| December 6, 2010

There aren’t too many times in my life where I’ve felt completely overwhelmed and engulfed by a live music environment. When those times hit and the goosebumps don’t go away, I remember why I started playing music in the first place. A couple of years ago my wife, Amy, got us tickets to see Philip [...]