Corey Reidy
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Gladie’s third LP out now: No Need to Be Lonely
Mar 24, 2026
Gladie’s third LP, No Need to Be Lonely, shows up right on time. With Jeff Rosenstock in this feels like a natural extension of that conversation, offering a look at his work in a...
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Fugazi: Albini Sessions
Mar 8, 2026
For decades, the existence of Fugazi’s Albini Sessions was mostly rumor, bouncing between friends, sometimes as legend and other times as a low-quality bootleg. As the story goes, in 1992, Fugazi...
Gear Review
Expedition instrument cases
Nov 14, 2025
I recently had to fly across the country for a recording session, and this time I needed to bring a bass. Normally, I would just use whatever was on...
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New Album Never Enough and “Seeing’ Stars/Birds”video from Turnstile
Jul 8, 2025
With assistance from Will Yip who we interviewed in Tape Op#151, along with A.G. Cook (Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek), and Jason Lader (Jenny Lewis, Elvis Costello, Brandi Carlile), frontman and...
Gear Review
UAFX ANTI & Enigmatic Amp Pedals; UAFX Control App
Jan 15, 2025
In Tape Op #159, we published an overview of the UAFX Pedal line. This summer, the UAFX Amp pedal line expanded with two new models: the ANTI 1992...
Gear Review
UAD Lion ‘68, Ruby ‘63, & Dream ‘65 Guitar Amp Plug-Ins
Nov 15, 2024
In an effort to cover all of the bases, Universal Audio has taken some of their ever growing and uber useful line of UAFX pedals and...
Gear Review
UAFX Guitar Pedals
Jan 15, 2024
UPDATE: ANTI & Enigmatic Amp Pedals Review
Universal Audio introduced their first three UAFX Pedals in 2021, and with the release of 12 new pedals...
Gear Review
Apollo Twin X USB 3.0 Interface for Windows
Nov 15, 2023
As a Windows/PC user, I have been watching from the sidelines as Universal Audio's Apollo series became one of the most established interface...
Gear Review
Clyde Stubblefield - The Funky Drummer Bundle
Nov 15, 2023
As James Brown's drummer from 1967 to 1970, Clyde Stubblefield is one of the most important figures in modern popular music, yet most people...
Gear Review
88M USB Audio Interface
Jul 15, 2023
As I began writing my review for Neve’s 88M – the company’s first step into the world of USB-powered desktop interfaces – I struggled to find words...
Gear Review
Hornet Mic/Instrument Preamp
Jul 15, 2023
With the Hornet, Useful Arts had a mission: In 2018, the company's founder, Peter Swann, teased that a yet-to-be-named solid-state mic pre/DI...