The Barn

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The Barn

By Larry Crane

The common image of a studio is a warehouse or basement setup in a decent sized city. Or maybe it's a fancy resort styled place in the woods where millionaire rockers can relax and make hit records. One doesn't usually conjure up images of an adobe building 7 miles from the smallest of towns...

Hillary Johnson

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Hillary Johnson

By Larry Crane

Hillary first came to Tape Op's attention when she e-mailed us, from New York, with some hot "snapple-micing" tips (...

Martin Phillipps

Interviews

Martin Phillipps: of the Chills

By Larry Crane

First off, let me state that The Chills are one of my favorite pop bands ever. When I heard there was a new album (Sunburnt) coming...

Elliott Smith

Interviews

Elliott Smith: on the joy of recording

By Larry Crane

It was, strangely, a sunny day in the middle of a Portland winter when I came by to pry...

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By Henry Owings

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We found Brendan doing sound for the Chills on tour. When he got a look at Tape Op, he wanted to sit in on the interview--and when Martin got called out to autograph a female fan's shirt, "Well, she can't take it off for you to sign", we chatted with Brendan for a moment.

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