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HUM ā Youād Prefer An Astronaut (On Cassette)
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Published: July 24, 2024 07:03
Instagram scrolling I came upon a clip of HUM playing āStarsā on Conan OāBrien and it reminded me of how much I loved that song. I then went and watched their performance of it on ā120 Minutesā (they played it tighter this time): So now I am like, well, Iā¦
New Tapes On Friday: The Wiffs Scratch āNā Sniff Cassette
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Published: June 16, 2024 00:54
I was wandering through all the music released today and there was ALMOST nothing in the way of cassette tapes ā there was like, seriously, one. So I found a recent one to pass along. The Wiffs āScratch āNā Sniffā The tape is sold out on their Bandcampā¦
In The Window: āAgnosiareignā by Cementation Anxiety
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Published: June 4, 2024 22:55
I dunno if I am renaming my Tape Pull segment here or starting a new one but today I was reminded that there was a time when I walked home from school near a record store and I would make sure to walk by the shop to see if there was anything new in the [ā¦]ā¦
Tape Pull: Off! āFree LSDā on Cassette
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Published: May 28, 2024 04:19
The poster pulled me in. I was unaware of the punk supergroup, OFF!, until then. Also, excited to find out they do have a cassette of Free LSD available on Bandcamp. If you scroll down the albumās Bandcamp page, you will find the perfectly pink cassette ofā¦
I Have Added a Cassette Tape Forum (Itās Likely a Big Mistake)
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Published: May 27, 2024 06:38
What have I done and why have I done it? You might be saying, āBut Mike, thereās Reddit, Discord, Facebook Groups, Instagram comments, etc, for that stuff now!ā Youāre right, but itās all kind of exhausting. Weāre too spread out. Scrolling too much. Atā¦
John Carpenter Has Cassette Tapes
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Published: May 20, 2024 04:43
I was today years old when I learned that filmmaker John Carpenter has albums, including ones with cassettes. Yes, he is also a film composer so it makes sense, I just didnāt know. Love the new one, āLost Themes Noirā ā you can also get it on Amazon. Alsoā¦
Tape Pull: Sweeping Promises ā Hunger For A Way Out
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Published: May 18, 2024 04:05
Just sharing a wonderful band and album I came across while letting the Bandcamp algoā take me where it wanted me to go. Perfect music for wandering the Internet as you enjoy a fruity IPA. The Lawrence, Kansas, post-punk leaners, sound fresh and stillā¦
Holes In My Tape Collection: The Ramones
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Published: May 14, 2024 05:32
I was reflecting on Steve Albiniās death (like a lot of the music world has been doing) and listening to his 20 favorite songs. One of them is āI Donāt Wanna Go Down To The Basementā by The Ramones from their 1977 self-titled album. It helped me realizeā¦
Bandcamp [Cassette Tape] Friday!
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Published: May 10, 2024 06:12
Hold me to it. Hold me to making a Bandcamp Friday post every week with picks from bands or labels that have cassettes to buy. True Gloom: Demo The Mountain Goats: The Coronerās Gambit DBR: s/t Jordan Hopkins: The Maritime Line
The post Bandcamp [Cassetteā¦
Cassette Store Week [UK] Is Coming!
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Published: May 3, 2024 04:39
Just after my moaning during Record Store Day about there being no day for cassette nerds comes Cassette Store Week [UK]. It will be from the 14th through to the 20th of October. If you want more info and if youāre a band or a label that wants to beā¦