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Sea Monkeys & cassette tapes
Candy Chang does some really cool, interesting and community minded work, for instance a clear and informative guide for the thousands street vendors in NYC, or even community chalkboards for townships in South Africa.
She does the kind of work that makes me feel that my life lacks any creativity at all. Yeah thanks Candy . [...]
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Bands under the influence… of cassettes
Whoa.
Ok, I know bands like to put images of cassette tapes on their covers but, they really, really like naming themselves after them. So yet again the lowly cassette is honoured in a weird and wonderful way.
Maybe these bands will despise me for putting together this list potentially bringing attention to their, um, unoriginality. Maybe [...]
Analog Tape Glove
Just f*ckin cool.
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Cassettes on CDs pt.2
So part two of Cassettes on CDs . .
I came across two more album covers while browsing the local secondhand record store today . . . didn’t buy either of them. They’re probably good albums. Probably.
Thirsty Merc – Thirsty Merc
Kenny Segal – Ken can Cook
Frank Chimero and Cassettes
Was reading an interview at the engaging Grain Edit with the talented and insightful designer and illustrator Frank Chimero and lo and behold! a cassette tape illustration! Everyone loves cassettes! Hey! why the f*ck not!?
Bonus!
Serious about Sony
It’s no joking matter.
. . . a scene from that mystical time when cassette tapes reigned and CDs were the harbinger of the digital age.
A few things to note about this pic:
Is that the original Walkman on the left there? Actually, no, it’s not.
That’s a TV Walkman on the right!
Uh-oh . . . Betamax
It’s [...]
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Awesome Tapes from Africa
What more is there to say?
Actually, this is one of those sites that makes you forgive the interwebs for all the other shit on there . . . at least partially.
http://awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com/
It’s a site that’s been running since 2006 – there’s a wealth of great music to experience and the cassette sleeves [...]
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Mixtape Zine
A quick one! From a fellow Cassette tape admirer
Mixtape Zine on Flickr – Photo Sharing.
“So, I want to draw your mixtapes. I want your sad songs, you love jams, your sing at the top of your lungs car tunes, your break-up tape, your make-up tape and your BFF-4evah cassette.”
Nice!
Check out her Esty store for more [...]
Cassettes on tees . . . you know, they’re, like fashionable
Ahh, sorry for the shit title. Just found this round-up of cassette inspired t-shirts at coolmaterial.com
I especially like the obey one, seems the most original of all of them . . . yeah, the nudie jeans smells of this, while the Urban Outfitters has a whiff of this . . . hmmm.
Oh well.
Boomphones