Well.
I’m not big a fan of Star Wars, and would never buy this, yet it sure would have saved all the old b-boys from getting sore shoulders. It would be great if it actually nodded it’s ‘head’ and walked to the beat.

via gizmodo
(thanks B!)

I kinda dislike posting on things that I find on competitor’s sites (arrgrh! Designboom!)
Well anyway, it looks cool, yet the concept seems a little forced . . . you know, whack a graphic of a cassette over a couple of dials and all of a sudden, hey! Cassette watch!
But!! Look, it’s still cool, and if they weren’t sold out, I’d consider purchasing one!

Came across these images on flickr.
Well, if you see some roughly painted rectangles on the wall, I’d say the best thing to do is turn them into rough drawings of cassette tapes.

Hey, I’ve got a backlog of posts I’ve gotta get through, but I’ve been so busy with work . . . more soon.
Also, thanks to all the people that have commented, it’s great to get a response Thanks again!

Tags: graffiti, cassettes, tapes, marker, window

And you thought it was all cassette collections and old boom boxes . . .

Look! It’s pouring a glass of wine! Must have been a James Taylor tape.
You should see what it does what it does with a 2 Live Crew cassingle . . .

Hey, this is from www.theoldrobots.com which is a great site. Those crazy robots!

This I like.
From www.craftster.org
I like that they have used the actual spools as a practical feature.
I like that they have used both Queen and Boyz II Men cassette tapes to make this.

Nice work.

Acrylick – Mixtape Tee

From their site . . .

“Even though the whole world is going digital. We know that there are still a few individuals out there that still have respect for past, since the past builds the future. It wasn’t too long ago that everything in the world was once analog. We are not against going digital, we respect advancement in technology we just think that there is something about having thing analog that feel so much warmer. Things digital for some reason give out a sense of being cold, without having any heart or soul. We just want to pay tribute to an analog time not too long ago. The shirt features cassette tapes, which are now completely replaced. We just want to remind you all of an analog time.”

That’s a lot of words for a t-shirt.

Buy it from the Wax Poetics store

Hey! They also make mousepads!

Really though, I think they’re cool, even if they have less to say about them:

“8″ Round Hard Suface Mouse Pad Vynex”

Nicole Gastonguay

Nicole’s Flickr via Monster Munch via ffffound . . .

“Cassette Rainbow by The Bottomless Paddling Pool.”

Great photo ffffound in The Bottomless Paddling Pool’s Flickr photo pool . . .

Not the newest news, but then nothing on this blog ever is . . .

The latest release of J Dilla’s Ruff Draft is on cassette!
( “. . . let’s take it baaaaaaack . . . “)

Anyway, watch this:

On the one hand, this is simply a novelty or collectible, but on the other hand it’s a homage (!) to the pre-internet/myspace/filesharing indie music distribution culture. Yeah. That.

It’s a good album, though I prefer Donuts.
But who cares what I think!?

At this point I’d also like to recognise to probably the least recognised Stones Throw artist, Jeff Jank, the designer, illustrator and art director of so many great ST album covers. Yo!

www.owerko.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&a=4&p=0&at=0

There’s a collection of image of various types of Boomboxes.
“BOOM boxes”, funny name, when you think about it. “Ghetto Blaster” is probably stranger.
Blasting the ghetto . . . ?

Anyway, he’s got some fame from this project . . .
He’s collaborated with Gelaskins to create a series of skins for your Macbook, iPhone etc, all the Apple products the cool kids have these days: http://owerko.blogspot.com/search/label/Gelaskins

And, from the homepage:
” . . . the boombx series was recently awarded by Communication Arts in their 2008 Photo Annual.”

Cassette tape technology lives on!

Viva la Cassette!

(nice work Lyle!)