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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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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!
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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.
Grungy cassette tape font
Ckas Font at DaFont
Awesomeness.
Apologetic tape…
Man, I wish my cassettes would apologise for unspooling! Ungrateful bastards!
via Font Soup via Friends of Type
Cassettes on CDs
Of course there will always be a special relationship between musicians and the humble compact cassette; the mix-tapes for friends, the demo tapes, four-track tape home recording, the first demo on cassette etc etc. Plus there’s always the nostalgia (from the older bands) and retro-cool fascination (from the younger) that these special little things bring [...]
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Boomphones