The A.V. Club dropped by the Car Wash Tapes HQ at Mark’s apartment to discuss having the final say on how his cassettes come out, the accessibility of the medium, and growing up with a Fisher Price tape recorder. via Car Wash Tapes | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Volume … [Read more…]
The A.V. Club swung by the Permanent home base to talk with Barresi about the medium’s nostalgia, the appeal of tape hiss, and the PBR-to-cassette conversion rate. via Permanent Records | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Volume 8!
Love Lion’s Emily Elhaj | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Vol. 7 of the ongoing series, and is it going!
Spencer Neff and Tom Kenneally are the brain trust behind one of the city’s youngest tape labels, Fliff City. via Fliff City | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Volume 4 of the Tapes ‘n’ Tapes series: Still going strong!
Local experimental musician Brett Naucke is a young dude, but in tape years he’s the old man on the block. That’s because his label, Catholic Tapes, is one of the longest-running cassette labels in Chicago. via Catholic Tapes | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Volume No. 3 is up and … [Read more…]
For the past year, Chicago musician Matthew Hord has produced a slew of tapes by local bands with his cassette label, Priority Male Tapes. via Tapes ’n’ Tapes: Priority Male Tapes | Music | A.V. Local Video | The A.V. Club Chicago. Vol. 2 for my video series!
Welcome to Tapes ’n’ Tapes, a bimonthly video series that focuses on local cassette labels to help get the feel for why some people have turned to tapes for their musical medium. via Tapes ’n’ Tapes: Neon Blossom Records | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. I’m quite happy this has come to fruition: A … [Read more…]