resources/ links

blogs, radio, podcasts> lots of great music for free at these links.

cassette culture.net> Kevin Thorne and Mike Honeycutt's essential Cassette Culture site.

grindstone redux film at true age records> recent film about the home recording scene by Andrew Szava-Kovats. Also, info about his projects.

cassette culture yahoo discussion board> forum on underground music hosted by Gerard Greenway in England.

cassette mythos> parts of Robin James 1990 book about the cassette scene online.

cassette culture group at last.fm> Gerard Greenway has begun a discussion and research group. Join now.

 

 

features

commentary/ news/ letters> my editorial diatribes, happenings in the underground and your letters.

artist spotlight> The super talented Amy Denio gets the treatment this month.

interviews> Q and A's with Amy Denio and R. Stevie Moore.

tape of the month> Kevyn Dymond's "Lost In Public" from 1987 still sounds fantastic.

lost or forgotten> artists we have lost touch with.

tape labels> comments about selected cassette labels of the 80s/90s. New for February 2010, Alternate Media.

perspectives> Michael J. Bowman ruminates on home taper friends, depression and more.

feature articles> Hal McGee asks us to consider microcassettes as an artistic medium.

special packaging> unique, one of a kind packaging of cassette tapes.

home taper vinyl and 7"> pictures and free mp3s of underground vinyl.

 

new content for February 2010 is > new sections in red

history

early experiences>Artists recall their first forays into home recording, trading tapes and networking. New entries by Steve Andrews, Carsten Olbrich, Duncan Pope and new comments from Josh Mars.

before the beginning> don campau's personal history

brief history of underground music> campau sketches out the rough details of the home recorded, underground music movement.

no pigeonholes radio> playlists and free download/ streaming programs from campau's radio show from 1985-1995. New entries from 1986 and an Amy Denio Special from 2009.

outside the usa> cassette covers, comments about international tapes. Free tape download of "Zobel and Thomasius" on the Germany page.

miscellaneous usa> cassettes covers and comments regarding American releases. Scroll down for latest entries.

publications> magazines and publications that discussed cassette culture.

mail art> images from the international mail art scene.

 

Coming Attractions

Chris Phinney interview and Harsh Reality label overview.

Lord Litter Artist Spotlight.

and more...what can you bring to the table?