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.

homemade music> Bryan Baker's expansive main site with links to other essential home recording artists and resources.

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, coming attractions> my editorial diatribes, happenings in the underground and your letters.

artist spotlight> Ultra prolific, home taping legend Zan Hoffman is interviewed and spotlighted this month.

interviews> this month we have interviews with Zan Hoffman, Bryan Baker of Gajoob Magazine and Jan Bruun of the Norwegian Hypertonia label.

tape of the month> The amazing and eclectic two tape set from 1988 by Peter Stenshoel, "Strangely Colored Map" for your listening pleasure.

lost or forgotten> artists we have lost touch with.

tape labels> Jan Bruun tells us about running Hypertonia World Enterprises.

perspectives> various articles by an assortment of underground music figures.

feature articles> more writing on a variety of subjects here.

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 June 2010 is >

history

early experiences>Artists recall their first forays into home recording, trading tapes and networking. New entries by Vittore Baroni, Roger Moneymaker, Mark Ritchie. Sea Wanton of Non Toxique Lost.

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 1985-2010. New entry from October 1989, much experimental music on this show.

outside the usa> cassette covers, comments about international tapes.

miscellaneous usa> cassette 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.