The Analog Amnesty flickr group – now open to all analog media formats
Time to get creative! What can you do with your old analog formats? Share your creations on The Analog Amnesty Flickr group here! Here’s a …
25 Jul
Analog Retirement. t-shirt design | Busted Tees
Analog Retirement. t-shirt design | Busted Tees
Yet another sign that analog formats are fast becoming fashionable symbols of retro coolness. Busted tees have launched this great tee design on their website. Analog Retirement.
24 Jul
How to make an 8-track “walkman” | instructable
How to make an 8-track “walkman” | instructable
What if Sony had invented the Walkman earlier? An instructable project now means you can enjoy your warm analog 70’s rock on the train (Because iPod’s are all so boring).
04 Jul
Cute Baby Boombox Commercial for Evian
Cute Baby Boombox Commercial for Evian
This video is amazing! So cute, and the Boombox is Magic! This was for the Evian Live Young campaign – the soundtrack being “Rapper’s Delight” by Dan The Automator.
03 Jul
free cassette tape font download
free cassette tape font download
A Great cassette tape Font set to download – Free right here! So awesome to get it for free. The font was created by junkohanhero on Dafonts.com. Lots of unique visuals to tinker with.
03 Jul
5 classic sony walkman commercials
5 classic sony walkman commercials
happy 30th birthday Sony Walkman
03 Jul
k rd cassette drop
k rd cassette drop
Today we ventured out into the wild and dropped mixtapes around Auckland’s K-Rd with messages in them for people to find. The instructions are simple “listen or let go”
30 Jun
the walkman turns 30, and I want one
the walkman turns 30, and I want one
In a humourous, ironic and timely article, the BBC magazine gets a 13 y/o to swap his ipod for a walkman. For a week… *oh the agony*
29 Jun
How many ways can you reuse a cassette?
How many ways can you reuse a cassette?
check out these hot creative images on Flickr
29 Jun
How to make a cassette tape loop
How to make a cassette tape loop
Tape splicing is pretty much a lost art, but for those that are willing to experiment, there are cool recordings to be made simply by using looped tape.
29 Jun
The Boombox project by Lyle Owerko
The Boombox project by Lyle Owerko
When stereo capabilities were added to existing designs of the radio-cassette recorder, the boombox became an inherent icon of popular culture. Boomboxes were introduced into the mainstream consciousness through music videos, television and documentaries and by the breakdancing and hip hop culture of the 80’s. They became “symbol of rebellion and a way to shout your message at the system”. These “gargantuan conglomerations of electronics, lights and chrome plated gadgetry” were embraced by the masses as an ultimate form of dissent – even while they marked the dawn of portable media players.
28 Jun
Cassette Rainbow a hit on Flickr
Cassette Rainbow a hit on Flickr
Bottomless Paddling Pool’s “Cassette Rainbow” has becoe a hit on Flickr, with many admirers commenting and favourites the simple stack of cassettes. Something about …
27 Jun
Cassette controlled robot
Cassette controlled robot
He’ll deliver cocktails and breakfast in bed. Walk the dog. Pour you coffee. Has a remote control… you can even tell him where to go and what to say. Too good to be true? perhaps. This is the promise offered by the cassette tape controlled robot called Omnibot 2000 produced by TOMY between 1984 – 1988. Its original price? $600 I’m won over already, its a pity I already have a boyfriend.
20 Jun
brilliant lo-fi 80’s euro pop video
brilliant lo-fi 80’s euro pop video
Italian euro pop icon Donatella_Rettore sings in this 80’s vid. All good fun! I found this on the fab music blog http://lofi-hifi.blogspot.com. Where can I get headgear like that….?
16 Jun
magnetic migration music by Zoë Irvine
magnetic migration music by Zoë Irvine
Magnetic Migration Music is an ongoing found sound work which collects, listens to and remixes ‘migrating tape’ – fragments of audio cassette tape found travelling through the landscape.
15 Jun
tapes for listening music video
tapes for listening music video
tapes are for listening *tapes are for Dancing*
14 Jun
Cassette Tape Lamps
Cassette Tape Lamps
Another example of a creative and design friendly solution to the problem of surplus cassette tapes is this sexy modern lamp. Transparent House are transforming cassette tapes into visually appealing designer lamps.
14 Jun
for sale: cassette tape and recorder, brand new
for sale: cassette tape and recorder, brand new
The Writers Assistant cassette player and recorder on Urban Outfitters is the real deal. And its not a digital player in disguise but an actual throwback.No Usb port. No hard drive. No lcd screen. Brand New. Your parents and grandparents probably still own one.