The New ‘Idles’ Dancer Video Has a Tape Player…so that’s cool

Mike Seay

English post-punk badasses, Idles, has a new album TANGK (February), and a new song that features somebody using a Walkman… at least I think it is. Actually I don’t think it is. Well it’s rad either way, yes?

Check it for yourself, you’ll see:

It just says “detachable cassette player” on her tape player. Not sure if that what the actual player says of if that is a prop. It might be a Jensen, but I couldn’t find a match.

But do they have a cassette tape version of their new album?

No. It does not appear they do. A quick check of their website reveals no cassette tape being released for TANGK.

Are there tapes of any previous Idles stuff?

Yes. Well, actually, their website has a tape available in December called “Crawler” (a previous album) and it looks pretty nice and I want it.

There is also a tape that exists for Ultra Mono but it’s currently not available on Amazon.

And I looked for it on eBay but it isn’t there at the moment. Gotta add it to the list of tapes to look out for (which is kinda fun anyway).

*Related reading: A new Doly Parton cassette that is hard to find.

The New Queens of the Stone Age Album NOT on Cassette?

Mike Seay

“In Times New Roman” the new Queens OTSA is out. I have been pretty excited about. Although it’s getting lukewarm reviews:

Even if it’s room temp, I still want it. They are simply an excellent ass rock band and I refuse to not have a copy of it.

Really the only question is should I buy it on cassette or tape or CD or vinyl?

Ideally, all three. But I don’t have even enough cash to buy one format (if I am being honest), let alone three. So, I choose cassette (after all, this isn’t the CD Player blog).

But wait… [after much searching of the Internet] it appears a cassette of “In Times New Roman” was not released. They simply didn’t make one. This is weird to me. This is the kind of band that you would think would be all about tapes – I am not sure why I think that, but I feel I am right.

I guess a CD, or record will have to do. They can be found on Amazon (the Green and Silver – they might be gone now) or through QOTSA’s Bandcamp page – only the CD and standard record is still available.

Bummer, man.

Riot Fest Tape Pull: Volume #1

Mike Seay

The lineup for this year’s Riot Fest in Chicago looks amazing (better than any Coachella, if you ask me). It has inspired me to start looking for tapes from bands playing this year.

Here is a quick pull of the first batch:

Foo Fighters

Their first album and I was hella surprised to see that (at the moment of writing this) it’s $55.05 on Amazon. I am going to assume there are not many copies around.

Turnstile

At the moment I have not found any Turnstile tapes to buy. I am going to assume they pop up on Discogs and Ebay from time to time, but that is it. All I know is I would love to find the tape above someday. You can at least check it out on Discogs – it looks freaking magical.

Pennywise: About Time

Another one I wasn’t expecting to have such a pricey cassette. Running $24.90 right now on Amazon. It’s hard to find on eBay so finding one on Amazon is a little surprising.

Bowling For Soup: Let’s Do It For Johnny

Of course, a rare find, “Let’s Do It For Johnny” a sampler. At the moment of posting, it is on eBay for around $20.

This one is the only Bowling For Soup cassette I could find. The Great Burrito Extortion Case – Indonesia Cassette. It’s currently on EBay for around $29 bucks. This looks to be something only a completest would be interested in though.

Tegan & Sara: Hey, I’m Just Like You

Oh, this is kind of exciting. On eBay I discovered a rare cassette by Tegan & Sara, “Hey I’m Just Like You” – Tape Sire PURPLE Tape SEALED. Going for $100 bucks, if it’s still there. Seems like it would be a must-have for a Tegan & Sara fan.

There are so many good bands. I won’t be going but I will be posting more of these all Summer. Plenty more tape finds to pull.

Yes, They Have It on Tape: Fleet Foxes “Sun Giant” EP

Mike Seay

Indeed, Sub Pop artist, Fleet Foxes’, legendary EP “Sun Giant” is available on cassette tape.

I saw Sub Pop paying respect to the 15th anniversary of “Sun Giant” on their Instagram and it made me wonder “Is Sun Giant available on cassette?” Indeed, it is.

You can find it on Amazon. At the time of this post, it will run you $15.04. What an odd price. But okay.

Woah, that’s like life-size.

I must admit that I have never stopped to have a real listen of some Fleet Foxes stuff. That should maybe change:

Okay. Cool. Definitely for mood listening. If nothing else, I want the tape.

The Tape Player Cassette Pull of the Week: Metallica “72 Seasons”

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I like Metallica. Not a huge fan but they can get me excited about their music every once in a while.

Not sure about this new album yet (even with the stellar reviews) but I am definitely excited about the tape.

I love that yellow. I want to buy it on the look of the tape alone. Feel it in my hand.

The music itself is getting a lot of good reviews too

I dunno, I might agree with the positive metal buzz as the new song is pretty strong:

Buy 72 Seasons on Amazon

*Other Tape Pulls: Mudhoney “Plastic Eternity” on tape.