Ten Tweets About Cassette Store Day
7.15.13 by Mike Haley
I’m sure by now most people have heard about Cassette Store Day which will take place this coming September. Personally, I think its fucking stupid on multiple levels. But a day to celebrate cassette stores (whatever those are?) or cassettes in general is obviously nothing to get bent out of shape about, right? In fact, when I brought up my beyond First World grievance about it to Dave at Tabs Out his exact response, and I’m quoting him here, was “WHOCARE”. So I’ll spare you my diatribe. Even though I live for getting into irrational frenzies over inconsequential bullshittery, my oddly shaped frame boiling over with toddler-like fussiness akin to Francis Buxton from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. I’ll refrain. I wont poo-poo about good labels that actually LIKE cassettes having their projects pushed aside so At The Drive-In and The Flaming Lips can have some novelty knickknacks made. Hell, NAC’s turnaround is almost TOO FAST as it is, so this may be a good thing. I wont bring up anything about the lameness of manufactured rarities (though I would highly recommend reading The Wire’s Collateral Damage: Numero Group on the vinyl bubble article from last month). Dude, I wont even bring up how much I hate the whole “cassettes are fun, kooky, and retro! Look at my iPhone. The case makes it look like a cassette!!!” crew. Nope, none of that Gloomy Gus style from me. Instead, here are my ten favorite tweets from today about Cassette Store Day.
1
https://twitter.com/totalvibration/status/356804321553301505
2
Pardon my language but every fucking day is Cassette Store Day – don't believe the hype
— Field Hymns Records (@fieldhymns) July 15, 2013
3
I can't believe Cassette Store Day is a real thing and not a prank with that half-assed TUMBLR as an official website.
— Radio Shock (@radioshock) July 15, 2013
4
Will be at my cassette store. Wherever that utopia is.
— Chloe Harris / RAICA (@djchloeharris) July 15, 2013
5
https://twitter.com/dogdazetapes/status/356868235741757440
6
One more: my monthly Paypal statements suggest that every day might already be Cassette Store Day.
— fetch me my brain medicine (@billmartin) July 15, 2013
7
Cassette Store Day has to be the most ridiculous thing to ever be conceived. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A CASSETTE STORE
— frenchbloke (@frenchbloke) July 15, 2013
8
Iām all for encouraging people to buy music but Cassette Store Day? Really? #thesoundofabarrelbeingscraped
— Echoes And Dust (@echoesanddust) July 15, 2013
9
https://twitter.com/RanoRanoRano_/status/356814847041748994
10
https://twitter.com/Marcissist/status/356879839866798081
and a self serving bonus
So far the only good thing about Cassette Store Day is that I discovered @tabsout – podcast of cassette noise/experimental music
— Music of the Commons (@dpnem) July 15, 2013
There will be tons of releases and worldwide events for CSD. You can check out their site for info.
update (7/16): Oh, and just for the record, Volcanic Tongue invented Cassette Store Day.
Regarding the upcoming Cassette Store Day, no hard feelings, we're used to people stealing our moves! š https://t.co/xr0bdBGNUg
— Volcanic Tongue (@volcanictongue) July 16, 2013