Tomorrow on cassette tape jams in the new media age / Benjamin Duester.
| Author/creator | Duester, Benjamin |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. |
| Description | xxvi, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface. Dear Cassette... Theorizing Tapes Beyond the 'Revival' -- Part I: Industry Artefact. A Brief History of the Cassette ; The State of the Cassette Industry ; 'Tapes Never Went Away' -- Part II: Material Memento. Streaming or Owning Music? ; They're Not Making 'Em Like They Used To... ; A Visual Turn of the Tape -- Part III: Cultural Currency. Sticky Tape : Cassettes and Social Cohesion ; Cassette Store Day -- Epilogue. Tomorrow on Cassette or: a Plastic Fantastic Dilemma. |
| Abstract | "Until the late 2000s, audio cassettes appeared to be on the brink of extinction. While growing sales numbers for cassette tapes in Western countries since the start of the 2010s have led mass media outlets to declare a general revival of the cassettes, they have been in continuous use in niche DIY music scenes associated with genres such as punk, noise and hip hop since their introduction in the 1960s. This book explores how the cassette tape's significance as a tool for expression and social connection perseveres in the 21st century drawing on interviews with experts in DIY music worldwide"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-207) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024051036 |
| ISBN | 9798765105931 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9798765105948 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |