replicant7.8.13: Replicant, A DIY Space Fundraiser

With your help, Purr Tapes is attempting to open up a DIY art/show space, cassette store, recording studio, awesome spot in Portland, OR. [Check It Out]

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6.25.13: Tape Of The Month – June 2013

Tons of burners this past month. This debut release from Tether on Dokuro Records is one we think you need to check out and is our Tape Of The Month. [Check It Out]

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6.17.13: Watery Starve – Making Of A Butterfly Batch Video

In this short video Lynn Fister goes over the process of assembling her unique tape art for Watery Starve’s ‘Butterfly Batch’. [Check It Out]

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6.15.13: A Chitchat with Derek Rogers + Stream An Unreleased Track

Derek talks about collaborating, Tilda Swinton, and tells a bad joke or two in what he didn’t know right away was even an interview. You can also stream an unreleased Derek Rogers & R. Lee Dockery jam. [Check It Out]

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6.1.13: 2013 Mid-Year Label Roundup + Sampler

There are a bunch of amazing cassette labels right now, so we thought we’d take this half-way point of 2013 to talk about nine of our favorites. There’s also a sampler of some of their recent and forthcoming offerings. [Check It Out]

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5.25.13: Ah Dude, We’ve Got A Lot Of Tapes

Hey! 90’s cassette label Union Pole made their entire cassette catalog available for download. For a dollar. [Check It Out]

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5.21.13:This Just In (And We’re Back)

Cassette label Teflon Beast is starting a podcast dedicated to brand new ha-ha, huh?, and general novelty music on tape. [Check It Out]