“Unpopular music on tape” is how the description of Newcastle, United Kingdom label Panurus Productions reads. I’m sure there are plenty of seasoned digital marketers out there who might openly scoff at such a tagline. But, as those of us who are unapologetically immersed in cassette culture know, this sort of phrase most certainly elicits... Continue Reading →
My best friend once told me about a teacher he had when he was in elementary school. He remembers him to this day for a number of reasons, but mostly because he taught him how to build a birdhouse. “He’s probably dead by now,” he said, “but that birdhouse still feeds birds.” It was years... Continue Reading →
Do you ever wonder how many pieces of yourself you’ve left behind over the years? I’m not talking about the pair of leather gloves you accidentally left on the bench in the subway station last winter or the shoebox of polaroids you forgot in the closet of your ex-lover’s apartment. Such items may have a... Continue Reading →
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