Weird Tapes MP3s

There’s always been something kind of ludicrous about the music Dayve Hawk makes. Whether as one part of Hail Social, Memory Tapes or here, as the now defunct Weird Tapes, he always seems to be challenging you to take him seriously - maybe it’s some collateral imported with those disco drums. Star-shaped sunglasses. Vocoder solos. Anyway, "The Walking Dead" is neither as...
For today’s special edition of Blog Radio, Sirius asked us to count down the top 5 artists that we think are most likely to succeed in 2009. Of course, success is a relative term, so my list is essentially just the artists I look forward to hearing new material from/want to see live/expect breakout years from in ‘09. The Hipster Runoff radio program kicks things off at 5 PM EST on...
The mysterious forces behind Weird Tapes + Memory Cassette — which may or may not have been the same person all along — have "merged" to form Memory Tapes, and will be releasing a new full-length this fall (limited vinyl run on Acephale and Something In Construction in September, with a wider release to follow). "Bicycle" is the dreamy lead single from the new...
Weird Tapes has posted up his holiday giveaways. The clock has just struck twelve here. Its time for some late night space disco. Download: Faux Fox - Personal Best (Weird Tapes Version) Visit his blog for "Christmas Break".
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Top 5 Downloads

  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...
  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...
  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...
  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...
  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...

Have You Read?

  • Burning Buildings - The Sleep Tapes

    First up, I attached a picture of my dog to this email, as she’s very cute, but very old, so I’m sending her picture out with all of my emails, in the silly but legitimate attempt to get...
  • Derrick Hart covers Daniel Johnston - vid

    Daniel Johnston can be a tricky bugger to cover, but Derrick Hart does an excellent job with his own take on ‘True Love Will Find You in the End".  In 20 hours, he played all the...
  • Six Gallery - Breakthroughs in Modern Art

    Having been around since 2005 in various musical genres, and released two EPs, Columbus’ Six Gallery have finally gotten it together to record their debut full-length: ‘Breakthroughs in...

Photos

  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.
  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.
  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...
  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  
  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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