Which 8 current gems will make it on this Hip Cassette round-up? Plug that rusty tape player in, press play and make sure you keep notes…
by Christos Doukakis
SIDE A
Fried Dough
‘Rinse Repeat’
trip-hop/experimental electronic
Johnny Cisneros
‘Let’s Talk’
bedroom pop
Nicole Canaan
‘Dreaming Scheming’
dream pop
Melnik
‘Need Dat’
cloud rap/indie electronic
SIDE B
Rediisin
‘Realtime’
noise pop/new wave
Trust The Child
‘Slow Down Spring’
indie r&b/downtempo
Spaghetti Betty
‘Not Cool’
experimental rock
Brvno
‘talk with me (about it)’
adult contemporary/hip-hop
If some unemployed punk in New Jersey, can get a cassette to make love to Elle McPherson for $19.95, this virtual reality stuff is going to make crack look like Sanka.
Dennis Miller