A Year in Review: Celebrating 12 Months of Next Wave Cassette Magazine
Discover the extraordinary journey of Next Wave Cassette Magazine and Chalkpit Cassette Club as we mark one year of musical discovery. Join us in celebrating 12 volumes, 144 talented artists, and the magic of preserving physical music in the digital age. Get immersed in the world of cassette culture and explore the essence of analog music with our growing global community at Chalkpit Cassette Club
From Idea to Reality: How Chalkpit Cassette Club is Redefining Music Discovery
Discover how Chalkpit Cassette Club is redefining music discovery in a digital age. Explore the evolution of an idea into a thriving global community passionate about collecting and enjoying physical music. Join the movement and embrace the essence of analog music.
Cassette sales near two-decade high as GEN-Z fuel retro renaissance
The Cassette Revival is on. Arctic Monkeys and Harry Styles push sales of Cassettes to their highest since 2003!
Why Chalkpit Cassette Club is the Ultimate Destination for Music Lovers
Discover why Chalkpit Cassette Club is the ultimate destination for vintage music and retro audio enthusiasts. From carefully selected cassette tapes to unique subscription services and a vibrant community, Chalkpit Cassette Club offers a one-of-a-kind experience for music lovers. And don't miss out on the monthly Next Wave Cassette Magazine, a curated selection of the freshest new music delivered straight to your door. Explore the warmth and authenticity of analog sound like never before with Chalkpit Cassette Club.
Cassette Tapes: The Unforgettable Format Making a Comeback
Discover the history, resurgence, and future of cassette tapes with our in-depth look at the unforgettable format making a comeback. From the warm, analog sound to the tangible nature of the format, find out why cassette tapes are more popular than ever and how you can get in on the action.
Cassette Tapes: The Analog Format That Just Won't Quit
Discover the history, resurgence, and future of cassette tapes with our in-depth look at the analog format that just won't quit. From the rise of cassette tape art to the best cassette tapes for audiophiles, we've got you covered. Find out why cassette tapes are making a big comeback and how you can get in on the action.
Wet leg release debut album on cassette tape
After releasing two of the hottest singles of the year, wet leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers were catapulted from their confines on the Isle of Wight to sold out venues across the uk and packed-out tents at festivals causing giddy excitement wherever they went. The album is called Wet Leg and was be released on April 8th 2022 via domino and scored a debut UK No.1 in the Official Charts.
4 albums that inspired: Letting Go Despite Great Faults
Founded in Los Angeles by Mike Lee, Letting Up Despite Great Faults has gone through quite a few developments, swapping acoustics for a noisier shoegaze soundscape, and acquiring new bandmates Kent Zambrana, Daniel Schmidt and Annah Fisette. Now based in Austin, Texas, the band craft romantic, woozy music that feels both nostalgic and deeply familiar. Their new album IV available on Limited Edition Cassette Tape via Chalkpit Cassette Club promises to deliver deep narratives and lush sounds, delighting fans both old and new.
4 albums that inspired: The Thing With Feathers
chalkpit launch brand new cassette with Nashville rising alt rock band ‘the thing with feathers’
Today Chalkpit Cassette Club are back for their first release of 2022 and its kicking things off with a BANG! with rising alt-rock band The Thing With Feathers from Nashville, Tennessee and their brand new 5 track EP ‘Sundays In The Sound’. This limited edition cassette tape release (200 Copies) also marks the very first release from a US Artist from the Club and certainly won’t be the last this year…
Go behind the scenes at chalkpit cassette club HQ with nme and squarespace.
NME x Squarespace presents ReBuild Music – Taped Crusader Silas Gregory of Chalkpit Cassette Club shows us how to become a mogul in your own apartment with Squarespace. Chalkpit Records’ debut release was a sell-out success, with a little help from his Squarespace online store
Chalkpit Cassette Club launches its own coffee brand ‘The Walkman Blend’
Chalkpit Cassette Club launches its own coffee brand in collaboration with Island Roasted called ‘The Walkman Blend’. Start embracing the simple pleasures of listening to physical music on cassettes and drinking great tasting coffee. This collaboration is the perfect partnership for any music collecting enthusiasts this January
Free UK Postage Weekender at chalkpit cassette club
To kick off the new year in style Chalkpit Cassette Club are pleased to offer the community Free UK Postage on Absolutely Everything on the Chalkpit Cassette Club. Snap up a deal from Friday 14th January til Monday 17th January 2022.
The Best Cassette Tape Adverts Ever Made
Ever wondered how companies used to promote their cassette players and cassette tapes back in the day? Take a step down memory lane as we showcase 10 cassette commercials which you might have seen on the family TV if you were a child of the 70s or 80s.
Why was the Boombox such an iconic portable cassette player?
There are only a few things more iconic than the boombox - before portable speakers, before the ipod, before the Walkman and MP3 players there was the boombox. The boombox played a pivotal part in the gap between the home stereo and the portable walkman and it did certainly did it with style.
The revival of cassette sales continues for ninth year in a row!
The revival of cassette sales continues its steady growth for a ninth consecutive year. New figures to be released by record labels’ association the BPI using Official Charts Company data will show that purchases of vinyl LPs and audio cassettes in 2021 continued their surge of recent years.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Here’s to a MASSIVE year for the cassette Tape
On behalf of the Chalkpit Cassette Club I would like to thanks you for all the support for us and our artists so far and would like to wish everyone a very happy new year! We’re thrilled to be building a global music community that loves to collect, listen and treasure physical music on cassettes and we will continue to bring the community unmissable releases to discover and enjoy from the best in new music.
Chalkpit Cassette Club announces its third instalment, featuring London psych-rockers Volleyball.
Ringing in the festive season, Chalkpit Cassette Club is back with new treats for all the music lovers out there. Following the critical and commercial success of its previous releases featuring The Howl & The Hum and desert-rockers The Howlers, the club’s third instalment of limited edition, hand-numbered cassettes will celebrate long-standing Chalkpit favourites, Volleyball.
Catch the exclusive cassette release of The Howlers’ debut EP ‘The Sum Of Our Fears’ on Chalkpit Cassette Club.
After a successful first run, Chalkpit Cassette Club is back with yet another electrifying release, this time from the London-based desert-rockers The Howlers are set to release an exclusive cassette version of their critically acclaimed debut EP ‘The Sum Of Our Fears’ along with an unreleased bonus track ‘Im An Animal’. Blending sunny West Coast psyche with the guitar-driven rhythms of classic 70s rock, the east-London trio have gained much praise and attention from industry tastemakers such as BBC6 Music, KEXP and BBC Radio 1.
Chalkpit Cassette Club - the online label going physical crowned one of NME’s x Squarespace's ReBuild Music winners!
Isle of Wight based Chalkpit Records launches new physical imprint ‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ the new exclusive and limited edition physical cassette tape imprint promoting and releasing music by artists on the brink of brilliance and now is crowned NME & Squarespace’s Big 10 Projects. .