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      They sort of are. A lot of hardcore shows I go to always offer cassettes at the merch table.

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        Even most artists offer them on their websites these days. Lady Gaga and Lana Del Rey offered them for their most recent releases,

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        Yeah cassettes never went away when it comes to punk. It’s a cheap way to distribute your music in physical form as well, which is a big part of why it’s so present in punk and indie music.

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            Good point, they probably are. A cassette can fit in a pocket though, it’s like a greeting card and usually comes with a download code. CD’s are just lame :D I don’t know man.

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      I never bought an album on tape. Only ever used it for boot legging. And I sure don’t miss searching for a particular track on tape I would want to play.

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      I bought a cassette this weekend at a smaller local concert. They only had cassette and CDs. CD just feels meh to me and I also don’t have a CD drive around anymore, so I went with the tape. The format is really cool for smaller bands as you don’t need much effort to release them. Just design the small piece of paper and you’re good to go. It’s also better to carry around during the concert compared to being stuck with the huge-ass vinyl in the pit lol.

      If possible, I prefer to get a vinyl, but I get it that it’s a pain in the ass for smaller semi-professional bands as it’s expensive a fuck to release on vinyl. So cassette it is, now I only need to get my hands on a tape deck lmao.