WXBC Director Liam Dwyer ’26 Interviewed About Tape Decks in the New York Times
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The New York Times interviewed Bard student and WXBC director Liam Dwyer ’26 for an article about the revival of tape decks. Modern artists have increasingly been releasing their music on cassette, capitalizing on listeners with old cars as well as younger music fans who are discovering cassettes for the first time. One of them is Dwyer, who found a used Technics cassette player at Bard to listen to electronic and experimental music. Dwyer originally got interested in cassettes because of how musical artists use tapes in experimental music. WXBC, the station they manage, has as its tagline “Experimental since 1947,” and has hosted a variety of artists in its nearly 80 years of existence.
As the Times mentions, while some new customers are buying cassettes and not listening to them, many, like Dwyer, are seeking out and repairing the older technology to use. North Carolina rapper Rhapsody, who has released her music on cassette this year, says, “I thought it was a collector’s item… but people really want the experience.”
Post Date: 10-28-2024
As the Times mentions, while some new customers are buying cassettes and not listening to them, many, like Dwyer, are seeking out and repairing the older technology to use. North Carolina rapper Rhapsody, who has released her music on cassette this year, says, “I thought it was a collector’s item… but people really want the experience.”
Post Date: 10-28-2024