Blog: The 405

Back before Myspace, bands would record whole albums onto a Tascam 4 –track tape recorder; yeah that's right kids, tapes! If you wanted to check out a new band, you literally had to mail order a tape, and then fast forward through the shit. Nowadays, of course you can tell a band is shit from their Myspace profile picture and from how long it takes to load their page. Anyhoot, the Elephant 6 Recording Company was a group of guys who began recording lo-fi tapes in their bedrooms and trading music with their friends. This led [...]