- We Are Rewind launched a Walkman with a Duran Duran design
- The portable cassette player celebrates the 25th “Duranniversario” from the Pop Trash album.
- Price: $199 / £149 (approx AU$299) – and for this I will dance on fire
I see. They’re the perfect demographic, you say the reflection or my analog-loving nature, but i will come Dance in the fire to get this cassette player.
As a Durandy enthusiast (yes, that’s my favorite term; “Durannie” sounds much older) I also love cassette walkmans – check out my love letters to the lovely FiiO alternative and even We Are Rewind’s Elvis Walkman from earlier this year.
And I will surely succeed good elvis once again as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of garbage mannequinan album that was always playing on my five disc CD player (why yes, right next to mine). lava lamp…) and with purchase you also get a new edition of the album on cassette, as well as a pen – of course you get a pen.
I can’t wait to hear Simon Le Bon’s incredible range and Roger Taylor’s boisterous drum sounds on this Walkman; It sounds like he’s almost screaming, “Why, uh, aren’t you using me?”
We Are Rewind doesn’t say what kind of shiny jewelry this player has (ie, they’re probably not the diamond type). garbage mannequin), but just as wild boys always shine, this player will shine as well…
Don’t say a prayer for me now, just save it for the next morning when I can get my hands on this Walkman, okay? From all players in all bars Planet EarthThis is what I want.
The surrender of the August moon to a growing dust cloud?
No, it’s just one Terrible Brilliant Walkman!
Just want to know something about it? Because for me, aesthetics are more than enough to make my poor heart fall in love. X wants it. I imagine it every time River As I dance on the sand, I imagine him now with a Walkman in hand, the cool sea breeze catching the wires of his headphones, like the river meandering through a dusty land.
But for all who see through this unfortunate thought Is there something I should know?We Are Rewind (a company that specializes in this sort of thing; just look at the company’s modern boombox, for example) tells me that the Duran Duran Walkman has a “unique headphone amplifier designed specifically for cassette playback.”
You also get Bluetooth connectivity to pair it with the best Bluetooth speakers or headphones you can find, and a rechargeable battery (forget those pesky AA units) that lasts 12 hours before you need a glass of juice.
I won’t cry over yesterday, but I love digging through my old cassette collection to remember it. ordinary world Sometimes I feel like I’ve lost.
How much does it cost? Sure enough: it’s available from today for $199 / £149 (that’s roughly AU$299) and at that price the wild children will never miss it again…