Cassette's internet viral adverts for their music (and for the Cassette brand) have had more than 2 million international viewings online with three of these having been licensed by the BBC and German national TV for flighting in the UK and Europe.

They have toured Europe extensively in the past 2 years and in Jan 2008, became the first SA rock band ever to tour Japan. Cassette has been signed to record companies in 30 countries. Locally, they are recently signed to major record label, EMI and have been labelled by Elle Magazine as “The most exciting rock band in South African by far.”

In November, 2008 Cassette were nominated for an MTV Award for the BEST LIVE ACT in the world and played at the ceremony along with Kelly Rowland in Nigeria on November 22, 2008.

Cassette is known for their often-outrageous live performances and their dedication to entertainment, making news in South Africa on numerous occasions such as their recent protest against Zimbabwean dictator, Robert Mugabe during their headline slot at Oppikoppi Festival (see pic below) and their Guns N Roses spoof (after the band had cancelled their SA tour for the third time – see “Cassette do Guns N Roses” on Youtube.com), among others.

They are currently working on their second album with indie producer, Darry Torr (who won a Grammy last year) and Mark Needham who has worked with the Killers, Bloc Party, My Chemical Romance and many more.

Their first single from the new album, Who Do You Trust, is newly released and the album will be in shops in March 09.

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