question: Tapes 'n Tapes and The Cramps are both what type of group?
answer: band
context: Title: Halloween, Alaska
  Passage: Halloween, Alaska is a Minnesota-based band consisting of James Diers (voice, guitar, keys), Jake Hanson (brother of Tapes 'n Tapes drummer Jeremy Hanson, guitar), Bill Shaw (electric bass guitar), and David King (acoustic and electronic drums).  All of the group's members live in the Twin Cities.  Original keyboardist and programmer Ev left the band in 2008.  Original bassist Matt Friesen left the band in 2009.  The group first formed in 2002, and work on a self-titled debut soon began to be recorded.  Completed in 2003, the disc earned considerable acclaim not only in the Twin Cities but also from indie tastemakers and college radio programmers across the US, combining ambient electronic elements with moody alt-pop songwriting.  Two tracks from the disc were featured in the Fox television series "The O.C.": "Des Moines" in season one, and "All the Arms Around You" in season two.  The track "State Trooper", featured on their self-titled debut, is a cover version of the song by Bruce Springsteen.  East Side Digital reissued the album in 2005, adding remixes and bonus tracks.  A second disc titled Too Tall to Hide was released in 2005 and features another cover song - "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J.  Champagne Downtown was released on April 7, 2009.  (iTunes initially listed the album under the band "Alaska & Halloween."  Amazon currently lists all Halloween, Alaska albums under "Alaska Halloween.")  An EP of remixes by Twin Cities artists was released in November 2009.  Their most recent album, Liberties, was released in 2013.
  Title: The Loon
  Passage: The Loon is the debut album of the Minneapolis-based band Tapes 'n Tapes.  It was originally self-released by the band's own Ibid Records on October 28, 2005 on compact disc.  On July 24, 2006, the album was released in the United Kingdom on XL Recordings, on both CD and vinyl.
  Title: Dave Fridmann
  Passage: David Lawrence "Dave" Fridmann is an American record producer and musician.  From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips.  Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore, Neon Indian, Wolf Gang, Ammonia, Ed Harcourt, Sparklehorse, Café Tacuba, Elf Power, Mogwai, Thursday, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, The Delgados, Low, Phantom Planet, Gemma Hayes, Goldrush, Tapes 'n Tapes, Hopewell, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Number Girl, Jed Davis, Zazen Boys, Sleater-Kinney and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.  He has recently worked on new recordings with MGMT, Neil Finn, The Cribs, OK Go, Tame Impala, Baroness and Spoon.
  Title: The Cramps
  Passage: The Cramps were an American garage punk band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009.  The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior.  Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband-and-wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist and occasional bass guitarist Poison Ivy comprising the only permanent members.  The addition of guitarist Bryan Gregory and drummer Pam Ballam resulted in the first complete lineup in April 1976.
  Title: Outside (Tapes n' Tapes album)
  Passage: Outside is the third album from the Minneapolis-based band Tapes 'n Tapes, released on 11 January 2011.
  Title: Fur Dixon
  Passage: Fur Dixon is an American singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist and rock 'n' roll musician.  She co-founded the Hollywood Hillbillys with guitarist and then-husband Gary Dickson in the mid-1980s and was the first bass player in any lineup of The Cramps to appear live in concert with the band.  She joined the band for their 1986 UK "A Date With Elvis Tour."  She appears on The Cramps studio album "A Date With Elvis", credited as a member of The McMartin Preschool Choir, singing backing vocals on the track "People Ain't No Good."
  Title: Walk It Off
  Passage: Walk It Off is the second album from the Minneapolis-based band Tapes 'n Tapes, released on 2 April 2008.
  Title: Exposion
  Passage: Exposion is the title of White Denim's first full length U.S. studio album.  The debut record was first sold at live shows during their spring 2008 tour with Tapes 'n Tapes.  The LP was distributed as an unlabeled CD-R in a paper wrapping, along with the title "11 Songs" printed on the front.  This "Tour LP" has finally been pressed onto 7" records, and it was released November 3, 2008 on Transmission Entertainment.  "Exposion" features many songs from previous releases, but most have been re-worked and re-recorded.  The new album will be released much like the "Let's Talk About" EP (on vinyl and digital format only), with the band reporting that "CDs seem pretty worthless to us".  The digital format of the album became available at the band's website on October 19, 2008, as announced at their October 20, 2008 show at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY.  It is also available as a Disc 2 to their 3rd album, Fits on most digital music services.
  Title: Tapes 'n Tapes (EP)
  Passage: Tapes 'n Tapes is Tapes 'n Tapes' first released EP on Ibid Records.  The self-titled, self-produced 7-track EP was recorded in a secluded cabin situated in the middle of the Wisconsin wintry wilderness.  According to interviews with the band, the cabin lacked functional indoor plumbing during the winter, forcing the band to "shit in the snow for four days", giving the album its rough sound.  The success of the EP led to the band's second recording session, which produced their debut album "The Loon" in the following year.
  Title: Tapes 'n Tapes
  Passage: Tapes 'n Tapes is an indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
citations: The Cramps Tapes 'n Tapes