For years now, many have been talking about the comeback of cassette tapes anticipating their return since the early ’00s. Record stores such as Amoeba Records and Jacknife records have started ...

Evocative sounds from the past, complete with hiss and warp.

In 2024, rap music and hip-hop culture are almost inextricable from the commercial record industry. Created and incubated by people on the socioeconomic margins and firmly outside of the mainstream, ...

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Move aside vinyl, another retro music format has spun back into the local spotlight. As emblematic to 1980s culture as the boom boxes and Sony Walkmans that played them, cassette tapes are back in ...

Cassette tapes are impractical, and the people who buy and produce them agree. Yet, a community of listeners continue to keep them alive. “It’s ridiculous buying cassettes and having a cassette player ...

This video is no longer available. For a generation that’s grown up with streaming music, the act of holding a physical recording is something a lot of young music fans have never experienced. My ...

The boombox is back but this time it has Bluetooth and can even double as a guitar amplifier. The We Are Rewind Curtis cassette tape boombox is now availabe in the U.S.

Bust out your boom box and get your fingers ready for some manual rewinding. The guys behind a do-it-yourself Bushwick recording studio are celebrating two years in its current location by releasing a ...

In a key action sequence in the forthcoming spy thriller, Atomic Blonde, the MI6 agent played by Charlize Theron proceeds to beat the hell out of several armed men who burst into her apartment. But ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Steve Stepp knew audiotapes were going to come back before you did, and not just ...

Interest in vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes and even reel-to-reel tapes saw a wave of retro-inspired music hardware ...