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 ...
In an era of music streaming and digital downloads, an old format is once again becoming popular. Modern music audiences are rewinding and hitting play on a cassette tape revival. Stephanie Sy reports ...
Salt Lake City resident Joe Maloy has been a fan of cassette tapes for almost 10 years. In 2015, he bought a Jeep from his uncle. “The CD player didn’t work but it had a tape deck, and I was like, OK, ...
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 ...
You can still walk into music stores in Japan and see albums released on cassettes. I’m not sure which is more amazing: Being able to walk into a music store or being able to buy new music on ...
This might sound like an old story. Something old surprisingly becomes cool again. Like what happened with vinyl, the music medium that was nearly obsolete before making an unexpected and triumphant ...
Cassette tapes are enjoying a revival in interest with some indie and mainstream bands releasing their music on the format, but a music store owner doubts there will be any enduring comeback. Some ...
One of the more interesting things about technology is that as new advancements are made, people simultaneously become more interested in long-forgotten technologies from the past. This is ...
Once considered relics in the wake of MP3 players and then streaming services like Spotify, CDs and vinyl records have experienced a revival in recent years. And so too has another piece of seemingly ...
As perplexing as it might be, cassette tapes are making a comeback. Much like vinyl's resurgence in popularity over the past several years, cassette tapes are finding their way into retail stores and ...