In the introduction to “High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape,” Phoenix-based author Marc Masters shares a vivid memory of freshman year at college. It’s the first week of school and ...

While vinyl controlled the largest share of the physical music market last year, cassette tapes are surging in popularity. The medium saw an increase in sales from 2015 to 2023 of more than 400%. Marc ...

While cassette tapes are mostly a thing of the past, these are some of the most sold music cassette tapes of all time.

Pittsburgh — Though Gabriel Dominic-Dunlap didn't grow up with cassettes, he's now a collector who can be seen sporting a personal tape player. The 20-year-old Duquesne University student only ...

When Yamen Mekdad was a teenager in Damascus, Syria, there was one place he'd go almost every day: his friend's cassette shop. "So I'd just sit with him, hang out with him, smoke cigarettes and just ...

The humble cassette tape may be on its way back. Despite its shortcomings in audio quality, music fans are rediscovering a ...

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 ...

Last weekend was the ninth anniversary of the first generation iPod. But we all know the iPod was successful, instead let us celebrate a different passing; last weekend Sony announced it was going to ...

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