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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, cassettes break and jam quite easily. Choosing a particular song might involve several minutes of fast forwarding or rewinding, which clogs the playback head and weakens the tape over time.

The first-ever NYC Tape Fair is Sunday at Selva, an art gallery and record store in Bushwick. More than a dozen vendors will be selling rare, vintage VHS and cassette tapes, along with a few new ones.

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 ...

Summer has arrived, and I am craving a good road trip — windows down, sun shining across the horizon, and good music à la Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic. This craving is the idea behind my recent ...

A Philips cassette tape is shown in 1965. Lou Ottens, who lead the invention of the first cassette tape, has died at 94. (Alfred Assmann/Picture Alliance via Getty Images) Lou Ottens, who put ...

For Andy Molholt, there’s something oddly special about hitting play on his boombox at the beach. The Philadelphia-based musician tours frequently with his band Laser Background and, between that and ...

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 ...

Cassette and VHS tapes once ruled the world of entertainment — but, just a half-century after they came on the scene, they’ve largely gone the way of the dodo. In 2025, digital media is king. Online ...