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In the bins of some record shops and on merch tables at gigs, a format many people associate with the 1980s has begun to reappear. New albums from major pop stars and small independent bands alike are ...

There was a time when cassette tapes were essential. You would rewind them with a pencil and record songs straight off the radio. Then came CDs, MP3s, and streaming, and tapes were tossed in drawers, ...

Speaking in an interview, the singer recalled that in the early years of her career, musicians relied heavily on cassette tapes as the main channel for distributing their songs.

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, ...

As data storage needs have grown over the years, so has the development of new technologies, such as Microsoft's Project Silica and diamond optical discs, which can make it easier to store large ...

The It’s OK looks to cash in on your Walkman nostalgia The It’s OK looks to cash in on your Walkman nostalgia So while the It’s OK does the usual tape things, like playing cassettes or letting you ...

One can explain the recent boom in vinyl record sales in terms that make sense to an audiophile: A vinyl record often sounds more nuanced than music in a compressed digital format. But the growth in ...

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 ...