cassette tapes
What the Heck is Sega Forever? Retro Games on Your Phone, Probably
No probably about it—after a little debate and speculation, it is, indeed, old-school classics in your pocket.
This Japanese Band Makes Music With E-Waste
Reel-to-reel tape recorders, cathode ray tube TVs, and ventilator fans are all instruments for Open Reel Ensemble.
These Kids Took Two Minutes to Load a Cassette into a Walkman But I Won't Judge
I thought I’d get nostalgic but actually just realized tapes kinda sucked.
Fabric Made from Cassette Tapes Lets You Hear What You Wear
One dress, the "Sonic Superhero Dress," was made with 100 cassette tapes ranging from recordings of Beethoven, The Beatles, her high school punk band, and the sounds of ocean surf.
Remix Funk Music in Tijuana Rick's 8-Track Arcade Game
The latest game from self-described "Chica-New Media Artist" features two lips beatboxing over pre-recorded boogie, modern, arcade, and funk tunes.
Afro Kid Grapples with the Concept of Cassettes
Analog technology is a tricky thing to grasp for kids born this millennium.
This Trippy Video Game Lets You Time Travel Using Cassette Tapes
In "Small Radios Big Televisions," analog tapes are your DeLorean.
Rap Was My Lifeline in Prison
I spent hundreds and hundreds of hours rapping, talking about rap, and listening to cassette tapes when I was an inmate. Without Ol' Dirty Bastard, Kool Keith, and Bootsy Collins, I really would have gone insane.
Music Has a Right To the Blank Tapes of Children
I made a mixtape this weekend, 90 minutes of music consisting of nothing that I "owned," recorded onto a cassette tape, earphone jack to mic jack. It's a gift, and I think it sounds pretty good. It goes from Burning Star Core to Tony Conrad to the...