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Music News 

Bomb threat in North Carolina declared over a Journey cassette

October 31, 2018October 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bomb Threat, Cassette, Journey

When someone in the mailroom of The Duke Energy Building looked at the package, it seemed…suspicious. A rectangular shape could

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Cool! 

Here’s an interesting use for cassettes

August 22, 2018August 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artist, Cassette

My hatred for cassettes as a music storage technology is well known. However, I don’t have an issue with using

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Gadgets 

This old cassette machine plays digital music. It’s a cool way to fake out your friends.

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cassette, DAT, DCC

There were a couple of attempts to bring cassette technology into the digital era. The first, Digitial Audio Tape (DAT)

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A Possible Xmas Present: The Cassette Coffee Table

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cassette, Coffee Table, Kickstarter

Although I believe that cassettes are a horribly outdated technology that deserves to die, I kinda like the kitchiness of

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WTF? 

KFC Has Just Released a GPS Cassette. It’s as Dumb as It Sounds, But It’s Still Kinda Fun.

September 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cassette, GPS, KFC

In case you’ve ever wanted driving directions from KFC HQ in Louisville, Kentucky, to its Big Chicken store (the one

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, July 26, 2017

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barbados, Caribbean, Cassette, Despacito, Facebook, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Kid Rock, Mental Heath, Music Festival, Smart Speaker, Streaming, YouTube

The back-to-school ads are now all over TV. I’m not ready for this. Seriously. After all, it’s only July 26,

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Music History 

The Fish I Did Not Catch: The Tale of the Lost Our Lady Peace Demo Cassette

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments Cassette, Demo, OLP, Our Lady Peace

One day in the spring of 1993 as I was preparing for my afternoon shift at 102.1 the Edge, I

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Gadgets 

A Device That Wants to Bring Back Cassettes

May 2, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments BrainMonk, Cassette, Cassettes, Elbow, Player

Please. Why do we want to bring back an obsolete bad-sounding music storage format? Those who are nostalgic for cassettes

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Music History 

Tuesday Timesuck: A Documentary on Electronic Cassette Culture

November 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cassette, Electronic Music

What is it about cassettes–a hateful, obsolete technology, in my opinion–that engenders so much love in certain quarters? The Vinyl

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Gadgets 

A Handy Guide to Which Music Storage Format Sounds Best–and Why

November 10, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 7-inch single, 8-Track, Cassette, CD, FM Radio, iPod, MP3, Vinyl

I’m currently working on a children’s book for Kids Can Press which traces the evolution of the gadgets we’ve used

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, April 26, 2016

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Album Artwork, Audio-Technica, Cassette, China, iTunes, Kid Rock, Radio, RippleBuds, Roger Daltrey, Spotify, The Who, Turntables, UK Radio

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. Morrissey was so outraged about the flippant way the news

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