An invention virtually no one needs: a Bluetooth cassette player.
July 4th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There’s a reason we left cassettes behind: They’re a hateful, unreliable, bad-sounding music storage format. The only people nostalgic for
Browsing the "Cassettes" Tag
Random music news for Monday, March 4, 2019
March 4th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
A sign of spring: My dealer has asked me to make an appointment to have my snow tires removed. Here
Random music news for Wednesday, February 6, 2019
February 6th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and
Random music news for Thursday, January 17, 2019
January 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Today is the 90th birthday of Popeye the Sailor Man. As for music news on January 17, 2019… I’m glad
Can we PLEASE stop pretending there’s a “cassette revolution?”
August 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] As vinyl sales continue to surge upwards — its 11th straight
Random music news for Saturday, August 18, 2017
August 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Everyone’s attention was on the death of Aretha Franklin this week, but there is still some other music news to
Here’s something to do with cassettes that I can get behind
August 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Readers of these pages know well of my hatred for cassettes. They were a great technology for their day–hey, it
Random music news for Saturday, July 28, 2018
July 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26. The
Random music news for Wednesday, July 25, 2018
July 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1965 that Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival. Things haven’t been
If you thinking bringing back the cassette was a dumb idea, look at this
July 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
According to the latest sales figures from Nielsen Canada, sales of pre-recorded cassette tapes are up 135% from this time
If you’re part of the insane cassette revival, you’ll want to read this.
May 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Once again: cassettes are an outmoded, outdated, obsolete technology that needs to die. Those prone to romanticizing and fetishizing them
A solution to a problem no one has: An app that makes your MP3s sound like they’re playing on cassette
April 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The vile cassette: an outdated technology that needs to die forever. I’ll say it again: anyone who is nostalgic for
Japan refuses to let the cassette die. Now Gucci is interested.
March 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
While most of the world has wisely moved beyond cassettes, there are still parts of the planet where they thrive.
Random Music News for Thursday, December 28, 2017
December 28th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
I’m serious. STOP WITH THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC! It’s there some kind of law surrounding this sort of thing? It’s December
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cassettes
December 18th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
If you’re a regular reader of these pages, you’ll know that I believe the cassette is a hateful, outdated, obsolete
Father Films Kids Trying to Figure Out How to Listen to Music on Cassette
September 7th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
When you put digital kids into an analogue environment, the results can be illuminating–and entertaining. Back when I was a
Random Music News for Tuesday, August 22, 2017
August 22nd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
How are your eyes? You didn’t burn them out by staring into the face of the sun yesterday, did you?
Random Music News for Tuesday, July 25, 2017
July 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
I have to take one of the bull terriers to the dentist today for her annual cleaning. This is gonna
People Keep Pushing the Cassette Resurrection. Why?
July 14th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
This feature (via FYIMusicNews.ca) insists that cassettes are making a comeback. Last time I checked sales of cassettes in Canada–which
A Hipster Music Player That Almost No One Needs
June 9th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
I will never understand the weird nostalgia people have for cassettes, an outdated bad-sounding technology that has no more relevance
A Device That Wants to Bring Back Cassettes
May 2nd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Please. Why do we want to bring back an obsolete bad-sounding music storage format? Those who are nostalgic for cassettes
The Last Audio Cassette Factory
March 27th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Don’t be fooled: cassettes are NOT going to make the same kind of comeback as vinyl records. But that doesn’t
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