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Mixtapes

Movies 

If you ever made a mixtape, then you’ll appreciate this documentary

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Analog Love, Analogue Love, Documentary, Henry Rollins, Mixtapes

Back in the day before CD-Rs and streaming, making mixtapes on cassette was something everyone did. Not only were these

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Music Industry 

What form will music take after COVID-19: Albums, EPs, playlists, or mixtapes?

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, Streaming, Vinyl

There will be plenty of unexpected and unintended consequences from the coronavirus pandemic. There will be few areas of our

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, October 16, 2019

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christian Music, Def Leppard, Donald Trump, Fall Out Boy, Fyre Festival, Gary Glitter, Green Day, Hi-Res Audio, Ja Jule, Joker, K-Pop, Mixtapes, Playlists, Sony

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

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Music News 

Cool! An Archive of DJ Mixtapes from the 80s and 90s

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Cassettes, Mixtapes

A recent excavation of my basement uncovered a trove of ancient mixtapes, compilations I made up for my car (gawd,

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Cool! 

Interesting: The Sociology of Music Curation

January 28, 2017January 27, 2017 Alan Cross 7 Comments Curation, Mixtapes, Playlists

Anyone who has ever created a playlist or mixtape knows how easy it is to get bogged down deciding on

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, December 6, 2016

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Cassettes, Classical Music, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Hip-hop, Iggy Pop, K-Pop, Mixtapes, Morrissey, Music sales, Prince, Putin, Radio Caroline, Rock Opera, TIME, Trump, Vinyl

On this day in 1941, Canada declared war on Finland. (It’s complicated; we followed the UK and Finland was at

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Music News 

Did You Miss Cassette Store Day Saturday? Me, Too. Shame.

October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 Alan Cross 7 Comments Cassette Store Day, Cassettes, Mixtapes

Saturday (October 8) was International Cassette Store Day? Really? Sorry I missed it. Actually, I’m not. I hold in my

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Music History 

The Mixtape Was the Origin of Modern Music Curation. Discuss.

February 18, 2015February 17, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Mixtapes, Music Curation

Now that you mention it, I’d probably agree. Medium.com goes further. We tend to think of it as a cultural

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