If you ever made a mixtape, then you’ll appreciate this documentary
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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Mixtapes
What form will music take after COVID-19: Albums, EPs, playlists, or mixtapes?
There will be plenty of unexpected and unintended consequences from the coronavirus pandemic. There will be few areas of our
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Random music news for Wednesday, October 16, 2019
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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Cool! An Archive of DJ Mixtapes from the 80s and 90s
A recent excavation of my basement uncovered a trove of ancient mixtapes, compilations I made up for my car (gawd,
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Interesting: The Sociology of Music Curation
Anyone who has ever created a playlist or mixtape knows how easy it is to get bogged down deciding on
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Random Music News for Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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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Did You Miss Cassette Store Day Saturday? Me, Too. Shame.
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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The Mixtape Was the Origin of Modern Music Curation. Discuss.
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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