The humble cassette seems to be suddenly cool again. What’s driving the craze? And is it a full-blown revival?

Meanwhile, cassettes break and jam quite easily. Choosing a particular song might involve several minutes of fast forwarding ...

The bearer of the bad news is Amber, stationed behind a strip of plexiglass which serves as an ersatz 21st century sales counter. She seems--no, is--befuddled by my request for a Sports Walkman tape ...

Although the debut of the cassette can be traced back to a 1963 Berlin fair, Philips dates the format’s official launch at the company’s headquarters in Amsterdam on Sept. 13th, 1963. With the advent ...

Let's rewind to the days before Ottens' creation. Audio tape was a beast to deal with. It was recorded and played on open reels of spinning quarter-inch tape, tape that would have to be threaded ever ...

Antiquated as they may seem, tapes were once both an important adjunct of teenage dating rituals and a staple of rock-show bootleg culture. On September 7, more than 50 bands—Flaming Lips, Animal ...

Last month, the second-annual California 24 Hours of Lemons Rally-- the Monterey Car Weeeeak Rally, to be exact -- took place, with drivers of street-legal hoopties traveling from Monterey, California ...

Louis Ottens — the Dutch engineer credited with inventing the audio cassette tape — has died at the age of 94. Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad first reported that Ottens died March 6th in Duizel, the ...

Lou Ottens, who brought joy to many music lovers with his invention of the audio cassette tape, has died at the age of 94. Ottens started working for the Phillips electronic manufacturing company in ...