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The portable, erasable, and inexpensive cassette tape created a pop culture movement in the 1980s, but now, cassette tape albums are seeing a surge in popularity in recent years, with a more than 400% increase in sales from 2015 to 2023.

In his history music history book High Bias, Marc Masters argues that cassette tapes will never die because they never really went away in the first place.

The peculiar technology of the lo-fi, crappy cassette tape exemplifies the inherent contradictions of popular music better than any other medium.

For the obsessive record collector or the casual listener, the shower singer or the rock star of tomorrow, a music-inspired gift is never a faux pas over the holidays.The challenge, of course, is in the decision making. Is a genre-specific festival ticket the way to go? What about a box set fit for

If a music biography or cultural history is on your list for a gift or personal treat, here are some of the best from this year 

Night after night, they excavated space and warped time. And fans didn’t have to miss a note.

LOS ANGELES — For the obsessive record collector or the casual listener, the shower singer or the rock star of tomorrow, a music-inspired gift is never a faux pas over the holidays. The challenge, of...

From the obsessive record collector to the casual listener. The shower singers to the rock stars of tomorrow. Theres a music-inspired gift for everyone over the holidays. The challenge, of

For the obsessive record collector or the casual listener, the shower singer or the rock star of tomorrow, a music-inspired gift is never a faux pas over the holidays.

Here's a varied gift guide for the music lover in your life, from the obsessive record collector to the casual listener.