cassettes Listen to this lovely imaginary forest created with cassette players, a turntable, field recordings, and synthetic bird calls David Pescovitz

dirt cheap audio Why it's so hard to find a good tape deck these days Thom Dunn

cassettes Photos of vintage cassette tapes Rob Beschizza

PINA Relax with this 1984 ambient cassette, "a psychoacoustic catalyst specifically designed to facilitate the movement and release of spiritual and emotional energies" David Pescovitz

physical media The overlooked environmental impacts of the music industry Thom Dunn

weird 80s electronics Check out this cool Japanese guitar from the 80s with a built-in cassette player Thom Dunn

lo-fi recordings The Mountain Goats have a new song about Marvel Comics with possibly the longest title ever Thom Dunn

bootleggers Short documentary about famous live concert bootlegger David Pescovitz

not-muzak Listen: Kmart in-store music/announcements cassette from 1989 David Pescovitz

tapes Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, a freaked-out ambient tape loop remix David Pescovitz

WFMU Listen to the deeply weird rock covers on the mysterious "Woodstock Al" cassette David Pescovitz

outsider music A 7th grader's a cappella cover of Nirvana's Nevermind… all of it David Pescovitz

cassettes Bomb scare triggered by cassette tape David Pescovitz

beastles Cassette Store Day is coming, when you'll be able to pick up the Beastles "Ill Submarine"! Cory Doctorow

tapes Spectacular "Ambient Walkman Symphony" and other tape-loop, circuit bent performances David Pescovitz

cassettes Websites archive vintage cassettes Rob Beschizza

V/H/S VHS is making a comeback Andrea James

stereos Mickey Rourke's loft in Nine 1/2 Weeks David Pescovitz

historic preservation Newly digitized mixtapes from 80s and 90s club DJs Andrea James

undead media Visit the last cassette factory in the U.S. David Pescovitz