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Over the years, the music industry has seen a massive resurgence in physical music sales. Despite the age of streaming we’re currently in, vinyl and cassette sales have skyrocketed in recent years. In 2019, cassette tape sales saw one of its biggest years yet. Now, it looks like 2020 is set to be an even […]

Vinyl and cassette sales are continuing to grow, and it looks like the cassette player is getting a revamp now. Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Sony‘s first Walkman, NINM Lab is introducing the first cassette player with Bluetooth. Read More: Earthquake with 6.4 magnitude hits California, artists share experience While some younger […]

It looks like music fans are bringing back the oldschool ways of jamming their favorite tracks after albums sold on vinyl and cassette saw double digit sales growth in the U.S. last year. Unfortunately, it looks like physical CD sales still have a long way to go. Read more: ‘The Greatest Showman’ soundtrack outsells every album […]

It’s very clear we live in a streaming era for music. From Spotify to Apple Music and everything in between, most people are jamming tunes digitally. Many also dig the physical version via a vinyl record, but apparently the appearance of an old school cassette tape (specifically one containing Journey) can cause quite the panic—literally. […]

[Photo by: @Foone/Twitter] You'd think, after horror movies like The Ring, that no one would wanna go investigating the contents of dusty old VHS tapes in thrift stores. Well, the following person did just that—he went and played a creepy videocassette he found that was labeled, “A Surprise!” Watch it all unfold below. Read more: […]

There's no doubt that cassettes are going through a resurgence, and there are some pretty rad records that are worth picking up on cassette right now. Ranging from classics to newer favorites, we're all about returning to the era of the Walkman to listen to these albums. Check out a few of our favorites below. […]

Eminem has announced plans to re-release his debut album, The Slim Shady LP, on cassette. The new was revealed through Mathers’ Twitter account. No official release date has been set as of yet. Read more: Remember when Eminem played Warped Tour? The Slim Shady LP was originally released February 23, 1999. Propelled by singles “My Name […]

Recently, a local car dealership in Lockport, New York, shared a photo collage of an iPhone being crammed into a cassette player, which was captioned with, “So a young driver stops in with an older car complaining the the [sic] iPhone dock in his vehicle isn't working and its [sic] scratching his phone…” It turns […]

Knuckle Puck have released a limited edition cassette of their EP, The Weight That You Buried. Lost Tape Collective are handling the release in North America with 200 copies (50/red, 50/clear, 100/blue), while Enjoyment Records have 100 copies (50/clear with red metallic, 50/clear with gold metallic) available for purchase in Europe.  The band will serve as support for Senses Fail's Let […]

Following in the footsteps of the established Record Store Day, there will be a new day to celebrate physical music distribution this year.  On September 7, 2013, the first ever Cassette Store Day will take place. The event this year is set to boast special edition releases and cassette re-releases from artists such as At The Drive-In, Pulled […]

In conjunction with the release of the Sword's upcoming album, Apocryphon, the band are partnering with independent record stores across the US to release a hand-numbered cassette tape of their upcoming album. When you purchase the record (in CD or vinyl) at any of the specified stores, you will receive a free cassette version of the […]

Into It. Over It. has released 52 Weeks on cassette through Doghouse Records. The limited-to-200, double cassette features the 52 songs that Into It. Over It. wrote and released digitally throughout 2007. Fans can now order 52 Weeks in cassette format for $10.