Steve Stepp knew audiotapes were going to come back before you did, and not just because he’s a man whose family company put its faith behind the machinery 50 years ago. Also because Pearl Jam ...

And yet the cassette is back. Sales in the U.S. grew 23% in 2018, according to Nielsen Music, with 219,000 tapes sold in 2018 compared with 178,000 in 2017, Pitchfork reported . That was after a ...

The cassette tape doesn’t appear to be on track for the same kind of romantic renaissance vinyl has been undergoing over the past decade, but a few pop culture milestones have driven its numbers ...

What he comes up with is a 3D printed contraption with a big 12 volt motor on the back, and a slot for a cassette on the front. It achieves the right pressure, and pulls the tape neatly down into ...

We were both frustrated by the extremely limited selection of new cassette tapes, considering that most of the new releases we could find were Top 40 titles that rarely appealed to our tastes.

What couldn't be used at all, though, was the tape player, a Fisher CR-W780. When I put in a cassette and pressed the play switch, I could hear the purr of an electric motor running, but there was ...

Why did sales of cassette tapes nearly double from 2020 to 2021? Sales of the 80’s technology have spiked in recent years. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app.

40 years since the Walkman and after the digital music revolution, one French company is bringing back the personal audio cassette player—but this time, for the 21st century.

Yes, cassette tapes have forged a small-scale comeback. An increasing number of artists are issuing new records in limited-edition runs of cassettes, including Metallica, Mac DeMarco and Foals.

Cassette Tapes Are Back, Don't You Dare Call Them Obsolete. Everything old is new again. By Jacqueline Detwiler-George Published: Nov 12, 2018 9:38 AM EST. Helena Watson // Getty Images.