Jon Bon Jovi, the hair-metal legend, has been whining about digital music. Speaking to London's Sunday Times, he said: Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning ...

Toshiba's TY-CK4 radio cassette recorder can also be used as a speaker. Its LCD screen has a blue back light which is easy to see and you can choose your favorite radio stations easily. Price: About 7 ...

The generation past middle age is probably familiar with the expression “ea chekku” (air check), which refers to taping music from an FM radio program. With your finger ready to press the record ...

I was introduced to Bill Baxter, one of the founders of new startup SnapTune, today. The company will be launching this week. With a little user configuration, Snaptune will automatically downloads ...

Retro audio gear is making a comeback, and the Crosley Tribute Radio is one of my favorite ways to listen to the best songs.

When Taylor Swift’s releases her new album, “Life of a Showgirl,” in October, it can be heard on the usual places, including streaming, vinyl and…cassette tape? The cassette tape was once one of the ...

BBC Radio 3's Late Junction’s Casseptember season will explore how the arrival of the cassette was a watershed moment in the democratisation of audio culture. In August, 1963, the first compact ...

Factory audio equipment was frighteningly expensive in the old days. Even in 1983, you'd pay big money for a terrible-sounding factory radio; for example, a new '83 Chevy Cavalier could be had with ...

SHIMA, Mie -- Radio-cassette players and cassette tapes were inarguably must-have items for youthful music fans in the 1970s and '80s. However, the dominance of digital formats has driven cassettes to ...

Vinyl records are said to have a richer sound than digital formats. Unlike listening to an MP3 file, listening to an album on vinyl is an interactive experience. You need to stick around and flip the ...