If you’re older than 30, you likely have distinct memories of making mixtapes or burning CDs. And if you do, you remember the joy of finding a new favorite song, sharing beloved artists with friends, ...

There’s something about tangible music that the digital world simply can’t touch. Whether that’s putting a new record on the turntable, popping a shiny CD out of its jewel case or clicking a tape into ...

If you grew up making mixtapes, you probably remember the unique experience of carefully choosing songs and recording them just right. It was more than just sharing music—it was about expressing ...

As any beleaguered All Songs Considered intern will tell you, we get a ton of mail, from bushels of CDs and press releases to the occasional care package from listeners. A guy once sent us a shoebox ...

By Jennifer Levesque For the Valley Advocate Celebrating a 40th anniversary of any kind is a huge milestone in life. When it ...

When you’re feeling depressed, sometimes there’s nothing better than listening to a sad song to validate your current state of misery. For many of us who were drawn into the late ‘90s and ‘00s emo ...

Discover the essence of mixtapes, their evolution, and how they differ from albums, singles, and EPs in music.

USB Cassette Mixtape plugged into USB drive of laptop. - Milktape Long gone are the days of mixtapes. They may have first started out as dubbed live-performance and song demo mixtapes from artists, ...