Vinyl is booming, streaming services are more popular than ever, and we’re all depressed. This means one thing and one thing only: it’s time to reassess CDs. Yes, friends, you read that correctly. The ...
Back in the 1980s, Peter Giles knew that the fledgling music format, the compact disc, came with some compromises. CDs were smaller than vinyl record albums. That meant the end of the 12-inch album ...
A coalition of label marketers worked with MTV, radio stations and music stars to sell skeptical executives on the format — and delivered a boom that lasted for nearly 20 years. By Steve Knopper On ...
A grave rock 'n' roll injustice akin to Vanilla Ice outselling Ice Cube and Christopher Cross topping Pink Floyd's "The Wall" at the 1981 Grammys, cassette tapes have somehow re-emerged as a cultishly ...