I was interested to read this about the OED scrapping the term "cassette tape", but no surprise....co-incidentally as I was reading, my son (aged 6) asked me what was on the T-shirt pictured here:
.....so I guess I haven't played one for a while either......
If you like C90's, this might resonate with you! :-)
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You may be interested in this. Sandy Pearlman (the real "Cowbell" producer) suggested that I read this paper.
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Maybe analog tape is not dead yet.
I only have a cassette player+radio in my car, and the radio is dead...so I have to record tapes from CDs at home in order to listen to Porcupine Tree while driving! I guess I live in a time bubble, but on the other hand my kids are surely familiar with this old technology :D
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