I have a final thought and recommendation to younger readers. Looking back now, I do wish I’d asked my parents and ...

The Campbell’s Co. has fired an executive who was allegedly caught on a secret recording insulting the company's products, customers and employees – including calling its food "s--- for f---ing poor ...

A recording medium more than 50 years old containing UNIX V4, which was said to have no complete copy in existence, has been discovered. According to Professor Rich, the handwriting on the label ...

Analog tape machines have played a central role in music production history. But why, in today’s digital domain, do some still lust after the sound of tape? When you purchase through links on our site ...

Artists “I remember saying to Clapton, ‘You try playing that one riff for eight minutes!’”: The secret to Status Quo's riff power Artists “I have to be careful what I say": Pete Townshend on Zak ...

In March, Rob Frith discovered that a reel-to-reel tape he owned that was labelled “Beatles demo” was just that: a high-quality copy of the Beatles’ legendary unreleased demonstration recording for ...

August 25 1975 was also a Monday. It was the day Bruce Springsteen released his breakthrough and now iconic album Born to Run. It also just happened to be the day that Warren Purchase, the voice that ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Collection documents the development ...

When you think of a tape recorder, you might think of a cassette tape. However, [Michael Simpson] has an old Star-Lite small reel-to-reel tape machine. It isn’t a repair so much as a rework to make it ...

T he greatest lost concert in American history almost never happened at all. It was Oct. 27, 1968, in Palo Alto, California. Outside of his high school, Danny Scher, a 16-year-old, bushy-haired, ...