"Tapes" Blogs & Blog Posts

A number of lost episodes of BBC classic Doctor Who, dating to when the corporation was in the habit of throwing old film in the trash, have been found—perfect timing for the show's 60th anniversary. But the people in possession of them are relucta...

The digital compact cassette, from Philips and Panasonic, was a strong effort at modernizing the format in the era of optical disks, and the failure of it and Sony's competing options has as much to do with corporate proprieties than the technical in...

Adobe Enhance claims to improve the quality of audio recordings. Such things already exist (and are supremely useful to journalists) for making low-quality interview tapes more easily transcribed, but Adobe promises more: it "makes voice recordings s...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by 📼 Strange Tapes 👁 (@strange_tapes_zine) The Strange Tapes Zine is full of obscure video tapes. If you're interested in video oddities, this is the zine for you. Their page features eve...

Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene won a disputed election by 34 votes, was improperly sworn in before the vote was certified, failed to meet the office's local residency requirements, and was temporarily unsheriffed while courts figured out how to...

Last century, the Muzak company created custom mixes of soft music for locations ranging from doctor's office waiting rooms and restaurants to barber shops and, yes, elevators. Muzak were self-proclaimed "specialists in the physiological and psycholo...

This footage was shot in 1991 but it could easily be today. From Gary Broyhill's YouTube post: Fans of the endless loop cartridge met at Delilah's in Chicago to trade tapes (no selling!) and talk shop. Interview with Russ Forster, editor...