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The Microcassette Experiment

On the heels of our recent topic about miniature cassettes, we made some purchases and ran some tests to see how music actually sounds on them.

Being less of a musical genre and more of a production style, lo-fi has long stood for a rejection of clean, mainstream production standards.

Compact cassettes were widely adopted for their portability, but a number of smaller variants were later introduced. Which was the smallest?

Bluetooth is used in a variety of applications today, with music being just one of them. But it had very humble Swedish beginnings in 1989.

They're only a footnote in the history of vinyl records, but these quirky educational programs covered an impressive range of subject matter.

Whether they're snug in your ears or wrapped around your head, headphones are an immensely popular way to enjoy music. How did they come about?

This seemingly simple nursery rhyme has potentially dark and disturbing origins. Why is London Bridge falling down? Who is the fair lady?

This traditional song is a staple of the Christmas season, but do you know about its origins? Why are Christmas trees a thing, anyway?

It's a comedic little tune or a familiar knock on the door. You may not know it by name, but we bet you've heard it many times before.

This four-bell chime has been a mainstay of clocks and bell towers for centuries. But how much do you know about this ubiquitous little tune?