If you’re older than 30, you likely have distinct memories of making mixtapes or burning CDs. And if you do, you remember the joy of finding a new favorite song, sharing beloved artists with friends, ...

When it comes to Halloween songs, we’ve all heard the classics. Tracks like Michael Jackon’s “Thriller” or the classic novelty song “Monster Mash” seemingly play on repeat during the month of October.

If you grew up making mixtapes, you probably remember the unique experience of carefully choosing songs and recording them just right. It was more than just sharing music—it was about expressing ...

There’s something about tangible music that the digital world simply can’t touch. Whether that’s putting a new record on the turntable, popping a shiny CD out of its jewel case or clicking a tape into ...

As any beleaguered All Songs Considered intern will tell you, we get a ton of mail, from bushels of CDs and press releases to the occasional care package from listeners. A guy once sent us a shoebox ...

Mixtape is a lot of things. It’s energetic, it’s nostalgic, it’s outrageously itself, it’s big in small ways and small in big ways. It’s punk rock. It’s a synth ballad. It’s a piano melody and an ...

When you’re feeling depressed, sometimes there’s nothing better than listening to a sad song to validate your current state of misery. For many of us who were drawn into the late ‘90s and ‘00s emo ...