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Friday, April 3, 2026
Wait What?
Was browsing for clothes I might actually wear ** when I was stopped in my tracks.
I am pretty sure I had that exact Walkman in the late 80s or early 90s.
Cassette player with AM/FM radio.
The ear pieces didn’t cover your ears, but weren’t earbuds, and the headphones kinda folded to a quarter of their “expanded” size.
That is not what I was expecting to see in a 2026 ad.
** To clarify, I would not have given that article of clothing a second glance, but the BRIGHT YELLOW of the Walkman caught my eye and I had to check I wasn’t imagining things.
April 3rd, 2026 at 4:47 pm
How else would you listen to the latest release from your favorite lo-fi Brooklyn band that just released a cassette ep on Bandcamp? Those of us who grew up on unreliable, lo-fi, fix-it-with-a-pencil media are back, baby!*
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*Ugh. Not really. But we have dozens of vintage cassettes in storage somewhere that may or may not still be playable. Unlike our vinyl, which we could still play if we had a turntable set up and room to keep them in the condo.