Visual Arts | Photography

Kodak is Hiring Film Technicians: 'We Cannot Keep Up with Demand'

Eastman Kodak is hiring technicians as the company struggles to keep up with consumer demand for color film.

This is great!

Music | Music

Why Vinyl Records Are Sticking Around

A Millennial vinyl-enjoyer offers an explanation for the enduring appeal of vinyl records.

I still have mine, and my collection has grown quickly.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

How To Capture Horrible Quality Video on Audio Cassettes

Compared to the audio quality of digital files and CDs, analog cassette tape was kind of awful. And as YouTube’s Kris Slyka discovered, it’s an even worse medium for recording and playing back video, but quality issues don’t make Slyka’s clever hack of an

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Why watch movies on film?

Today, most movies are projected digitally. But there’s more to seeing a film projected the old-fashioned way, from a 35mm or 70mm print, than a nostalgic return to the days when movies flickered on theater screens. To learn more, The A.V. Club paid a v

Analog is always a better experience. Always.

Miscellaneous | Stuff

14 Gifts for Your Friend Who’s Still Living That Analog Lifestyle

For that person who actually *calls* you instead of texts you.

Music | Vinyl Records!

Best Buy is pulling CDs from its stores — and people are freaking out

Best Buy will no longer sell CDs in its stores starting on July 1, and some people are not happy about it.

Sweet SWEET victory! I remember the day that I walked into a record store and all of the records were gone. Replaces by overly expensive, sterile sounding, CDs in ugly packaging. To make it worse, unlike what we were promised, they were less durable than records. It took over 30 years, but the time has arrived! Bye by CDs! And, incidentally, Best Buy now sells turntables and records.

Music | Vinyl Records!

I’m finding meaning in music again with my old records, CDs & cassettes

Kelly McQuillan’s home is having an analog renaissance – and there should be one in yours, too

This is kind of an interesting article. I am obviously a little older than the author. I grew up firmly in the analog age in terms of music. And I have never had to find meaning in music. I love music and while that love ebbs and flows slightly, it's always part of my life. BUT I did quit collecting vinyl for a very long time and resuming that practice has forced me to enjoy music again in a way that I had forgotten about. Oh, and CDs suck. They have always sucked. The only thing they rekindle on rare occasions when I encounter one, is how much they suck.

Music | Audio Equipment: SO Cool!

Cassette tapes are back, kind of

Add the surprise return of the cassette tape to the long list of why the last couple of years have been some of the strangest in recent memory. After a number..

Music | Music

Music fans bought a lot of cassettes last year

Cassette sales rose last year, with music fans seemingly lapping up the old school format.

Music | Vinyl Records!

Podcast #289: The Revenge of Analog | The Art of Manliness

“Software is eating the world,” or so we’re told. Products that once took up physical space can be contained in our smartphones and held in the palms of our hands. Instead of having a record collection, now we can stream any music any where

I out this under "Vinyl" because they discuss it a lot. This is really about the revival of analog things in general though.

Music | Vinyl Records!

Long Play: Analogue photos that capture the essence of record culture

Photographer Arne Reimer has spent over ten years capturing the essence of vinyl culture on analogue film for new photo book, Long Play.

Visual Arts | Photography

The Decline of Analog Photography Seen Through Pictures

The decline of analog photography is an undeniable topic these days. Luckily, Canadian photographer Robert Burley has taken action to capture some of the last remaining spaces that represent yesterday's photography. The Disappearance of Darkness: Pho

This is very sad to me, but it's also a very cool idea.