From vinyl to Blu-rays, physical formats are helping people move beyond algorithms and reconnect with culture on their own terms

When I recently showed a cassette tape to my 11-year-old daughter, she looked genuinely baffled. ‘What is it?’ she asked. My first thought was that I’d failed as a parent, but then I realised there’s

I’ve been surprised by how much time I’ve spent listening to this great little CD player. The design is simple, stylish and, thanks to the scrolling volume knob, lovely and tactile. The walnut sample

The great vinyl revival might get all the attention, but CDs continue to outsell LPs. Figures from the BPI (www.snipca. com/57458) show that Brits bought around 10.5 million CDs in 2024, compared with

The thumping that had been going on overhead all morning suddenly stopped. Clara paused, red pen hovering over one of her pupil’s dogeared exercise books. A strand of brown hair fell across her sea-gr

I love playing music on my laptop, but hate paying for streaming subscriptions. I used to solve that dilemma by playing CDs in my laptops, but my past three machines have lacked disc drives. I’m proba