'Times Online' details why the cassette format never died

Times Online has posted an article detailing the staying power of the cassette format. Among the folks interviewed for the piece was Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, who added:

"That friction of the tape against the head is unbeatable. Then you've got the aesthetic difference. You find a mixtape that someone has made for you, and there is no mistaking the amount of care and affection that has gone into it."

Moore released a book in 2005 entitled Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture in which he opined that he considers the cassette "the most personal of all formats". Check out the article here.