Tape trading: History and Key Facts
Tape trading is an unofficial method of distribution of musical or video content through the postal system, which was prominent in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Tape trading is an unofficial method of distribution of musical or video content through the postal system, which was prominent in the 1980s and 1990s.
Bar zither is class of musical instruments (subset of zither) within the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system for a type of chordophone (stringed instrument), in which the body of the instrumen

"Don't Stop Believin'" is a song by American rock band Journey.

The discography of Arthur Loves Plastic, the performing name of electronic music artist Bev Stanton, consists of twenty-one studio albums, two compilation albums, one soundtrack and five extended

Post-no wave is a style and era of music that emerged from the original New York City no wave scene in the early to mid 1980s.

A taper is a person who records musical events, often from standing microphones in the audience, for the benefit of the musical group's fanbase.

Chord Master (also rendered Visual Chord Master, chordmaster) is the brand-name for a type of automated chording device produced for the ukulele.

The conservation and restoration of musical instruments is performed by conservator-restorers who are professionals, properly trained to preserve or protect historical and current musical instrum

The Doors is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on January 4, 1967, by Elektra Records.


Punk rock and hardcore punk in Brazil originated in the late 1970s, influenced by bands such as Sex Pistols, The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Ramones.

Trident A Range consoles were originally built by and for Trident Studios.

The discography of American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust includes two studio albums, three compilation albums, four extended plays, five singles, one live video album, and three music vi

Dusty in Memphis is the fifth studio album by English singer Dusty Springfield, released on 31 March 1969 in the United States by Atlantic Records and by Philips Records internationally.

The discography of American rapper ASAP Rocky consists of four studio albums, one mixtape, 42 singles (including 25 as a featured artist), eight promotional singles and 43 music videos.

Mexican rock music, often referred to in Mexico as rock nacional ("national rock"), originated in the 1950s.
As of March 2014, American pop and R&B singer Ashanti has released six studio albums, twenty-four singles, and twenty-one music videos on her record labels Murder Inc., Def Jam, and Motown.

Rock music in New Zealand, also known as Kiwi rock music and New Zealand rock music, rose to prominence first in 1955 with Johnny Cooper's cover version of Bill Haley's hit song "Rock Around the

A folk instrument is a traditional musical instrument that has remained largely restricted to traditional folk music, and is not usually used in the classical music or other elite and formal musi

"Eight Miles High" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn (later known as Roger McGuinn), and David Crosby.

Ashton Nicole Casey, professionally known as Ashnikko, has released two studio albums, one mixtape, four extended plays (EPs) and 15 singles (including four as a featured artist).

American singer-songwriter Ashe has released three solo studio albums, one collaborative studio album, three extended plays (EPs), and 45 singles, including 16 as a featured artist, and 2 as a jo

The San Francisco sound is rock music performed live and recorded by San Francisco–based rock groups of the mid-1960s to early 1970s.

The harpsichord-viola (in Italian Clavi-viola) is a hybrid musical instrument based on the designs of Leonardo da Vinci on folio 93r of the Codex Atlanticus.

"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver.

The discography of Asleep at the Wheel (AATW), an American country band, consists of 26 studio albums (including collaborations and tribute albums), 16 live albums, 21 compilation albums, seven e

Serbian rock is the rock music scene of Serbia.

In music, instrumentation is the particular combination of musical instruments employed in a composition, and the properties of those instruments individually.

In music, an instrumental idiom refers to writing, parts, and performance, those being idiomatic or nonidiomatic depending on how well each is suited to the specific instrument intended, in terms

Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in October 1968.

The discography of At the Drive-In, an El Paso, Texas-based post-hardcore band active from 1994 to 2018, consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, five EPs, six singles, and three mu

American singer Pete Astudillo has released seven studio albums, one live album, and one compilation album.

Shibuya-kei (Japanese: 渋谷系; lit.

Sketchy Beats is an arts concept combining live music, improvised dancing and life drawing.

Kurdish musical instruments (Kurdish: ئامێرە میوزیکییە کوردییەکان, romanized: Amêre mîwzîkiye Kurdiyekan) are traditional instruments used in the music of the Kurdish people, in Kurdistan, which

Chet Atkins' discography is large and diverse.

Escape (stylized as E5C4P3 on the album cover) is the seventh studio album by American rock band Journey, released on July 17, 1981, by Columbia Records.

The discography of Rodney Atkins, an American country music singer, consists of six studio albums and 24 singles.

Teutonic thrash metal is a regional scene of thrash metal music that originated within German-speaking countries during the 1980s, and its title is a reference to the Germanic tribe.

The Toronto sound was a characteristic R&B sound in the 1960s, heavily influenced by American R&B.