Walkman

If They Left... and Came Back: OMD Returns With '80s Pop Synth Intact

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, John Hughes, Walkman, 1980s, If You Leave, Dreaming, 80s Music, Pretty in Pink, Omd, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

The music. The movies. The hair. The...lack of fashion. Anyone who came of age in the 1980s likely regrets taking part in certain fads but deep down wishes they could go back

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What We're Looking At Today

Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Walkman, NY Culture, Harry Potter Architecture, Arts, Lincoln Center, Architecture, Harry Potter, Nintendo, Architecture News, Culture, Culture News

Obviously all we can think about today is the final installment in the Harry Potter film series. (Check back for our review at 12:01 a.m.!) We're not ...

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R.I.P. The MiniDisc Walkman

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Minidisc, Walkman, Sony Minidisc Walkman, Sony Walkman, Minidisc Walkman, Sony, Technology News

Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of the Sony MiniDisc Walkman, which was tragically murdered by its older CD-play...

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When Two Tribes Go To War

David Julian Price | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Sony, Ipod, Apple, Walkman, Technology News
David Julian Price

Once the David to Sony's Goliath, Apple is now the giant that needs to keep its feet on the ground and not trip over the competition.

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Welcome to the Real Social: New Music Apps Bring Listeners Together

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Listening, Listening Party, Walkman, Listening Room, Interactive Radio, Social Music, Music Apps, Music, Audiovroom, Technology News
Eliot Van Buskirk

The most interesting apps we're seeing these days, some of which have yet to be released, buck the decades-long trend towards solitary listening.

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So Out, He's In: The Walkman

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walkmen, Fashion, So Out It's In, Walkman, Walkman Comeback, Style News
Lindsay Mannering

I like listening to the radio. I like top 40, I like DJs, and I even like the commercials. So when it came time for my bi-monthly workout (everythin...

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Sony Stops Production Of Cassette Walkman

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cassette, Cassette Walkman, Walkman, Sony Walkman, Sony, Technology News

Sony announced that it has ceased production of cassette Walkmans, first introduced in 1979. Switched highlights the history of the Walkman: [T]he po...

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Never Been Gone: A Conversation With Carly Simon

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jay Landers, Sesame Street, The Village Voice, Van Morrison, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Winnie the Pooh, Sony Records, Piglet's Big Adventure, Harry Belafonte, Jim Hart, Ben Taylor, The Hi-Lo's, Carly Simon, Elton John, Hear Music, Sally Taylor, Robert Christgau, Columbia Records, Carole King, David Saw, Teese Gohl, Walkman, Richard Perry, Entertainment News, Starbucks, Benjamin Thomas, Arista Records, Joni Mitchell, Clive Davis, Lucy Simon, James Taylor, L.A. Reid, Heffalump, Piglet, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

In this interview, Carly talks candidly about her new "unplugged" album Never Been Gone, recent projects, her family, an Elton John non-adventure and much more.

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The King of Pop (and Heartbreak)

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Keith Jarrett, Ipod, Koln Concert, Stevie Wonder, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Jackson Dies, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Walkman, Elvis Presley, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Chuck Berry, Juno Diaz, Brief, Michael Jackson, Entertainment News
Giles Slade

I played along too when she listened to Michael Jackson even though my tastes tended towards Keith Jarrett's lonely intensity. She gave me a mix-tape of Jacko. I was transformed.

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Republicans Kill any Help for Detroit

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Automotive News, Congress, Chrysler, Election Day, United Auto Workers, Honda, Federal Reserve, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Ford, Trifecta, Nikkei, Nissan, General Motors, Troubled Asset Relief Plan, Hyundai, Christmas, US Senate, Bill Clinton, Uaw, Gm, Detroit Three, European Union, Democrats, Walkman, Barack Obama, Tokyo, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Wall Street, Detroit Three Loans, Bmw, Transplant, Harry Reid, NY Times, Southeast, Asian, China, Sony, Republicans, Business News
Steve Parker

Late last night, Senate Republicans derailed a bill, passed the day before by the House, to loan $15 billion to the Detroit Three, with 10 Republicans joining 40 Democrats and two Independents in favor.

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