Back in the summer of 2002, when Jimmy Fallon released his first and only album The Bathroom Wall, I was at the peak of mix CD-making phase. The albums weren’t for my friends or girlfriend (ha), but ...

You know that wave of nostalgia that hits you when a certain song comes on the radio? It's like your brain just hailed a cab to another place in time, and you're just happy to go along for the ride — ...

Emerson College entrepreneur Isabel Thottam is on a mission to soothe others through the power of music. Inspired by the lyrics of a Jonas Brothers song last August, the college junior founded Hold On ...

The mix is true to its name, starting softly, almost inaudibly, in the first Dan Deacon song and then building, well, voice. It rises and falls, with gentle, folky love songs and stronger, more ...

Yeah. Sure. Great idea. If you guys still listen to CDs, which I’ll bet you don’t. Why does everyone feel the need to keep making mixtapes when we all have iPods and Pandora? I hate to rain on your ...

For years, the primary wooing device of young, socially awkward music fans has been the mix CD. Putting a bunch of great, romantic songs together in the perfect order, complete with handwritten notes ...

We get a lot of mail at NPR Music, and amid the shampoo samples we accidentally tossed into the fireplace is a slew of smart questions about how music fits into our lives — and, this week, the ...

I can’t even remember the last time I actually held a CD mixtape, much less played one. But there’s a CD wallet kicking around in storage that’s filled with unassuming silver discs doodled on with ...