A loving tribute to “Slave to the Metal”

Categories: Albums, Music, Reviews

In the days before CD players, iPods and file sharing services became a part of everyday life (The Dark Ages), the mix tape was an essential part of a music lover’s life. There were two varieties of mix tapes – homemade (for yourself or some girlfriend/boyfriend whose name you can’t even remember anymore) and store-bought. [...]

In the days before CD players, iPods and file sharing services became a part of everyday life (The Dark Ages), the mix tape was an essential part of a music lover’s life. There were two varieties of mix tapes – homemade (for yourself or some girlfriend/boyfriend whose name you can’t even remember anymore) and store-bought. Store-bought mix tapes (known in the industry as ‘compilations’) were superior in two ways – they exposed you to bands you might have never heard before, and ... Read on, Daddy-O