It took nine years. More than half of Mikey Mills’ life. First, he scribbled handwritten letters on ripped-out notebook paper. With the clumsy cursive of a boy growing into his hands, he pleaded for ...

A friend of mine named Mark recently bought a new car, and there was one feature he was lamenting about not being a thing anymore: a CD player. The year is 2025, and turns out he was wrong. Over the ...

It’s been a big few days for CD fans. Just last week, Onkyo revealed that it’s adding an all-new CD player to its upcoming Icon Series of hi-fi components (scheduled to be released this fall). And now ...

You might think that CD players and DVD players have had their run, but as it turns out, they are absolute goldmines for DIY projects. Pop one open and you'll find stepper motors, laser assemblies, ...

There’s only one version, and fans say it doesn’t work on most players. There’s only one version, and fans say it doesn’t work on most players. is a news writer focused on creative industries, ...

How many of us, facing an unappealing summer job, were told by our parents that we should stick with it because we would somehow benefit from the experience? Skokie-based playwright and actor Paul ...

As music fans around the country celebrate Record Store Day, which started in 2008, Albert Menashe shares a look at his records and record players going back over 100 years. Albert Menashe sits in one ...

Jose is a passionate writer and a video game enthusiast from Argentina. Throughout his career, he has contributed to various entertainment platforms, including the prominent Spanish channel Plano de ...

The very first automotive compact disc player — the Pioneer CDX-1 — launched in 1984, but it wasn't until a few years later that you could purchase a new car with a factory-equipped unit. At the time, ...

View post: I Drove the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9. Here Is Why It’s Better Than a Tesla Model Y Who would’ve thought that in 2025, there would still be new vehicles being sold with CD players? Well, we ...

Dan Coulter was 12 years old when he bought his first jukebox. The Bloomington kid wasn’t very good in academics but he liked music and he was good with his hands. When he heard that a friend had a ...

Wurlitzer family members Gudrun and Luise are joined by Chris, Alex, Alan and Michael Black A family firm is celebrating one year of making one of music's most distinctive jukeboxes after bringing the ...