Physical media and on-device music are making a comeback. A few instances of artists pulling their catalog from music streaming services can be all it takes to push people to try owning their music ...

Last week in Gearhead I discussed how CD identification services such as Gracenote and freedb, in conjunction with applications like WinAmp, figure out which CD you have just loaded. The data from ...

i purchased the latest Santana cd last night, figuring i'd throw it on this morning on my battle comp while i did some upgrading on my backup compy.. but i immediately encountered some kind of ...