{"product_id":"the-last-mixtape","title":"The Last Mixtape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA reflection on the evolution of physical media into metaphor, through the history of music curation.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObsolescence makes the heart grow fonder, at least in the case of the mixtape. Not all technologies are so lucky. Some (say, wax cylinders) fade almost completely from cultural memory. A lucky few pass into metaphor: we still \"hang up\" our smartphones, \"cut\" film, and \"patch\" computer code. As digital streaming completes the obsolescence of physical media, what will become of the humble cassette? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Last Mixtape\u003c\/em\u003e, Seth Long offers a microhistory of music curation, anchored by the cassette, from which he explores the meanings of obsolescence, ownership, nostalgia, and the speed of cultural change. A moving meditation on our relationship with music, memory, and curation in the digital century, Long ultimately calls for a return to the media ecology represented by the mixtape: a world in which media is cheap and abundant but tactile and meaningfully engaged.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seth Long","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42818263416893,"sku":"9780226840482","price":41.36,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780226840482_6b7a4736-42c8-440a-af27-11b70ed48b0d.jpg?v=1766917908","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-last-mixtape","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}