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A Chicago music fan spent 40 years recording concerts on cassette, capturing rare performances from Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and hundreds of other artists before they were famous. Now volunteers are turning those 10,000 aging tapes into free digital recordings anyone can enjoy.
Over 100 reporters, from Rachel Maddow to independent journalists, signed a letter defending the Wayback Machine after major news outlets started blocking it. Their message is clear: preserving digital history matters more than ever.
A Chicago music fan spent 40 years secretly recording live concerts, capturing early performances from Nirvana to Tracy Chapman. Now volunteers are racing to digitize his 10,000 tapes before they disintegrate, creating a free online archive of musical history.
Nearly 40% of web links from 2013 are now dead, but the Internet Archive just launched a free tool that automatically fixes broken links on WordPress sites. The plugin keeps readers connected to information even when original sources disappear.