The Verge Playlist: I love you, Sony Walkman — theverge.com

There are two things I love in this world: breaking news and songs that reference outdated technology. So given everything Sony-related this week, my playlist therefore had a very simple rule from the onset: every song must reference the Walkman. That's it. My absolute favorite example was De La Soul's "Sh.Fe.Mc's" (featuring A Tribe Called Quest) from the 1994 EP Clear Lake Auditorium: "I let my Walkman from Sony play cassettes from Raboni." Alas, that isn't available on either Spotify nor Rdio (hello, YouTube). Everything else is, though, so please enjoy a small sample covering 13 years of Sony-influenced hip-hop.

Read More