Scitor - The last.fm mixtape generator

Do you remember tapes? Cassettes? Anyone who lived through the 80's and 90's will know what I'm talking about. These strange plastic things with holes in and a long peice of brown magnetic tape that you stuck in your stereo and could listen to music on or copy music onto.

These things were awful. The sound quality was poor. They could get wiped with a magnet. They only lasted 30 minutes (for a C-60) or 45 minutes (C-90) and then you had to get out of your seat and turn them around.

But they were also really cool. How many people made mix-tapes? This was where you copied your favourite songs onto a cassette and then passed them around your friends. Kind of like a modern-day playlist, only on a tape. The quick way to a girl's heart - make her a mix-tape of her favourite songs! The easy way to look cool at school - make a mix-tape of obscure indie music and pass it round the cool kids.

This site takes this nostalgia and adds a modern twist. It takes your favourite songs from last.fm (based on what you've been listening to in the last 3 months and the last 12 months (and songs you've loved) and makes a playlist that will fit onto one side of a C-60 or C-90. Imagine how cool you'd have been in the 80's if you could have made a mix-tape this easily!