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Let’s Shatter a CD to Death, Shall We?

Alan Cross

Stick a CD in a player or your computer and the fastest it will spin is 480 RPM. But what if you cranked that up a bit? And then a lot, say 23,000 RPM? And them filmed everything at 170,000 frames per second?

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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