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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 907: Digital Debris part 2: Album artwork

January 29, 2021January 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork

A little while ago, I carved you some time to finally file some records and CDs. The pile had grown

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, October 31, 2020

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aespa, Album Artwork, Albums, Donald Trump, Eddie Van Halen, Kanye, Lil Wayne, Ministry, Shazam, Ticketmaster, U2, White Supremacists, YouTube, YouTube Music

I’ll bet you’re expecting an opening link to something Halloween related. Nope. This is much more interesting. And so is

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Music Industry 

How to create iconic album artwork

July 24, 2019February 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork

[In the digital age and in the era of streaming, album artwork doesn’t have the cache it used to. However,

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Cool! 

A cool new twist on album cover artwork: Albums in Motion

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork

This dude has figured out a way to add animation to album covers and is willing to do the same

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Music News 

Madonna’s new album arrives tomorrow–and the artwork is…interesting

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Madame-X, Madonna

Madonna’s Madame-X will be released tomorrow and while Madge may be 60, something things never change. First, we have this

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Music History 

Catching up with the girl on the cover of Hole’s Live Through This

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Live Through This

The prom queen on the cover of Hole’s 1994 album, Live Through This, was one of the more iconic pieces

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Random music news for Wednesday, December 26, 2018

December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Black Metal, Heidi Klum, Mariah Carey, No Doubt, Taiwan, Tokio Hotel, Tony Kanal, Twenty One Pilot, Wu Tang

Did you know that Boxing Day is now the third busiest shopping day of the year? The busiest is the

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, August 31, 2018

August 31, 2018August 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Album Artwork, Annie Lennox, Apple Records, Aretha Franklin, Beatles, Ben Stiller, Beto O'Rourke, Cuba, DJ Khaled, George Harrison, Hamilton, Hey Jude, Jeremy Geffen, Mrs. Doubtfire, Prince Harry, Salt-N-Pepper, Sonos, Strokes, Ted Cruz

Last long weekend of the summer. Make it a good one. Here’s some music news to discuss for August 31,

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Music History 

Because everyone loves awful album cover art, here’s another gallery of some of the worst

August 23, 2018August 22, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Album Artwork

Back when vinyl ruled the earth, art directors had a 12 x 12-inch canvas to work with for each album.

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, June 18, 2018

June 18, 2018June 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Album Artwork, Axl Rose, Cramps, Crfanberries, Damon Albarn, Dee Dee Ramone, Emmy, Metallica, Nirvana, Noel Gallagher, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Seymour Stein, Steve Albini, Terence Trent D'Arby, Tool, Wax Cylinder, World Cup

Happy 76th birthday, Paul McCartney! If you’ve never seen him live, do it. I swear that a Macca show has

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Music History 

New book that collects Canadian album information and artwork in one place launches Indiegogo campaign

June 13, 2018June 14, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments Album Artwork, Canadian Music History

Mike Carr is an insanely big fan of Canadian music. Over the last few years, he’s been working on a

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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