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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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