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Random Music News for Monday, October 30, 2017

All Hallow’s Eve Eve? Sure. Let’s go with that. And now some music news for October 30. Chrissie Hynde of

One of the great things about vinyl is the sheer square footages of the packaging. A minimum, a vinyl record

I love pop culture mashups. Thanks to Andy Roberts, who sent us the link, we can all enjoy this beautiful

The American Thanksgiving weekend can be a sparse time for music news. Not around here, though. You just gotta dig

The Smiths paid an awful lot of attention to the images they wanted to adorn their albums and singles. The

Is this the last week of July? Already? Here’s some music news to start the week. Bobbi Kristina Brown died

Back in the pre-digital days, the album cover was an endless source of wonder for me. I’d stare at something

There have been plenty of good books on album cover artwork, but to my knowledge there has never been one

Here’s a fun gallery from Behance.net. What if classic metal album cover artwork was re-imagined in the style of retro

One of the many nice things about the vinyl resurrection is that people are once again starting to pay attention

If you remember gazing at a 12×12 piece of album artworking wondering what it all meant, then this article from

The Licensing Game – Jim Neish in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 023 March 2, 2021
The penultimate sign of fandom, is a team’s jersey. Over the years, the role of the jersey in a team or league’s business has risen to the point where in some leagues it is by far one of the most valuable assets, at least on the team side. Around the world leagues differ in how […]
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Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
Mark Silver
Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver