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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 Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver
Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
Mark Silver