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Music News 

U2’s The Joshua Tree gets written up by the Library of Congress

May 25, 2018May 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Joshua Tree, Library of Congress, U2

Every year, the Library of Congress designates a number of recordings as having important historical significance. In 2013, The Joshua

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Fantastic Audio: American Slaves on Being Freed in Their Own Words

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 13th Amendment, First-Person Accounts, Library of Congress, Rare Recordings, Slavery

Check out these recordings of first-person recollections of a few of the 4 million slaves that were freed by the

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Music News 

The Latest Batch of Song Recordings to be Preserved Forever and Ever by the US Government

March 26, 2015March 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Library of Congress, National Recording Registry, Radiohead, Steve Martin, The Doors

Every year, the U.S. Library of Congress–the biggest library of any kind in the world–announces a list of recordings to

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Music History 

IRENE, The Machine That’s Saving Lost Recordings

June 15, 2014June 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3-D Imaging, IRENE, Library of Congress

We’ve been able to capture music for later enjoyment for almost 150 years–but in the case of really old recordings,

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Gadgets 

Destroy Your Old Compact Discs for Science!

May 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Compact Discs, Library of Congress, Lifespan

Are you finished with physical media?  Tired of all those pieces of plastic cluttering up the house?  Then make 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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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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