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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Format wars

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Format Wars, HMV, Logo, Thomas Edison, Wax Cylinder

Format wars are nothing new: Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD. AAC vs. WMA vs. MP3. But 100 years ago, the competing formats

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Music History 

The Story of the Rolling Stones’ Infamous Sticky Fingers Zipper Cover (And the Stones “Tongue” Logo)

June 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1971, Lips, Logo, Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Tongue, Zipper

With the reissue of the Stones 1971 classic, Sticky Fingers now out, it’s a good time to review the problems

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Music News 

What Will Trent Reznor Think of What Just Happened in Alberta?

June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 Alan Cross 4 Comments Alberta, Copyright, Don Iveson, Logo, Naheed Nenshi, Nine Inch Nails, Rachel Notley

There’s a new sheriff in Alberta in the form of premier Rachel Notley. She’s reached out to the mayors of

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Music News 

Shock Horror! Spotify Changes Its Shade of Green

June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Logo, Spo, Spotify

One of the things I like most about Spotify’s interface is the shade of green they chose for the logo.

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Tech 

The New Sonos Logo is Pretty Freaky

January 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Logo, Sonos

The idea is to represent a pulsing speaker.  Scroll down while looking at it. Or just stare at the GIF

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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  • The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
    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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