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Record Collection

WTF? 

One of the Most Insane Musical Gift Ideas for 2016 Costs $150,000

November 20, 2016November 19, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Dennis Hopper, Gift Idea, Gwyneth Paltrow, Record Collection

Leave it to Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop to uncover this insane gift idea with its annual Christmas shopping guide. Admittedly it’s

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Music News 

A London Record Store Uncovers 24,000 Pieces of Rare Dance Vinyl

July 22, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Record Collection, UK Dance, Vinyl Pimp

This is the crate digger’s equivalent of stumbling on a field of undiscovered dinosaur bones. A London shop called Vinyl

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Music News 

Sad Story: 86 Year-Old Man Forced to Part with His Record Library

July 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ian Murray, Record Collecting, Record Collection

About a year ago, it became apparent that my father-in-law could no longer live on his own, embarking the family

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Music News 

Cataloguing Your Record Collection: What’s the Best Way?

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 Alan Cross 14 Comments Database, Record Collecting, Record Collection, Record Library

Years and years ago, I tried to put my recorded music collection into a database. I thought it would be

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Cool! 

More on the Man Who’s Building the World’s Largest Record Collection

March 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brazil, Record Collecting, Record Collection, World's Largest, Zero Frietas

You may not know the name Zero Freitas just yet, but if you’re into record collecting, you will. The Brazilian

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Recommended Reading 

Love This: “Why My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection Matters”

March 23, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Record Collecting, Record Collection

I love this woman.  From The Daily Dot: I’ve learned a lot about music from men. I came to know

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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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  • 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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