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30. The Compact Disc at 40, a media history with Eamonn Bell

2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the technical standard for the compact disc. Eamonn Bell explains how this format is an important hinge in the establishment of digital music for the general consumer. As a portable medium, it belongs to the era of vinyl and magnetic tape, yet as the first widespread digital music format, […]

24. Pop Music and British Cities, with Karl Whitney

Does a city have a sound? It’s the question that set writer Karl Whitney on a unique musical pilgrimage around the cities of Britain. The result is his book, just out: Hit Factories: A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop. When Karl was back in his native Dublin recently, we talked about the […]

Episode #13: Michael Mary Murphy on the Irish Music Industry

The first million-seller in the global music industry was the sheet music of Thomas Moore’s Irish Melodies. Using this as his starting point, music historian and industry insider Michael Mary Murphy shows that there are long chains of cause and effect that run through the history of Irish popular music from 19th-century ballads to 21st-century […]

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30. The Compact Disc at 40, a media history with Eamonn Bell

24. Pop Music and British Cities, with Karl Whitney

Episode #13: Michael Mary Murphy on the Irish Music Industry

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