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StoryTrails' Creative Director Will Saunders discusses the largest immersive storytelling project the UK has ever witnessed: bringing to life untold stories from the past through the wonders of the 3D internet - aka the Metaverse - using AR and VR.
Meet Manchester’s British Pop Archive curator Mat Bancroft as he talks about his professional practice and shares insight into his work as well as his view of exhibitions into the future.
Guinness World Record holder for the biggest Rolling Stones collection worldwide, Matt Lee shares his story and a few rare gems from his collection in this [mag_btm]'s exclusive video interview.
How do you turn a physical collectible into a digital asset? MAG_BTM asked 3D experts Makinarium to turn a unique Rolling Stones singed jacket into a digital piece and discussed the process with Makinarium's UK Director Amanda Darby..
The Metaverse concept is rather complex, a contemporary work in progress being shaped by users and companies exploring the field, still far from being fully determined. We asked Alexander Reppel, reader in Marketing at Royal Holloway University of London to break down the jargon and help us understand the metaverse hype.
Taylor of ‘Kpopcds’ on the Korean music machine
DJ, club promoter, director, stylist, author, artist and documentarian Chris Sullivan selects some key records from his personal collection discussing the influence they had on his life and the stories which accompany them.
Alan Edwards tells MAG_BTM the stories behind some of his treasures collected over the past 40 years.
Part 1 : Writer, DJ, club entrepreneur selects some of the books which have influenced him and explains why.
London club impresario Mark Armstrong talks to MAG about his 5000-strong collection of invitations, passes and club ephemera he kept along the way.
Gianfranco Rosini, private collector, fine art dealer and owner of one of the largest Andy Warhol collections in Europe shares his tips for novice collectors.
To help us get to grips with the NFTs collecting phenomenon, we spoke to Alexander Reppel, Reader in Marketing at Royal Holloway University of London, to break down the jargon.
Roger Burton, founder of Contemporary Wardrobe Collection, on punk, dressing cult film Quadrophenia, and shaping over 50 years of youth culture
Punk, Reggae; Bob Marley, The Clash; World Music, New Wave: British photographer Adrian Boot has seen it all, known for capturing some of the 20th century’s most iconic anti-establishment musicians. Illustrated with his imagery, he talks to MAG_BTM about some of his memorable shoots.
The director of the Black Music Research Unit, Mykaell Riley, on bringing Black British music center stage
Carl R.Williams, shares the story behind the most enigmatic and provocative realia in his collection.
Collector Peter Golding talks about some of his favourite items from his former collection, now compiled in his new book Rock Graphic Originals.