Remembering Hutch : Looking back at Europe’s highest paid performer for 20 years
Podcast with biographer Charlotte Breese and Mykaell Riley along with artifacts from the biggest name in showbiz in the 1930s
Stories
Collectors
Lots of stuff about collectors...
Beastie Boys’ Archive becomes an exhibit in LA
Staging rare memorabilia from the Mike D and Ad-Rock archives, the most comprehensive survey of the iconic New York trio Beastie Boys has just opened at L.A.’s street art gallery BEYOND THE STREETS
Collecting taken to the max : Matt Lee and the Rolling Stones
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.
Six collecting tips to get you started
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.
Industry stories
More from behind the scenes of the industry
Public Archives
Discover treasure troves of music history you didn't know existed
Fresh, Fly and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style celebrated at NY’s MFIT with a dedicated exhibition
Opening in New York on February 8th 2023 at The Museum at FIT (MFIT) Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition to explore hip hop’s revolutionary and influential fashion style. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the exhibition examines its relationship to fashion through over 100 garments and accessories capturing pivotal moments in hip hop fashion’s evolution.
Meet the Curator: Mat Bancroft
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.
Meet the archive : The Internet Archive
A non-profit library with alot of free music content, including books, movies, music tracks and more. MAG/BTM explores inside.
Tech
New digital advances using music archives
StoryTrails: exploring UK archives like never before
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.
Rolling Stones memorabilia goes 3D: in conversation with Makinarium
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 Grateful Dead Archive Online is a fully digital, open-source trip
The Grateful Dead Archive is one of the most significant popular culture collections of the 20th Century. Preserved at University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) since 2009, its web section (the GDAO) grew up to over 45K digitised items uploaded by UCSC and the Dead’s devoted community of fans.
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Articles with sounds you can hear on the go
Remembering Hutch : Looking back at Europe’s highest paid performer for 20 years
Podcast with biographer Charlotte Breese and Mykaell Riley along with artifacts from the biggest name in showbiz in the 1930s
My favourite things by Chris Sullivan : Part 1
Part 1 : Writer, DJ, club entrepreneur selects some of the books which have influenced him and explains why.
The long journey of mapping black British music
The director of the Black Music Research Unit, Mykaell Riley, on bringing Black British music center stage