For the last 17 years, the Library of Congress has made a selection of various recordings it thinks is essential to preserve for posterity in its National Recording Registry. They've just announced their selections for 2019.
The program, titled Citizen DJ, is curated by Brian Foo and will allow users to have access to massive audio collections that date back over a hundred years, almost to the invention of the phonograph.
After nearly 100 years, 'The First Degree,' a silent film first released in 1923, was discovered in an unmarked box by the Chicago Film Archives and could be available for public screening soon.
We're back discussing Warner Music signing an algorithm to a record deal, Jay-Z's 'Blueprint' making it into the Library of Congress, the recent Cardi B controversy, and recent album releases from Billie Eilish, Flume, Yelawolf, Rich The Kid, DaBaby, and others.
We're back talking about the latest happenings including Tekashi 6ix9ine's predictable return, Joe Rogan's Spotify deal, our thoughts on 'The Last Dance', the release of our first digital art exhibition: 'Black Fathers Matter', and more.
