16 Apr 2016

The Secret Life of Music Archives

From The Secret Life Of, 4:00 pm on 16 April 2016
Old record player

Old record player Photo: Public Domain

The Radioactive Tape Collection At The National Library

The Radioactive Tape Collection At The National Library Photo: Samuel Scott

Ever wondered what happened to those records of your Grandmas that your mum told you to look after? Apparently Samuel Scott has, and that is just one of the many reasons he went in search of the great New Zealand music archive.

Sam talks to Sarah Johnston (Nga Taonga), Simon Grigg (Audio Culture), Michael Brown (National Library), Lee Prebble (The Surgery) about saving our sound.

 

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