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Video killed the radio star, but in the Internet age the album lives on
By Brian Huntley
Video may have killed the radio star, but reports the Internet would assassinate the album appear to be unfounded.
The album, cultural icon and artistic package, was not expected to survive the Internet age with its downloaded digital singles.
In fact, the digital medium appears to have resurrected the album to new prominence.
Much of the [...]
Kamloops musician Ben Nielsen sings to his own tune
By Jessica Scharien
Fresh from a yoga class, wearing torn jeans and drinking a chai latte at a local Starbucks, Ben Nielsen is in his element. Just hand him a guitar and the scene would be ideal.
With a studio album under his belt, a guitar strapped to his back and a humanitarian trip to Cambodia planned [...]