Check out this @mtsuofficial.bsky.social news article about our acquisition of the Maximum Rocknroll archive! mtsunews.com/worlds-large...

We'd like to announce that the CPM has acquired the archive of seminal punk fanzine Maximum Rocknroll, including the world's largest collection of punk records. You can read more about the acquisition in this @sfgate.com article. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

The 5th 1st round matchup of CPM Archive Madness is between: (3) A cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton promoting her classic 1980 film 9 to 5. vs. (14) A picture disc of Culture Club's 1983 album Colour by Numbers Reply or send us a chat to vote Voting closes at 11:00 AM CST tomorrow

The fourth 1st round matchup of CPM Archive Madness is between: (4) A Grammy awarded to Spring Fed Records (13) A set of metal printing plates used to print rare books and sheet music Reply or send us a chat to vote for your favorite!

The first matchup of CPM Archive Madness 2025 1st Round is between: (5) Stationary autographed by the Jackson 5 (12) First known photo of Hank Williams Jr. Reply or send us a chat to vote!

The second matchup of CPM Archive Madness 2025 is between: (8) Grand Ole Opry COVID Mask (9) Lester Flatt Signed Coupon

The first matchup of CPM Archive Madness 2025 is between: (1) The first known photograph of Muddy Waters from 1943. (16) A full set of 1991 ProSet MusicCards Reply or send us a chat to vote!

CPM Archive Madness starts today! What item from our collection will be crowned the champion and cut down the nets? Here's our field of 16! Feel free to make predictions in the replies, and we'll have our first 2 matchups up later today!

Just in time for the release of her new album Forever is a Feeling, our librarian Logan wrote a blog post about the six best #LucyDacus songs!! popmusic.mtsu.edu/2025/03/26/t...

Check out this super interesting article about Chappell Roan, her Missouri Ozark roots, and her new country single "The Giver" by David Cantwell in No Fences Review. nofencesreview.substack.com/p/the-rise-a...

The CPM is hosting 2 events in our Reading Room tomorrow!! At 12:30, MTSU PhD student/CPM GA Jon Sewell will be hosting a panel about the Nashville independent record labels of the 1940s and 1950s with musician Jimmy Church and author/DJ Randy Fox.

Our CD staff pick this week is Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance from our graduate assistant, Grace! Do you have a favorite MCR track? #MCRMy

Some highlights from String Band Summit Day 1, including our audio curator Martin recording Trio Canto a Mi Tierra and students from North Georgia University to cylinder.

The 4th annual String Band Summit takes place this week at MTSU! Check the following link for the full schedule and other information: tinyurl.com/stringbandsummit2025

Happy birthday to Traditional Country Music Hall of Famer and Manchester, Tennessee native Roy Harper (1925-2021)! We have an entire collection devoted to Harper's life and work featuring newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, materials from festivals, a scrapbook, lyrics, and setlists.

It's still cold, and there's still some snow on the ground so it's a perfect day to come to the warm CPM reading room and listen to a record or a CD at our listening station. Today's listening recommendation is Kate Bush's 2011 album 50 Words for Snow, which was inspired by snowfall and winter!

The Center for Popular Music and MTSU is closed tomorrow, February 19, due to inclement weather. Be sure to check out our online resources at popmusic.mtsu.edu and share what music you like to listen to on snow days!

The Internet is written in pencil, not ink, which is why both physical archives like the CPM and digital ones like @archive.org are important in preserving history.

Happy Valentine's Day from the CPM! We're celebrating with some Valentine-themed zines that were created as part of our zine workshop and event yesterday!

Our first #CPMDeepDive of 2025 is Yoko Ono's 1985 utopian concept album Star Peace. (In opposition to Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars") It has reggae, world music, New Wave, and even dance elements!

#MartinMonday comes to Bluesky! Here's a look at his workspace in the audio lab complete with a "ragon" covering a tape machine.

We've got a new CD Staff pick this week! It's Boyz II Men's 1991 debut album Cooleyhighharmony from our assistant director, Rachel. Split into "Adagio" and "Allegro" sections, Cooleyhighharmony features a good blend of slow jams and dance floor fillers, including the hit single "Motownphilly".

Here's what our students have been listening to in the CPM during January. We've got the Beatles, Jadakiss, 10cc, and the inestimable Prince! What albums (old or new) did you listen to in January?

Our graduate assistant, Jon, is hard at work installing his reading room exhibit about Nashville record labels of the 1940s and 1950s, such as Excello Records. His exhibit will feature a variety of formats, including 45s, reel to reel tape, sheet music, press clippings and more!

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Check out all our CPM blog posts at this link! popmusic.mtsu.edu/blog/

If you like timeless, iconic pop artists, the CPM reading room is the place to be! We have new books about Kate Bush, Taylor Swift, and more in our collection ready for you to read in our cozy reading nook from 8:30-4, Monday to Friday.

We have a new suggest a purchase form on our website! You can suggest both reading room books and audiovisual materials at this link! popmusic.mtsu.edu/suggest-a-pu...

Our first CPM event of the semester is a zine-making event on Thursday, February 13! We'll have free supplies available in our reading room from 8:30-4, and Nashville collage artist and small business owner Wendy French Barrett will lead a zine creating workshop at 11.

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