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Hollywood Reporter reviews, Playback: From the Victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money by Mark Coleman, and likes the one stop history of music business. “This look at music technology over the past hundred years shows that loud and easy trumps good,” says HR. “There’s something for fans of just about every musical technology. And for those who wonder what the next big thing will be, there are plenty of clues. Just remember that bigger doesn’t mean better. How else do we explain Spice Girls?”