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Blog Rock Revisited
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Electroclash Forever
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Whatever Happened to My (Early 2000s) Rock ‘n’ Roll?
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How the L.A. Beat Scene Changed Modern Music
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The Feminist Guide to Trap Music
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How LCD Soundsystem’s Sound of Silver Became the Gold Standard for Modern Dance-Punk
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Why Linkin Park Were So Much More Than a Nu-Metal Band
To be totally honest, I haven’t spent much time listening to Linkin Park lately, and…
The Best of LCD Soundysystem
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