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How Leaks Became The Last Vestige Of Communal Music Discovery

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Halc DJ’s Brazilian Funk Album Fights A Righteous War Against The Algorithms

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Drew Magary

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Metallica Is Forever

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Brian Wilson, along with the Beach Boys perform at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California on January 1, 1987 .

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Brian Wilson Was The Sound Of Something Just Out Of Reach

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LOS ANGELES - 1966: Singer and mastermind Brian Wilson of the rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" directs from the control room while recording the album "Pet Sounds" in 1966 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Brian Wilson Was A Sad Genius Who Brought Joy To The World

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Rick Derringer Live

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Rick Derringer Made Rock And Roll Fun

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Are We Human, Or Are We Slayer?

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Can You Do Racism Against Italians? A Eurovision Roundtable

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Jakob Dylan, in 1997, singing in front of a microphone. He has short curly hair, maybe has a little beard, and he's in a long sleeve collared button-front shirt. He's playing guitar. In the corner there's an image of a book cover: The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman, by Niko Stratis