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Butt Rock: An Album a Day
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Is This It: A Conversation with Steven Hyden
The Strokes debut album turns 25, so Steven Hyden popped by to talk about it
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The Greatest Two-Hit Wonders
Mar 20, 2025
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How Many Artists Did The Beatles Kill?
Feb 27, 2025
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I Analyzed Chord Progressions in 680k Songs
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Which Music Stars are Being Forgotten the Fastest?
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14 Issues in Music That Don't Get Enough Attention
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What are the Weirdest Lyrics in a Hit Song? Mailbag
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Daniel Parris weighs in on an age old debate
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Early 2000s Europop: An Album a Day
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Rockabye Baby: A Conversation with Lisa Roth
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Where have all the city songs gone?
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Q but No Queens: An Album a Day
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How to Survive as a Music Critic: A Conversation with Steven Hyden
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