Ep. 202 - Snorting Cupcakes, Skipping “Imagine,” And Other Honest Music Takes

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Jan 29, 202660:17Music

Send a text We riff on how 1969 quietly engineered the 70s, why certain “boomer graduation” songs feel like revisionist history, and what Steely Dan actually meant. We also rank rock films that defined the look of music...

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