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For decades, the global narrative of rock and roll centered heavily on the transatlantic axis...

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The echoes of distorted guitars, thundering drum kits, and soaring vocals have defined the soundtrack...

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The late 1980s in Los Angeles was a lightning strike of hairspray, leather, and gasoline....

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