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Ten Musicians Who Could Be Novelists

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Bob Boilen on Recording Artists Whose Books He'd Love to Read

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The Greatest Violin No One's Ever Heard

The Greatest Violin No One's Ever Heard

Quincy Whitney on "Le Messie"

By Quincy Whitney | April 8, 2016

Blondie's Parallel Lines

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Kembrew McLeod

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The Scariest Death Metal Band of All Time

The Scariest Death Metal Band of All Time

From Inside a Dungeon in Sydney, Australia, A Legend Is Born

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Why Does Madonna's Hometown Hate Her?

Why Does Madonna's Hometown Hate Her?

One Writer's Search for the True Madonnaland

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All Elders be Eloquence, or One Way to Pay Dem You Owe

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