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Mar 2021
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The Secret History of Hair Metal (But Do...

Rolling Stone
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Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, authors of 'Nöthin' But a Good Time,' a new oral history of '80s hard rock, share untold tales of one of music's wildest eras Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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