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Apr 2021
34m 14s

The Post-Punk Explosion Part 6: Ska

Curiouscast
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Every once in a while, music enters a state of flux where the direction of everything is, shall we say, undefined…we see and hear change but we’re not quite sure what it all means just yet…something is coming—but what?... All bets are off, the rulebook has been declared invalid, and everyone is off doing their own thing… I’ll give you an example…in mid-to- ... Show More
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