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Jan 2025
1h 18m

Jane's Addiction's "Mountain Song"

Hartbeat
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Cash in now One Song Nation, because this week Diallo & LUXXURY are going deep on Jane’s Addiction’s “Mountain Song,” a song that helped kick-start the wave of alternative music that defined the sound of the late 80’s and 1990’s.  They break down the band’s place in the Los Angeles music scene, how the band synthesized disparate influences - from funk t ... Show More
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