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Nov 2025
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The Internets Last Great Music Critic An...

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We speak with Anthony Fantano, the internet's busiest music nerd.  He is one of the last great music critics left.  Love him or hate him, people want to hear what he has to say about their favorite bands' music.   We get into algorithms and the death of monoculture.  Fantano fights back about there not being a song of the summer and crowns a song for 2025.  ... Show More
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