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Nostalgia Trip: The Artists We'd Love To See Come Back

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On this episode, we take it to the community by asking them to respond to a question from last week's episode: what artists would we love to see back in the music game?


The answers are interesting and rich, highlighting the way the music industry has changed and paying homage to some of the finer musical innovators of our time.

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