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KW NORTON's avatar

Rolling Stone is now mainstream media. Never thought I would see the day but it is here. RS would never feature Hunter Thompson if he was alive today and certainly not the artwork of Ralph Steadman. I haven't seen them do much with taking on real outlaw country in a meaningful way. I don't think they dare. What you write about what is now classic old rock music is interesting. I work with younger musicians and the older stuff is very highly regarded among them.

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Mike Hind's avatar

In my first job as a local newspaper reporter, mid-1980s, I also produced the music page with a colleague. We reviewed local gigs every week & tapes that people sent in. It was a small northern town (in Britain) and we surfaced and helped some very talented, original bands. It was a lesson in how much great music rarely sees the light of day and - yes - it was the right thing to do.

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