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Smells Like Teen Spirit

Bureau of Lost Culture

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Is America the Hotbed of All This?

The new age of materialism and security is here, says the author. America was the hotbed of all this in the 40s as a result of Second World War. The invention of the seven-inch record made music more personal than ever before. And it's why people were so furious when you too sort of forced that album onto people's iPod.

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