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July 3, 2020
July 3, 2020
No longer one day to pay homage to those brick and mortar establishments that bring the noise, RSD 2020 is dropping three days of new, exclusive in-store releases and sales on August 29, September 26 and October 24 due to covid-19 health and safety concerns.
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October 6, 2020
October 6, 2020
The global pandemic has affected politics, economics, and human behavior in ways that will take years to fully realize, never mind the effect this paradigm shift will have on the world of music.
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December 27, 2020
December 27, 2020
Having now put what I consider to be the best music of this year all in one place, I realize that this has surreptitiously been one of the best years of musical output in recent history.
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