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The first issue of Paste came out in July 2002. Since then, this site has catalogued the best and worst contemporary music the industry and the underground have had to offer. This week, we’re focusing ...

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On October 4, 2004, a somewhat obscure album was released that Harp Magazine famously named as the best of the year in print, though evidence of this has been lost to time and the internet. And unless ...