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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda on Life After Chester Bennington, in His Own Words
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still the 80s
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The 50 Best Modern Songs That Sound Like the 1980s
Musicians are embracing the sounds of that decade in the same way other artists repurposed the blues, classic ‘60s rock, and ‘70s punk.