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Em Casalena

Em Casalena

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Em Casalena is a music journalist based in Arizona and has been working in the industry for over a decade. Em has formerly written for Arena Music and Phoenix New Times.

Em's favorite musicians include Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush, Willie Nelson, Nirvana, Luciano Pavarotti, Bjork, FKA Twigs, Poison Girls, Lightning Bolt, Ethel Cain, and far too many more.

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    4 Classic Rock Songs From 1989 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

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    3 Folky Songs That Defined the 1970s Laurel Canyon Sound

    March 20, 2026, 1:22 pm

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    March 20, 2026, 12:23 pm

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    3 Classic Rock Drum Intros Everyone Recognizes in Less Than Two Seconds

    March 20, 2026, 11:22 am

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    3 Classic Rock Songs With Shockingly Simple Chord Progressions That Anyone Could Play

    March 20, 2026, 10:02 am

  • On This Day in 1970, Janis Joplin Began Recording Her Version of "Me and Bobby McGee"

    On the Charts 55 Years Ago, Janis Joplin Started a Two-Week Run at No. 1 With Someone Else’s Song

    March 20, 2026, 6:15 am

  • On This Day in 1962, Bob Dylan Released His Debut Album to Surprisingly Poor Sales

    March 19, 2026, 6:15 am

  • 3 Iconic Rock Songs You Didn't Know Were Sleeper Hits

    The Rise of the Power Ballad: 3 of Rock’s Most Dramatic Songs From 1979 to 1992

    March 18, 2026, 7:27 am

  • The Beatles Post Video Presentation Looking Back at the Release of “Now and Then” in Honor of the Song’s Grammy Victory

    On This Day in 1967, The Beatles Scored Their 13th No. 1 Hit in the US With a Song Based on a Real-Life Place From Their Childhood

    March 18, 2026, 6:15 am

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    3 Pop Songs From 1983 Through 1988 That Perfected the Key Change Finale

    March 17, 2026, 3:44 pm

  • George Jones performing in the 1980s

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    3 Storytelling Songs That Defined Country Music’s Golden Era From 1960 to 1980

    March 17, 2026, 12:08 pm

  • 3 of the Most Dramatic Rock Songs Ever Recorded

    4 Classic Rock Songs From 1988 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

    March 17, 2026, 11:10 am

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