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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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  • British band Silverhead in concert, circa 1975. From left to right, bassist Nigel Harrison, guitarist Robbie Blunt, singer Michael Des Barres, and guitarist Rod Rook Davies, with drummer Pete Thompson at the back. (Photo by Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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  • INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Singer S.G Goodman performs on the Palomino Stage during day 2 of Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 25, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

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  • UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Joe Frank & Reynolds Hamilton Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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    3 Forgotten Radio Hits That Every 1970s Teen Secretly Loved

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  • Neil Young performs on stage at the Royal Festival Hall, London on his 'Journey Through The Past' solo tour, 27th February 1971. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)

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  • Musician Sheb Wooley portrait with a Martin & Co. acoustic guitar in circa 1959. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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