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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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  • Atlanta - June 1: Fleetwood Mac, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1998) Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks perform at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia June 1, 1977 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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    May 31, 2026, 11:18 am

  • UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 01: Photo of Andy SUMMERS and Stewart COPELAND and POLICE and STING; L-R: Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland, Sting - posed, group shot (Photo by John Rodgers/Redferns)

    3 Famous Rock Bands That Ripped off Their Own Music

    May 31, 2026, 9:54 am

  • Black Sabbath, 1970: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne in , (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)

    3 Legendary Albums That Music Critics Originally Hated

    May 31, 2026, 7:48 am

  • English Rock and Pop musician Steve Winwood plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 25, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

    3 Rock Songs From 1986 That Every 80s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

    May 30, 2026, 2:11 pm

  • Minnie Riperton, late 1970s (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)

    5 Songs From the 1970s That Instantly Transport You Back to a Simpler Time

    May 30, 2026, 12:30 pm

  • Portrait of Jimi Hendrix from 1968.; (Photo by King Collection/Avalon/Getty Images)

    3 Songs That Prove That the 1960s Were the Best Era for Cover Songs

    May 30, 2026, 11:26 am

  • The Doors L-R Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger pose for a portrait circa 1968 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Edmund Teske/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    3 Classic Rock Deep Cuts That Are Better Than the Hits

    May 30, 2026, 10:23 am

  • The Story Behind the First Rocker to Ever Smash His Guitar On Stage

    3 Famous Classic Rock Songs That Their Makers Didn’t Want the Public To Hear

    May 30, 2026, 9:02 am

  • Portrait of the band 'Tears for Fears'; Curt Smith (right) and Roland Orzabal, at the Montreux Pop Festival, May 15th 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

    3 Rock Songs From 1985 That Every 80s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

    May 29, 2026, 3:25 pm

  • CHICAGO - CIRCA 1958: Rock and roll musician Chuck Berry poses for a portrait session in circa 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    3 Classic Rock Songs From the 1950s That Changed Radio for Good

    May 29, 2026, 12:38 pm

  • LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1968: Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd pose for a portrait shrouded in pink in August of 1968 in Los Angeles. (L-R) Nick Mason, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright (center front), Roger Waters. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    3 Unique Songs From 1968 That Still Feel Shockingly Modern

    May 29, 2026, 11:21 am

  • NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER, 1994: American singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Buckley (1966-1997) poses for a portrait circa November, 1994 at the Tribeca club 'Wetlands' in New York, New York. (Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images)

    29 Years Ago Today, Jeff Buckley’s Death Robbed the World of One of the Greatest Singer-Songwriters of the 90s

    May 29, 2026, 9:58 am

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