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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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  • 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

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

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  • (L-R) Joe Preston, Dale Crover, and Buzz Osborne of The Melvins pose at San Jose State Event Center on June 28, 1995 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

    3 Grunge Songs That Captured the Spirit of the 1990s (And You’ve Definitely Never Heard Them)

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    Born on This Day in 1944, a Legendary Singer-Songwriter and Autoharpist Who Brought His Band to No. 1 in 1966 (And Brought Himself to No. 1 a Decade Later)

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