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Oct 15, 2022Liked by Aaron Gilbreath

You might find it interesting that Paul Skallas plagiarized this article for publication at his newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/Lindy_Newsletter/issues/weekend-reads-1402275

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thanks for letting me know.

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Love your articles Aaron, thank you so much for writing and sharing them! They are incredibly evocative and quite insightful as well!

PS I actually had to look it up but it is spelled "versus" (vs.) not "verses" (which is just the plural or verse)... As a writer myself I always prefer to be told when someone notices a typo! 😁

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Juliana Hatfield, not Jane

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Jun 11, 2021Liked by Aaron Gilbreath

This was a fun read for me; I graduated high school in 92. Part of me is proud that the bands I "discovered" never made it big (e.g. Swervedriver, Ride, Adorable), yet at the same time, in hindsight, it's sad.

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Jun 8, 2021Liked by Aaron Gilbreath

This is really, really, really good, and IMO a subject that was long-overdue for examination. Thank you for writing it, it was incredibly enjoyable.

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Gabe, that's high praise and I really appreciate it. Thanks for sharing it. It took years to get this essay right!

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Man, I was JUST re-watching the documentary DIG! and thinking about how outdated the concept of "selling out" now is. And that movie was just from 2003.

Great piece!

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Hey Kirtan, thanks so much! Dig was fun.

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Interesting you single out Material Issue for praise--being from Chicago along with them, I remember they got criticized as being poseurs and basically a 'sell out' band.

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Yeah, I just called out that I liked their songs! Whether they posed or not, I liked em

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Chicago was hyper-aware of credibility, and if you weren't the Jesus Lizard--or a Touch & Go band--or a wax trax industrial thing, or playing at the Fireside Bowl, then you were going to be slammed as inauthentic.

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