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1984: The Year that Changed Music Forever w/ Michaelangelo Matos

1984: The Year that Changed Music Forever w/ Michaelangelo Matos

The Road to Now · Benjamin Sawyer

June 3, 202450m 17s

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Show Notes

In this episode, music writer Michaelangelo Matos joins Bob and Ben to discuss why 1984 was a pivotal year in music history. Michaelangelo also shares why he loves books about a single year.

Michaelangelos' book, Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year (Hachette Books) was selected as a Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020. You can follow him on substack at @michaelangelomatos.

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This episode is a rebroadcast of RTN #230, which originally aired on April 11, 2022. This rebroadcast was edited by Ben Sawyer.