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There are only five people in New York capable of fixing antique jukeboxes. Unless they can find someone to carry on their line of work, it might go extinct.
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Features
Coronavirus Won’t Kill Independent Record Stores
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There’s Nothing More Goth Than Being Black
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The Sanders Campaign Is Mobilizing the DIY Scene to Turn Out New Voters
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Interviews
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New Music
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News
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This Is Hardcore has been postponed, but smaller shows in New York continue to pop up—and people continue trying to stop them.
Essays
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