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Who Killed Rock and Roll?

Who Killed Rock and Roll?

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Brian Niemeier
Jan 18, 2024
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Shock rocker Marilyn Manson may have been rather tame and boring in hindsight. But in retrospect, it turns out that he did make at least one true observation.

Rock and roll is in fact dead. And it died right around the time he was singing about its demise.

Manson Rock Is Dead

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you'll be familiar with Cultural Ground Zero theory.

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