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Charles Poladian

Charles Poladian is a contributing writer for TheMusic.Fm. He lives in Queens.

Keeping It Real—Or at Least Virtual

By Charles Poladian

While record stores provide a kind of human contact and communication that doesn’t exist online, the thriving festival and concert scenes provide a real community that can never be replaced digitally.

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