December 31, 2018 Dear Reader, Since 1997, spinme.com's been the place where I posted anything I wanted to about music and pop culture. Sometimes, I'd share the platform with other folks. Other times, I'd use it to amplify only my own voice. Early in my career, a mentor told me…
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