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I Started a Joke (or Careful: MGMT at Play), Vol. 1

What do SPIN cover boys MGMT have to do with the Bee Gees, Oliver Stone's JFK, and the Monkees? Charles Aaron explains.
By Charles Aaron 10.10.08 4:15 PM
MGMT / Photo by Jon Bergman

UPDATE: Read part two of "I Started a Joke (or Careful: MGMT at Play)" here.

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