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Revisit Our September 1987 LL Cool J
Bigger and Deffer
Feature: Def Not Dumb
Rebirth of the Cool: Our 1988 Tony Bennett Interview
Do the Right Thing: Our 1989 Public Enemy Feature
The Death of David Crosby: Our 1985 Croz Feature
Hynde Sight: Our 1986 Chrissie Hynde Cover Story
Der Kommissar: Our 1986 Boris Becker Feature
Lunch with Benatar: Our 1985 Pat Benatar Cover Story
Desperately Seeking Satan: Our 1989 Slayer Feature
Joan Jett Finds the Promised Land
Reggae’s Mad Scientist: Our 1985 Feature on Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
On The Road Again: Our 1989 Rolling Stones Cover Story
Son of a Preacher Man: Our 1989 Terence Trent D’Arby Cover Story
It’s Only Roth ‘N’ Roll: Our 1986 David Lee Roth Cover Story
The Hard Line According to Ziggy Marley: Our 1989 Feature
Bite This: Our 1989 Feature on Sampling
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