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# Thursday’s Music Brief:  Questioning The Charts, Paste Saved, Ryko Cuts & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/thursdays-music-brief-1/
- Published: 2009-07-16T00:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-07-16T00:07:00.000Z
- Description: I'm curious if you like also having the links to new features on Hypebot in this daily post, as I did yesterday? Or do you just find them in your. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/07/thursdays-music-brief-1.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

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I'm curious if you like also having the links to new features on Hypebot in this daily post, as I [did yesterday](https://www.hypebot.com/wednesdays-music-brief-digital-45s-cd-baby-emi-sonng-adoption-nz-3-strikes-more/)? Or do you just find them in your RSS or by scrolling through the blog anyway?

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