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People born in 1981

Our youth partly defines us. The memory of the 'first' stays with us. The first love, the first kiss, the first of anything. The first time we experience the pure bliss of music. Therefore we go back to the music which defined our youth.

If we're not being shocked by the scandalous lives of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte – we're feeling the deep deep angst that only Rage Against the Machine and Alanis Morisette could accurately put into words.

The Science of Bucketgigs

The music we hear during our years of firsts stays with us. The music playing during our first kiss, our first love, our first heartbreak is tied to our soul.

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