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Tone quest: exploring the (ir)resolvable paradoxes and infinite (im)possibilities of “epic tone” in (rock ‘n’ roll) musical consumption constellations

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Pages 255-274 | Received 13 Jun 2016, Accepted 22 Oct 2017, Published online: 26 Apr 2018

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