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rollingstone.com - 5/5/2008

Meet the Guys Who Make “The Hills” Rock

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Wondering who decided Frente’s cover of “Bizarre Love Triangle” should accompany the moment on The Hills when Audrina finally broke up with Justin Bobby? Or who decreed that Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten” become the can-do anthem of teen girls everywhere? Rolling Stone spoke with Joe Cuello and Jon Ernst, the music genuises who painstakingly combine ...

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