For years, Mike Comite has replayed in his head the moment when he and his bandmate blew their shot of making it as musicians. He sets out to uncover how it all went awry. (13 minutes)
By Mike Comite; Edited by Diane Wu
Song:
“Losers” by Belle Brigade. Covered by Julia Nunes and Mike Comite
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