
Essential New Music: Spiral Wave Nomads’ “First Encounters”
Photo by David Zukauskas This album may be a first encounter, but it’s by no means a first impression. Guitarist

Low Released “Things We Lost In The Fire” 20 Years Ago Today
20 years ago today, Low released Things We Lost In The Fire. We've not missed the date. Read our Low

Happy 60th Birthday Daniel Johnston, R.I.P.
Happy 60th birthday Daniel Johnston. R.I.P. Don’t be scared. Read Jack Gibson (Tenlons Fort) in MAGNET on the time he

Happy Birthday Angel Olsen
Happy birthday Angel Olsen. Sweet dreams. Read Stone Jack Jones in MAGNET on Olsen: From The Desk Of Stone Jack

Frank Black Released “The Cult Of Ray” 25 Years Ago Today
25 years ago today, Frank Black released The Cult Of Ray. What is there to say? Read our classic 2001

Happy Birthday Jim Jarmusch
Happy birthday Jim Jarmusch. Coffee and cigarettes on us. Read our interview with him—and Iggy Pop—about his Stooges doc: The Stooges And

Happy Birthday Michael Hutchence (INXS)
Happy birthday Michael Hutchence (INXS). Precious heart. Read MAGNET's Hobart Rowland on why Hutchence was one of rock’s best frontmen:

53 Years Ago Today, Aretha Franklin Released “Lady Soul”
53 years ago today, Aretha Franklin released “Lady Soul.” Still time to get groovin', sweet sweet babies.

Happy 75th Birthday Malcolm McLaren, R.I.P.
Never mind the bollocks, here’s Malcolm McLaren’s 75th birthday. Too fast to live, too young to die. R.I.P.

Isolation Drills: Katie Hackett (The Lunar Year)
Like the majority of you, all of us in the Philadelphia area are staying at home, learning to adapt to

Happy Birthday Chan Marshall (Cat Power)
Happy birthday Chan Marshall (Cat Power). Are you free? Cover photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Read our classic cover

Amanda Palmer Released “Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under” 10 Years Ago Today
10 years ago today, Amanda Palmer released Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under. It tastes like sadness. It tastes like batteries.

Happy Birthday Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell (Run-DMC)
Happy birthday Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell (Run-DMC). 30 years to the day after he was born, Run-DMC issued brilliant

Them Released “Them Again” In The U.K. 55 Years Ago Today
55 years ago today, Them released Them Again in the U.K. A little bit of this, a little bit of

Happy Birthday Robert “3D” Del Naja (Massive Attack)
Happy birthday Robert “3D” Del Naja (Massive Attack). Enter through the gift shop. Read our live review from 2019: Finished

MAGNET Television: Q&A With Robert Scott (The Bats)
Aside from U2, the Bats are the longest-running active band that's kept the exact same lineup during its entire career.