Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday Laurie Anderson. Oh, Superwoman. Read Shearwater in MAGNET on Laurie:

From The Desk Of Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg: Laurie Anderson’s “Home Of The Brave”

Happy birthday Richard Butler (Psychedelic Furs). The beat don’t stop. Robyn Hitchcock takes on the Furs in MAGNET:

Take Cover! Robyn Hitchcock Vs. The Psychedelic Furs

40 years ago today, the Kinks released One For The Road. One to have when you’re having more than one. Pixies, Spoon, Neko Case, Okkervil River, of Montreal, Robyn Hitchcock, Rhett Miller, the Apples In Stereo, the Wrens, Mac McCaughan, the Mekons and more pick their fave Kinks songs in MAGNET:

A Well-Respected Man: Artists Pick Their Favorite Kinks Songs

44 years ago today, the Sex Pistols played The Gig That Changed The World. Of the roughly 40 people in attendance: future members of Buzzcocks, the Fall, Joy Division, New Order, Simply Red and the Smiths.

Read our Q&A with John Lydon …

A Conversation With John Lydon

… and our Q&A with Steve Jones:

A Conversation With Steve Jones

Happy birthday Bill Janovitz (Buffalo Tom). Big red letter day. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of Buffalo Tom’s Let Me Come Over:

MAGNET Classics: The Making Of Buffalo Tom’s “Let Me Come Over”