Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday Patrick Carney (Black Keys). Knock yourself out. Photo for MAGNET by Joshua Black Wilkins. Read our Black Keys

10 years ago today, the Afghan Whigs released Do To The Beast. You’ll know this when it’s time to go.

Happy birthday Hamilton Leithauser (Walkmen). Don’t check the score. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our classic Walkmen feature:

Happy birthday Ed O’Brien (Radiohead). Not anyone can play guitar. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our EOB live review

Happy 130th birthday Bessie Smith. R.I.P. Lady sang the blues. Read Madeleine Peyroux in MAGNET on Smith, Willie Nelson, Bob

Happy 80th birthday Dave Edmunds (Rockpile). Dude did the Porky’s Revenge! soundtrack and played with Paul McCartney. What have you

Happy Tax Day. Nothing is certain but death, GBV albums and posting something to do with the Beatles’ “Taxman” on

Happy birthday Britt Daniel (Spoon, Divine Fits). We want your soul. Photos for MAGNET by Autumn de Wilde. Read our

55 years ago today, the Beatles recorded “The Ballad Of John And Yoko,” in our opinion one of their very

Happy birthday Loretta Lynn. Woman of the world. Read our review of her essential 2016 LP: Essential New Music: Loretta

30 years ago today, Hole released Live Through This. They swore they’d die for us. Read our review of Basilica

Happy birthday Carl Newman (New Pornographers). The party rages on. Cover photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Read our MAGNET

15 years ago today, Circus Devils released Gringo. You can stand up and feel the sting. See how many of

10 years ago today, Ben Watt released Hendra. David Gilmour and Bernard Butler?! Read our review of his essential 2016