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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Trabants' "Soul Garage A Go Go"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Trabants’ “Soul Garage A Go Go”

On “Soul Garage A Go Go,” Trabants’ Eric Penna envisions an alternate musical timeline where fuzz-drenched guitars, Motown grooves and
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MAGNET Exclusive: William Clark Green Goes Track By Track On “Watterson Hall”

MAGNET Exclusive: William Clark Green Goes Track By Track On “Watterson Hall”

For more than 15 years, William Clark Green has blazed his own populist path with relentless touring, sharp songwriting and
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Live Review: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Philadelphia, PA, May 30, 2026

Live Review: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Philadelphia, PA, May 30, 2026

For their accidental last show of their necessary-for-the-midterms, No Kings-thematic “Land Of Hope And Dreams” tour at the Xfinity Mobile
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Essential New Music: Mekons' "Horrorble (Mekons Vs Tony Maimone In Dub Conference)"

Essential New Music: Mekons’ “Horrorble (Mekons Vs Tony Maimone In Dub Conference)”

To say that history looms over Horror is just another way of saying that it’s a Mekons record. The globally
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Normal History Vol. 897: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 897: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Bed's "From Above" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Bed’s “From Above” Video

“From Above” is just another silly love song. And Ebed “Bed” Moreno seems OK with that. “Love is such a
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Claudettes' "Whirlpool"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Claudettes’ “Whirlpool”

A lot of rock ’n’ roll backstories are more matter of fact than glamorous. Case in point: The Claudettes’ Johnny
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of GA-20 With Charlie Musselwhite's "I Can't Hold Out"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of GA-20 With Charlie Musselwhite’s “I Can’t Hold Out”

For all the reverence surrounding the blues, it too often gets treated like something frozen in time. But the recent
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Nathan Evans Fox's "Racecar"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Nathan Evans Fox’s “Racecar”

Raised on four generations of family land in western North Carolina, Nathan Evans Fox grew up immersed in NASCAR culture.
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Laurelyn Dossett's "Believe Me"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Laurelyn Dossett’s “Believe Me”

For more than three decades, Laurelyn Dossett has quietly established herself as one of the most respected songwriting voices in
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MAGNET Exclusive: Nora Kelly Goes Track By Track On “So Wrong For So Long”

MAGNET Exclusive: Nora Kelly Goes Track By Track On “So Wrong For So Long”

Montreal’s Nora Kelly doesn’t just flirt with alt-country conventions on the new So Wrong For So Long (Mint)—she dismantles them,
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kim McClay's "So Close"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kim McClay’s “So Close”

There’s a particular brand of heartbreak that’s impossible to explain because, technically, nothing really happened. On “So Close,” Kim McClay
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Birddog's "Point John" And Wake Up's "Innocence Of Restlessness"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Birddog’s “Point John” And Wake Up’s “Innocence Of Restlessness”

The connection between Bill Santen and Evan Mui feels like a creative conversation that began long before the songs arrived.
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Young Lovers' "Mourning Routine"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Young Lovers’ “Mourning Routine”

Among the many hidden treasures of Los Angeles’ DIY underground, Young Lovers have found a sustainable place for themselves through
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Essential New Music: Joseph Branciforte & Jozef Dumoulin's "ITERAE"

Essential New Music: Joseph Branciforte & Jozef Dumoulin’s “ITERAE”

On ITERAE, American musician/engineer Joseph Branciforte and Belgian Fender Rhodes player Jozef Dumoulin operate in the spaces in between. Each
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Tory Silver's "Boy Disco"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Tory Silver’s “Boy Disco”

The latest single from Tory Silver is equal parts garage/rock burner and exposed confessional, barreling forward on blown-out riffs as
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Live Review: Lucinda Williams, Philadelphia, PA, May 18, 2026

Live Review: Lucinda Williams, Philadelphia, PA, May 18, 2026

On the eve of Philly’s primary election, Lucinda Williams engaged in some masterful world-building at Union Transfer, delivering a perfectly
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Mike D At Xanadu Roller Arts, Brooklyn, NY

Mike D At Xanadu Roller Arts, Brooklyn, NY

Mike D at Xanadu Roller Arts, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Normal History Vol. 896: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 896: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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The Basement Vapes, Volume 23: Animal Farm House!

The Basement Vapes, Volume 23: Animal Farm House!

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers says all movie adaptations are equal, but some movie adaptations are more equal than others. He also
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mike Watt's Cover Of Dinosaur Jr's "The Little Baby"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mike Watt’s Cover Of Dinosaur Jr’s “The Little Baby”

Though they’ve always lived on separate coasts and occupied different scenes, Mike Watt has always held J Mascis in high
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Five Questions With Debora Iyall (Romeo Void)

Five Questions With Debora Iyall (Romeo Void)

For better or worse, Romeo Void will always be associated with the early days of MTV, where the film-noirish video
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