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Cage The Elephant; photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski The music-festival industry has had a rough go of it over

Guitarist, conceptual artist, rock ’n’ roller, improviser, minimalist, music journalist, film archivist, booking agent and curator—no one’s ever going to

In this exclusive tell-all, MAGNET’s Mitch Myers goes to the movies with Hugh Hefner, a girl next door, comedy icons,

Eight years ago, Matt Pond was singing the praises of St. Augustine, Fla., and his latest love interest. He’d also

Grocer With a two-month cross-country tour behind it, Grocer headlined a solid three-band, local-ish bill at PhilaMOCA, sounding even tighter

MAGNET contributor Michael Jackson attended this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival and sent us these great photos. Erykah Badu Big ThiefCat

MAGNET contributor Michael Jackson attended this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival and sent us these great photos.

Peach Pit is an indie surf-rock band that’s already played major festivals including Bumbershoot, Shaky Knees and Bonnaroo. The Vancouver

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Iconic 20th-century renaissance man Melvin Van Peebles died September 22 at the age of 89. As a writer and director,

Sea.Hear.Now is fast becoming one of our favorite festivals, and not just because it's in nearby Asbury Park, N.J. We've

We usually leave talk of extreme music to the experts at our sister magazine Decibel, so if Megadeth and Lamb

Only youth affords the intestinal fortitude to name a band Diarrhea Planet. “I just hate that word,” says Robert Ellis

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

A survey of “what’s in your bag” record-store interviews is bound to reveal that most music lovers nowadays like more

Columbus, Ohio-based Moviola’s first record, 1995’s Frantic, was certainly representative of its era, featuring melodic, occasionally noisy rock, and while