The War On Drugs At The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ

The War On Drugs At The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ

The War On Drugs at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park, N.J. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Normal History Vol. 753: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 753: 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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Essential New Music: Naujawanan Baidar's "Khedmat Be Khalq"

Essential New Music: Naujawanan Baidar’s “Khedmat Be Khalq”

Naujawanan Baidar grew from heavy psych combo Myrrors, but don’t call it a side project. Rather, consider it to be
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Fast Romantics' "Smoke + Lightning" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Fast Romantics’ “Smoke + Lightning” Video

Sleep may be Kirty’s favorite pastime. “It’s just the way I’m built,” she says. “I’m an insanely vivid dreamer.” “She
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MAGNET Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind The Connells' "Ring"

MAGNET Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind The Connells’ “Ring”

Longtime MAGNET contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine over the years,
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The Pretenders At The Bowery Ballroom, New York City

The Pretenders At The Bowery Ballroom, New York City

The Pretenders at the Bowery Ballroom, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Normal History Vol. 752: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 752: 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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Essential New Music: L. Eugene Methe's "Maybe, Tomorrow"

Essential New Music: L. Eugene Methe’s “Maybe, Tomorrow”

L. Eugene Methe’s work to date has been all over the map. The Nebraska-based musician has recorded one LP of
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Soft Punch’s “My Head” Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Soft Punch’s “My Head” Video

Of all the things that could’ve sabotaged the creative process for Soft Punch’s Rye Thomas, writer’s block wasn’t one of
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The National And The Beths At The Met, Philadelphia

The National And The Beths At The Met, Philadelphia

The National and the Beths at The Met, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. The Beths
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Normal History Vol. 751: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 751: 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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Essential New Music: The Rempis Percussion Quartet's "Harvesters"

Essential New Music: The Rempis Percussion Quartet’s “Harvesters”

Dave Rempis has been an essential figure on Chicago’s improvised music scene for more than a quarter century. But while
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Chris Stamey's "The Great Escape" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Chris Stamey’s “The Great Escape” Video

Recently, Chris Stamey has been all over the musical map, as a performer, arranger, composer, musical director and producer. With
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Normal History Vol. 750: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 750: 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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Essential New Music: Guided By Voices' "Welshpool Frillies"

Essential New Music: Guided By Voices’ “Welshpool Frillies”

After penning a review of 2018’s Space Gun—and compiling a well-received (sarcasm) ranking of Guided By Voices’ 25 LPs up
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King Krule At Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY

King Krule At Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY

King Krule at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Essential New Music: Attempt Survivors' "Negative Nite"

Essential New Music: Attempt Survivors’ “Negative Nite”

“Extinction is the rule,” Carl Sagan once wrote. “Survival is the exception.” Most of the time, that seems like a
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mold!’s “Choose To Be Controlled!” Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mold!’s “Choose To Be Controlled!” Video

If this were an average premiere from an average band, this is the part where, I, your humble music correspondent,
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Le Tigre At Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY

Le Tigre At Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY

Le Tigre at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Normal History Vol. 749: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 749: 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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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania