Category: FEATURES

MAGNET Exclusive: Daniel Donato’s Guide To The Universe
With his cosmic-country credo tucked under one arm and a quirky intellect under the other, Daniel Donato has become a

An AmericanaFest Six-Pack: Jon Muq, Jess Williamson, Logan Ledger, Tyler Ramsey, Emily Nenni and Szlachetka
For the 23rd year in a row, Nashville embraced the indie aesthetic, hosting more than 200 acts at nearly 50

As Time Goes By: Richard Barone Revisits Tiny Tim’s Trouble-Plagued “2nd Album”
The way the stars aligned for Tiny Tim’s success in 1968 was nothing short of stunning. His rise was one

A Portrait Of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
MAGNET’s Mitch Myers unearths a vintage drawing of Ramblin’ Jack and revives Shel Silverstein’s liner notes from innovative 1964 album

“Metal Machine Music”: The Sound And The Fury Of Lou Reed’s Most Controversial Album
Almost 50 years after Lou Reed unleashed white-noise opus Metal Machine Music, people are still debating whether it’s brilliant art

Resurrection Rock: “Creem” Magazine Rises From The Dead
If you’re old enough to remember Creem, you’re old enough to remember a time when rock journalism was devoid of

Elizabeth M. Drummond: Alone Again, Naturally
Australian singer/songwriter Elizabeth M. Drummond had a band, a major-label career and a five-year relationship. It all came crashing down

Golden Nuggets: Lenny Kaye’s Classic Garage Rock Anthology Turns 50
MAGNET’s Mitch Myers had too much to dream last night and recalled his homage to Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The

Nashville Dispatch: Goodbye $2 Tuesdays, Hello Derek Hoke
All good things must come to an end—and in the case of $2 Tuesdays, Derek Hoke had it all mapped

The Tailspins: The White Stuff
How Jack White plucked the Tailspins out of obscurity “We were starting from scratch all over again, and a couple

MAGNET Exclusive: Dawes’ “Misadventures Of Doomscroller” Track By Track
After a string of recent albums that have emphasized production value and songcraft, sometimes at the expense of grit and

Ohm On The Brain (Or The Miseducation Of Billy Fields)
MAGNET’s Mitch Myers gets extremely graphic and downright vocal on the history of electronic music. Attendance is mandatory. Story and

SXSW 2022: The MAGNET Postmortem
Wet Leg The first in-person SXSW in three years was notable in many ways—especially for what it lacked. No Rachael

SXSW 2022: Aeon Station Lets It Fly
A featured act at this year’s South By Southwest Music Conference, Evan Dando arrived in Austin, Texas, to promote the

Speaking In Tongues With Ornette Coleman
MAGNET’s Mitch Myers recounts the history of a free-jazz pioneer and his Prime Time lessons on sound grammar. Photo by

Tremendous Efforts: Though Dallas Good Is Gone, The Sadies Are Still Yours To Discover
Following the unexpected death of Dallas Good last week, MAGNET’s Mitch Myers revisits some of the Sadies’ many precious moments

O Say Can You “C”: Terry Riley’s Great American Life
What do Brian Eno, Philip Glass and Pete Townshend have in common? MAGNET’s Mitch Myers revisits a harmonious encounter with