Category: FEATURES

Comets On Fire: Psych Band Harmonizes Its Spheres

When MAGNET phones Ethan Miller on a Sunday afternoon, we expect to find the ringleader of Bay Area cosmic-rock radicals

November 2, 2006 / FEATURES

All Jennifer O’Connor wanted was a booking agent. What she wound up with was a multi-album contract with Matador Records.

October 30, 2006 / FEATURES

When a band’s larval discussions revolve around krautrock devotees such as Stereolab and To Rococo Rot, there are usually expectations

October 21, 2006 / FEATURES

Some guys just seem to thrive on bad luck. Ten years ago, Mark Linkous—a.k.a. virtual one-man folk/pop band Sparklehorse—didn’t merely

October 18, 2006 / FEATURES

Claiming riffs from bar bands and telling stories from the suburbs, the Hold Steady wants to show you how a

October 6, 2006 / FEATURES

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Rough Trade earned its reputation as an indie imprint with left-leaning ethics and a post-punk sound. But when a Manchester

October 4, 2006 / FEATURES