Category: NEWS

In The News (Live Edition): New Order, Car Seat Headrest, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Gov’t Mule And More
The wonderfully titled ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So It Goes.. is a live New Order album recorded at

In The News (Classic Rock Edition): Willie Nelson, Steven Van Zandt, Chrissie Hynde, Perry Farrell, Cranberries, Violent Femmes, Stray Cats And More
Ride Me Back Home is the 69th studio album from Willie Nelson. Out June 21 via Legacy, the 11-track LP

New Music Friday: Bruce Springsteen, Pere Ubu, Madonna, Roger Daltrey, Hank Williams, ZZ Top, Carole King And More
Go to your local indie record store and buy these new releases, out today: Western Stars (Columbia) is Bruce Springsteen’s

In The News: Black Keys, Ride, Black Mountain, Cate Le Bon, METZ, Chris Stamey, Stereo Total, Pelican And More
On June 28, the Black Keys return with ninth studio album Let’s Rock via Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch. A return of

In The News: Raconteurs, Titus Andronicus, Torche, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Buddy & Julie Miller And More
The Grammy-winning Raconteurs—Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler—return with Help Us Stranger, out June 21 via Third

R.I.P. Roky Erickson
R.I.P. Roky Erickson. Never say goodbye. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read Lou Barlow (Sebadoh) in MAGNET on the

In The News: The National, Head And The Heart, Keller Williams, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Black Watch, Josephine Wiggs, Trixie Whitley And More
The National is back with eighth album I Am Easy To Find (4AD), which is part of a bigger project

In The News: Silversun Pickups, Sebadoh, Carly Rae Jepsen, Olden Yolk, Bill Callahan, Waterboys, Police And More
On June 7, Silversun Pickups return with fifth album Widow’s Weeds via their New Machine label. The L.A. quartet will

In The News (Reissues And Collections Edition): Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Depeche Mode, Hootie & The Blowfish, Grateful Dead, Buck Owens And More
Bob Dylan's The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings is a 14-CD set featuring five complete concerts from Dylan's

Kosher And Joyous “Passover” From The Black Angels And MAGNET
To our ears, nothing sounds more like Passover than Passover by the Black Angels. Goes great with a little gefilte

April 5: The Day The Music Died
R.I.P. all. Bob Hite (Canned Heat), 1981Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), 1994Allen Ginsberg, 1997Cozy Powell (Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Black Sabbath), 1998Layne

MAGNET Goes To The 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
Robert Smith That headline is correct: MAGNET did get to go to the 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Remembering Liverpool Duo Her’s, Gone Way Too Soon (R.I.P.)
On Monday, we posted a live review and photos of up-and-coming Liverpool band Her's, who were also gracious enough to

Scott Walker (1943-2019)
We lost a really good one last Friday. Scott Walker was a teen pop star who became one of the