Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

30 years ago today, R.E.M. released Automatic For The People. Maybe you rocked around the clock. Read our review of

Happy birthday Matthew Sweet. Wishing you 100% fun. Listen to our MAGNET Classics Podcast on the making of Sweet’s Girlfriend:

30 years ago today, the Sundays released Blind. What do you think? Read Matt Pond PA in MAGNET on the

Happy birthday Tommy Stinson (Replacements, Bash & Pop, Guns N’ Roses). Anything could happen. Read our Q&A with him: Q&A

40 years ago today, Madonna released debut single “Everybody.” We know you’ve been waiting. Read our Vintage Movies review of

30 years ago today, Soul Asylum released Grave Dancers Union. Time flies by like a vulture in the sky. Read

Happy birthday Glenn Branca. Bittersweet symphony.

50 years ago today, Genesis released Foxtrot. It’s been a long long time, hasn’t it? Read our Genesis Over/Under: The

30 years ago today, 10,000 Maniacs released Our Time In Eden. These were days.

10 years ago today, Tame Impala released Lonerism. Feels like we only go backwards. Read our Tame Impala Q&A: A

Happy birthday Colin Meloy (Decemberists). We all raise our voices to the air. Photo for MAGNET by Alicia J. Rose.

10 years ago today, Peter Buck released his self-titled debut album. Take a trip with him. Read our Q&A with

Happy birthday Russell Mael (Sparks). Exotic creature of the deep. Read our Q&A with Mael and Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand):

35 years ago today, Belinda Carlisle released Heaven On Earth. Do you know what that’s worth?