Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday Grant McLennan (Go-Betweens). Do you see the lights? Read Go-Betweens bandmate Robert Vickers’ touching remembrance in MAGNET on

Happy 50th birthday Sarah Martin (Belle And Sebastian). Did you see it coming? Photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read

Happy birthday Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Chaikin Records). Drummer and droner. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Check out

Happy 85th birthday Ray Manzarek (Doors). R.I.P. The purpose of existence is? Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of

Happy 215th birthday Abe Lincoln. We figured you could use a laugh, so here's a little present for you: "The

Happy birthday Bill Laswell. Oscillate wildly. Read our review of the excellent Ornette Coleman tribute album featuring Laswell, John Zorn,

Happy birthday Steve Hackett (Genesis). Hackett to bits, dude. Read our Genesis Over/Under: The Over/Under: Genesis

Happy birthday H.R. (Bad Brains). It’s about luv. Get the facts about Bad Brains via MAGNET: Bad Brains: Fact Sheet

60 years ago today, the Beatles made their live debut in the U.S., at Washington Coliseum. “When the Beatles hit

Happy birthday Peter Hayes (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club). Whaddaya got? Photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Read our BRMC cover story:

10 years ago today, Hurray For The Riff Raff released Small Town Heroes. Sing it like a song. Read our

Happy birthday Sergio Mendes. The swinger from Rio.

20 years ago today, Norah Jones released Feels Like Home. Norah kept calm and carried on. Read our cover story:

Happy birthday Jason Narducy (Bob Mould, Superchunk, Robert Pollard, Split Single, Sunny Day Real Estate, Michael Shannon). More power to