Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

The Band Released “Northern Lights—Southern Cross” 50 Years Ago Today

50 years ago today, the Band released Northern Lights—Southern Cross. MAGNET has called it an “often-ignored gem.” Read our review

Happy birthday Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers). Get up and jump. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Chili Peppers

55 years ago today, the Grateful Dead released American Beauty. See what tomorrow brings. Read our Q&As with Bob Weir

Happy birthday Kinky Friedman. The last of the Jewish cowboys. Read the Kinkster in MAGNET on Willie Nelson, Tom Waits,

Happy Hallo Ween! Photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Paint the town brown with Dean and Gene: Ween: A Band

Happy birthday Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices). Throw the switch—it’s rock ’n’ roll time. Illustration for MAGNET by John Ritter.

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania