Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

The Runaways Formed 45 Years Ago Today

50 years ago today, the Runaways formed. Born to be bad. Read Joan Jett’s MAGNET cover interview with Against Me!’s

Happy birthday Pat Smear (Foo Fighters, Germs, Nirvana). So we fell in love with a musician … Photo for MAGNET

Happy birthday President Obama. Artists you love who’ve been on the cover of MAGNET: the Black Keys, the National, Okkervil

Happy birthday Louis Armstrong. You made the world more wonderful. Read Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate, Baseball Project) in MAGNET on

Happy birthday Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds, Echo & The Bunnymen, Coral). Pure and simple. Read our 120 Reasons To Live

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Happy birthday James Hetfield (Metallica). Hero of the day. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our review of Metallica’s