Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday Hayley Williams (Paramore)

Happy birthday Hayley Williams (Paramore). Ain’t it fun. Hayley interviewed Best Coast for a MAGNET cover story. Read it: Exclusive Excerpt: Best

Happy 55th birthday James Mercer (Shins, Broken Bells). It’s only life. Photos of James for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov; photos

Happy birthday Jay Farrar (Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt). No turning back. Read our Q&As with him: A Conversation With Jay

Happy birthday Lars Ulrich (Metallica). Great Dane. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our review of Metallica’s essential latest

*take two Grant Harts and call us in the morning

Happy birthday Shane MacGowan (Pogues). And happy Christmas—we love you, baby. Read our review from the final MacGowan-led Pogues tour:

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania