Category: THE BASEMENT VAPES

The Basement Crepes (Breakfast Special): The Wakenbake Café Needs Your Help!
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The Basement Vapes, Volume 10: Definitely Maybe—Jeff Beck Is Rock’s Greatest Interpreter
OK, Boomers! MAGNET’s Mitch Myers dives deep under the covers with guitarist Jeff Beck while Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright, Charlie

The Basement Vapes, Volume Nine: Spoiler Alert! Shadow Beats The Heat
Together again for the very first time, De Niro and Pacino get mixed up with DJ Shadow in the perfect

The Basement Vapes, Volume Eight: I Found A Love … And It’s Magnatone
When MAGNET's Mitch Myers falls, he falls hard. Infatuation began with a Wilson Pickett song—then true vibrato took hold. Have

The Basement Vapes, Volume Seven: By Popular Demand — Lou Reed’s Exquisite Jane
MAGNET's Mitch Myers explains the confusing history behind "Sweet Jane," Lou Reed's often-covered, always-changing ode to rock 'n' roll Le

The Basement Vapes, Volume Six: The Three Main Food Groups (Neil, Bob And Lou)
Just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in. Mitch Myers, MAGNET's Rock 'N' Roll Doctor, gets

The Basement Vapes, Volume Five: From Beatle To Bowie, Bad Boy To Bad Girl—Won’t You Try Some, Buy Some?
MAGNET’s Mitch Myers delves into the fascinating history of an overlooked gem by the other Fab Four: Ron, Phil, George

The Basement Vapes, Volume Four: The Unbearable Whiteness Of Being Southern
MAGNET's Mitch Myers has music, race and regional culture on his mind, and here he tries to reconcile this Southern

The Basement Vapes, Volume Three: “Freebird” + Sex Mob = Free Jazz?
Downtown NYC jazz ensemble Sex Mob proves this Skynyrd "Bird" can change. Lord knows MAGNET's Mitch Myers is to blame.

The Basement Vapes, Volume Two: “Witchi Tai To” (A Song For All Seasons)
MAGNET’s Mitch Myers packs his peyote and takes a trip through the history of "Witchi Tai To," a minor-hit jazz-fusion

The Basement Vapes, Volume One: A Loose Salute To The Early Musical Impact Of The Band
Photo © By Elliott Landy As music lovers around the world celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Band's landmark Music