Category: THE BASEMENT VAPES

A Basement Caper: The Mix-Tape Murder Mystery

Two unlikely stereo types must work together to solve a crime. Murder was the case, and MAGNET’s Mitch Myers is

Was Strange Weather Marianne Faithfull’s best album and Hal Willner’s finest production? MAGNET’s Mitch Myers defers To André “Records” Richard

September 11, 2020 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

Donny Hathaway sang his greatest song in 1973. MAGNET’s Mitch Myers explains how a personal message of hope and encouragement

August 3, 2020 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

In a cast-away world without desert-island discs and no Beach Boys to lean on, MAGNET’s Mitch Myers unearths sunken treasures

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers rouses himself for the greater good and remembers Jackson C. Frank’s secret handshake, Nick Drake, the early

April 21, 2020 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

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February 11, 2020 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

OK, Boomers! MAGNET’s Mitch Myers dives deep under the covers with guitarist Jeff Beck while Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright, Charlie

February 3, 2020 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

Together again for the very first time, De Niro and Pacino get mixed up with DJ Shadow in the perfect

November 20, 2019 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

When MAGNET's Mitch Myers falls, he falls hard. Infatuation began with a Wilson Pickett song—then true vibrato took hold. Have

August 28, 2019 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

MAGNET's Mitch Myers explains the confusing history behind "Sweet Jane," Lou Reed's often-covered, always-changing ode to rock 'n' roll Le