Category: THE BASEMENT VAPES

When Harry Met Allen: Who’s On First (Blues)?

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers explores the historical rapport of Allen Ginsberg and Harry Smith, the cosmic riddle of their First Blues,

August 19, 2021 / THE BASEMENT VAPES

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

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

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