Essential New Music (Book): David Lester’s “Prophet Against Slavery”
David Lester is a longstanding contributor to MAGNET. Every Saturday, we post an illustration by him, which pairs with a
Live Review: Hop Along, AnnonXL, Lunch, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 7, 2021
At Johnny Brenda’s for the second night of the Philly Music Fest, headliner Hop Along did what it does so
Normal History Vol. 661: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Happy St. Vincent’s Day, Part 2
St. Vincent’s Day. It’s not a national holiday—yet. But since Annie Clark keeps winning Grammys and this spring’s Daddy’s Home
Happy St. Vincent’s Day, Part 1
St. Vincent’s Day. It’s not a national holiday—yet. But since Annie Clark keeps winning Grammys and this spring’s Daddy’s Home
Essential New Music: Kuzu’s “All Your Ghosts In One Corner”
All Your Ghosts In One Corner … and Kuzu in the other? Since this record was recorded on tour in
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Live Review: Robyn Hitchcock, Montclair, N.J., Oct. 8, 2021
In some ways, Robyn Hitchcock picked up right where he left off. Roughly 23 months after we last shared a
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Birds Over Arkansas’ “Sunflower”
Sometimes, it’s the most mundane things that set the creative wheels in motion. In the case of “Sunflower”—Birds Over Arkansas’
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Live From New York, It’s … The Flaming Lips And Chaka Khan
Armed with his camera and vaccination card, MAGNET photographer Wes Orshoski is finally back where he belongs: in the pit
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Normal History Vol. 660: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Circuit Des Yeux’s “-io”
Breathe. If you’re afflicted with anxiety, that’s what you’re taught to do, and that’s the first sound Haley Fohr makes
We Can Work It Out: The Inside Story Of How Nike’s Ad Featuring The Beatles’ “Revolution” Started A Legal (And Advertising) War That Eventually Gave Peace A Chance
In 1987, the Beatles licensed “Revolution” to Nike to feature in a commercial that’s come to be considered one of
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Live Review: L’Effondras, Paris, France, Oct. 29, 2021
French trio L’Effondras may not have the ambition to cleanse its listeners, but such sprawling, probing math rock nevertheless purges
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Live Review: Alex G, Spirit Of The Beehive, Irreversible Entanglements, Moor Mother, Moor Jewelry, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 3, 2021
The Philly Music Fest may as well have been the Camae Ayewa Music Fest for the first night of its
Live From New York, It’s … Whitney And Black Midi
Whitney black midi Armed with his camera and vaccination card, MAGNET photographer Wes Orshoski is finally back where he belongs:
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Normal History Vol. 659: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
Live Review: Lady Lamb, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 3, 2021
Lady Lamb’s lyrics are elaborate, deliberate, delicate; you can listen closely, look for logic and lose yourself in overanalysis, but
