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Making America Crip Again: Snoop Dogg Still Rises To The Top

Making America Crip Again: Snoop Dogg Still Rises To The Top

Snoop Dogg hit the road to support 17th album I Wanna Thank Me, and the 48-year-old rap legend pulled out
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Dave Simonett’s “Revoked”

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Dave Simonett’s “Revoked”

Due out March 13, Red Tail (Thirty Tigers) is coming from a much different place than 2017’s Furnace. That’s because
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The Basement Vapes, Volume 10: Definitely Maybe—Jeff Beck Is Rock’s Greatest Interpreter

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
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Normal History Vol. 567: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 567: 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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A Conversation With Richard Lowenstein ("Mystify: Michael Hutchence")

A Conversation With Richard Lowenstein (“Mystify: Michael Hutchence”)

To say that Mystify: Michael Hutchence was a labor of love for director Richard Lowenstein is sort of an understatement.
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Masked But Not Anonymous: Jonathan Bree's Live Show Proves That He's So Cool

Masked But Not Anonymous: Jonathan Bree’s Live Show Proves That He’s So Cool

The man in the unironic mask is Jonathan Bree, the New Zealand musician, producer and label mogul who led twee-pop
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Essential New Music: En Attendant Ana's "Juillet"

Essential New Music: En Attendant Ana’s “Juillet”

Is any topic better suited to being rendered in a non-native language than love? You want to make yourself clear,
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Normal History Vol. 566: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 566: 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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Yes Way! Steel Panther's Heavy Metal Is Hair To Stay For Sure

Yes Way! Steel Panther’s Heavy Metal Is Hair To Stay For Sure

If you aren't yet totally down with the gnarly awesomeness that is Steel Panther, you deserve another four years of
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Essential New Music: Oval's "Scis"

Essential New Music: Oval’s “Scis”

Oval maneuvers in elliptical fashion between experimental and pop music. At one extreme, there’s methodology: Markus Popp (since 1995, the
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Learning To Crawl: L.A.'s Starcrawler Is Fast Becoming A Must-See Live Band

Learning To Crawl: L.A.’s Starcrawler Is Fast Becoming A Must-See Live Band

As L.A.'s Starcrawler gears up for a handful of hometown-area gigs starting the end of next month, we're bringing you
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Essential New Music: Matthew Shipp's "Invisible Light: Live In Sao Paulo"

Essential New Music: Matthew Shipp’s “Invisible Light: Live In Sao Paulo”

Matthew Shipp has often applied the word “cosmic” to his music. While there’s nothing at all spacey about his bold
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Normal History Vol. 565: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 565: 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
/ DAVID LESTER ART, FREE MP3s
Live Review: Lula Wiles, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 19, 2019

Live Review: Lula Wiles, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 19, 2019

“Sad About A boy” and “Mad About America” is one way to sort Lula Wiles’ songs. In the first category
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Live Review: Strand Of Oaks, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 14, 2019

Live Review: Strand Of Oaks, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 14, 2019

Night one of Strand Of Oaks’ fifth-annual Winter Classic at Philly's Boot & Saddle was something of a homecoming for
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Essential New Music: Joseph Allred's "Traveler"

Essential New Music: Joseph Allred’s “Traveler”

Joseph Allred is on a roll. In the last year, he has released a CD-R, two tapes and three LPs
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Live Review: Rat Fancy, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 15, 2019

Live Review: Rat Fancy, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 15, 2019

Bearing catchy, peppy indie-rock tunes like “Never Is Forever” and the title track of highly appealing debut Stay Cool (Happy
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Normal History Vol. 564: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 564: 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
/ DAVID LESTER ART, FREE MP3s
A Conversation With Soft Glas

A Conversation With Soft Glas

Listening to music by singer/multi-instrumentalist Joao Gonzalez, who records as Soft Glas, conjures images of lazy, hazy summer days spent
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Fate Accompli: 2020 Is The Year Of The Diamond ... King Diamond

Fate Accompli: 2020 Is The Year Of The Diamond … King Diamond

Members of the Hellenic Coven have plenty to celebrate in 2020. Not only is Merciful Fate touring this year but
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Live Review: Charly Bliss, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 14, 2019

Live Review: Charly Bliss, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 14, 2019

Eva Hendricks is such an effervescent, captivating frontwoman that it’s easy to overlook her bandmates in Charly Bliss. Which would
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Essential New Music: Donovan Quinn's "Absalom"

Essential New Music: Donovan Quinn’s “Absalom”

In the Old Testament, Absalom is a guy so good looking, popular and sure of himself that he gets away
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First Impressions Of New LP: The Strokes Kick Of 2020 With Promise Of Next Album

First Impressions Of New LP: The Strokes Kick Of 2020 With Promise Of Next Album

The long-dormant Strokes rang in 2020 at Brooklyn's Barclays Center with help from Mac DeMarco and Hinds. Julian Casablancas and
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania