Normal History Vol. 569: 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
Essential New Music: Large Unit Fendika’s “Ethiobraz”
One quality that Paal Nilssen-Love has sustained across decades of work in improvised music is transparency. No matter who he
Live Review: Pip Blom, Lightninging, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 23, 2019
Limbs whipping, hair flipping, Pip Blom sped through a dozen twisty, slippery and chunky indie-rock tunes at Philly's Kung Fu
Joker’s Wild: British Punk Legends The Adicts Gave Us A Glorious Feeling, And We’re Happy Again
OK, millennials, that's not Joaquin Phoenix or Heath Ledger. That's Keith "Monkey" Warren, frontman of British punk band the Adicts.
The Basement Crepes (Breakfast Special): The Wakenbake Café Needs Your Help!
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Chicago Hope: The Windy City’s Twin Peaks, Lala Lala And Ohmme Thrill In The City Of Brotherly Love
Twin Peaks played Philly's Union Transfer supporting excellent fourth album Lookout Low (Grand Jury), produced by the esteemed Ethan Johns.
Normal History Vol. 568: 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
Live Review: Cowboy Junkies, Collingswood, NJ, Feb. 1, 2020
With her warm, husky voice and intense presence, Margo Timmins has a paradoxical way of inhabitIng songs with languor and
MAGNET Exclusive: The Story Behind Nada Surf’s “So Much Love”
Cautious optimism would appear to be the operative theme on Never Not Together (Barsuk), Nada Surf’s eighth proper studio album,
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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,
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

















