Essential New Music: The Who’s “Tommy Live At The Royal Albert Hall”
The endless retirement tour and the never-done 50th anniversary of the Who have been the butt of jokes ever since
In The News (Classic Rock Edition): Led Zeppelin, George Harrison, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Moody Blues, Iggy Pop, Isaac Hayes, Nina Simone, NRBQ And More
Led Zeppelin's live How The West Was Won (recorded in 1972 and released in 2003) will get a remastered reissue
From The Desk Of Luther Russell: “The Bootleg Series Vol 11: The Basement Tapes Complete” By Bob Dylan
You might not know Luther Russell by name, but you’ve probably heard music he’s made with the likes of Jakob
Essential New Music: R.L. Boyce’s “Roll And Tumble”
Como, Miss.’s R.L. Boyce delivers in droves with “the most important, honest to God Hill Country blues record made since
Normal History Vol. 464: The Art Of David Lester
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
From The Desk Of Luther Russell: “Truman”
You might not know Luther Russell by name, but you’ve probably heard music he’s made with the likes of Jakob
Kllo: Modern Maturity
On Backwater, the young Australian cousins in Kllo go for an adult swim Melbourne’s Kllo makes music for lost souls,
From The Desk Of Luther Russell: “A Quiet Passion”
You might not know Luther Russell by name, but you’ve probably heard music he’s made with the likes of Jakob
Essential New Music: King Khan’s “Murder Burgers”
To not hear King Khan belting witty lyrics over perfectly trashy R&B, either with nine-piece gang the Shrines or laying
From The Desk Of Luther Russell: “Memories Of My Melancholy Whores” By Gabriel García Márquez
You might not know Luther Russell by name, but you’ve probably heard music he’s made with the likes of Jakob
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mobley’s “Torch”
On April 27, Mobley will release Fresh Lies, Vol. I, the first in what he terms a career-long project. Through
Essential New Music: Faith Healer’s “Try ;-)”
Cosmic Troubles, the 2015 debut from this Edmonton two-piece, charmed and arrested with its airy, ’60s-indebted jangle, casually perfect guitar
The Lone Bellow: Central Air
Spurred by a change in scenery, the Lone Bellow breathes deep and expels its best album For a band prone
New Guided By Voices Live Album Out March 9
Back in December when we told you about the upcoming Guided By Voices album (Space Gun, March 23), we noted
From The Desk Of Luther Russell: “Fat City”
You might not know Luther Russell by name, but you’ve probably heard music he’s made with the likes of Jakob
Essential New Music: The Jazz Butcher’s “The Wasted Years”
For a prolific musical project with nearly as many compilations as official releases, it makes sense that the Jazz Butcher—a.k.a.
Essential New Music: Circuit des Yeux’s “Reaching For Indigo”
Attempting to pin down the last decade of peerless music of ineffable inspiration and sound that has arrived behind the
Film At 11: Fovea
Fovea just released debut album Pencil Me In on its Omad label, and now the New York quartet has a
From The Desk Of Luther Russell: “John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman” By John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman
You might not know Luther Russell by name, but you’ve probably heard music he’s made with the likes of Jakob
Film At 11: Franz Ferdinand
On Thursday, Glasgow’s beloved Franz Ferdinand will kick off its massive global tour in support of Always Ascending (Domino), which is
MAGNET Feedback With Radiohead’s Philip Selway
My soundtrack for Let Me Go is the first full score I’ve written for film. Finding the music’s place in
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Refrigerator’s “High Desert Lows”
It’s a tough lot, being the flagship band on a willfully obscure record label (in this case, indie-rock institution Shrimper),











