From The Desk Of Pete Astor: “You Better Dream” (Meetings)
Pete Astor has been a staple of the British indie scene since the early '80s, fronting a diverse number of
MAGNET Exclusive: Logan Lynn’s “My Movie Star” Short Film
Maybe it's just us, but when we think of musicians who are also writers, filmmakers, TV personalities, producers, mental-health advocates,
Essential New Music: R.E.M.’s “Automatic For The People 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition”
After a decade of steady growth and the massive success of Out Of Time, R.E.M. was in an enviable spot—and
From The Desk Of Pete Astor: “Tango Uniform” (And The Phonetic Alphabet)
Pete Astor has been a staple of the British indie scene since the early '80s, fronting a diverse number of
Musical Tribute To Tom Rapp (1947–2018) Hosted By Damon & Naomi
As we mentioned before, MAGNET just lost longtime friend Tom Rapp, frontman/songwriter of legendary psych/folk band Pearls Before Swine. On
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Mavis Staples: Soul Survivor
Mavis Staples’ If All I Was Was Black is an album of its time—and beyond “Sometimes I get so worried,”
From The Desk Of Pete Astor: “Only Child” (Mini Psych)
Pete Astor has been a staple of the British indie scene since the early '80s, fronting a diverse number of
MP3 At 3PM: A Certain Smile
Back when MAGNET started in 1993, indie pop was all the rage: nerdy kids with cool record collections full of
Essential New Music: St. Vincent’s “MASSEDUCTION”
MASSEDUCTION earns its orange. St. Vincent’s biggest, boldest, best album isn’t gonna shill for your attention. It’s just going to
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From The Desk Of Pete Astor: “Magician And Assistant” (That Sway)
Pete Astor has been a staple of the British indie scene since the early '80s, fronting a diverse number of
MP3 At 3PM: Linqua Franqa
It makes perfect sense that a rapper would be interested linguistics. (That's "the scientific study of language and its structure,
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A Conversation With The B-52s’ Cindy Wilson
If you see Cindy Wilson as part of her now-40-year-old day job—with Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider, one of three
From The Desk Of Pete Astor: Interlude 2 (What’s True)
Pete Astor has been a staple of the British indie scene since the early '80s, fronting a diverse number of
Essential New Music: Johnny Cash’s “Unearthed”
At what point does a piece of recorded music—in whatever brown paper or pixel-fabricated package it’s delivered in—pass beyond “product”
In The News (Hall Of Fame Edition): David Bowie, Who, Willie Nelson, Love, Johnny Cash, Cars, Elvis Presley, Ornette Coleman, Chicago And More
Most of you probably owned a well-worn copy of Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer David Bowie's first best-of collection, Changesonebowie,
From The Desk Of Pete Astor: Interlude 1 (Blood On The Cornflakes)
Pete Astor has been a staple of the British indie scene since the early '80s, fronting a diverse number of
Essential New Music: Butthole Surfers’ “Locust Abortion Technician EP”
This year Butthole Surfers, the grey eminences of psych/punk, are set to release their first new music in 17 years,
R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
