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Essential New Music: Beck’s “Colors”
If 2014’s Morning Phase was surprising (and winning in every way) for its soft, supple melancholy—a distant cousin to Beck’s
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Normal History Vol. 462: 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
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SAVAK: But Seriously, Folks
Moniker aside, SAVAK’s tunes and intentions are no laughing matter As a joke, SAVAK singer/songwriter/guitarist Sohrab Habibion—formerly of Obits and
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Bonnevilles’ “Dirty Photographs”
On March 16, Alive Naturalsound will release the fourth studio album from the Bonnevilles. Dirty Photographs is the follow-up to
The Incredible Vickers Brothers Make MAGNET A Mix Tape
The Incredible Vickers Brothers will release Torch Songs For Swingers later this month. What better way to get a feel
Essential New Music: The Jam’s “1977”
Neither as bracingly rude as the Sex Pistols nor as persuasively political as the Clash, the Jam didn’t translate Stateside
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Film At 11: Dirty Sidewalks
Seattle’s Dirty Sidewalks just released debut album Bring Down The House Lights (No-Count), a dozen-song LP that follows 2015 single “It’s
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Minor Characters’ “Pimps Of Freedom (Whores Of DC)” From “We Can’t Be Wrong”
Minor Characters return April 6 with sophomore album We Can't Be Wrong. The follow-up to 2014's Voir Dire, the nine-track
R.I.P. Mark E. Smith
R.I.P. Mark E. Smith of the Fall. We’ve heard all the horror stories about him over the years and probably
MP3 At 3PM: River Matthews
Today, we’d like to introduce you to one of our latest folk discoveries: River Matthews. Raised in the lovely city
JD McPherson: Vintage Post-Postmodernism
’50s-style punk JD McPherson scares the squares with his Undivided Heart & Soul “Being an art-school kid, I learned that
Essential New Music: Jeremy Enigk’s “Ghosts”
Jeremy Enigk shouldn’t be a hidden gem. Not after four albums with the legendary Sunny Day Real Estate and a
Congratulations Oscar Nominee Sufjan Stevens
Congrats on the Oscar nomination, Sufjan Stevens, for Call Me By Your Name. Read of Montreal on Sufjan in MAGNET
Congratulations Oscar Nominee Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
Congrats on the Oscar nomination, Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), for Phantom Thread. Bandmate Philip Selway on Jonny in MAGNET: “It’s impossible
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MP3 At 3PM: Jodee Lewis
As popular country music keeps moving farther and farther away from its traditional Nashville roots, it’s always great to find
Suicide Wife: Alan Vega’s Missus Liz Lamere Chats Love, Art And Boxing
When Suicide Sally: A Celebration Of The Music Of Suicide And Alan Vega unfurls in real time on January 25
R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
Essential New Music: Converge’s “The Dusk In Us”
Hyping Boston-based hardcore heroes Converge to a readership with backgrounds steeped in indie rock (i.e., most of you reading MAGNET)
