From The Desk Of The Van Pelt’s Chris Leo: The Jersey Shore
The Van Pelt's Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves (1996) and Sultans Of Sentiment (1997), in hindsight, provided a number of significant
Beth // James Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape
Beth // James is riding high on the coattails of its recently released EP All In Life, which we’ve told
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Essential New Music: The Black Angels “Death Song”
For a band that makes intensely menacing music, the Black Angels are in a pretty comfortable position. The five-piece has
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From The Desk Of The Van Pelt’s Chris Leo: Dhokla
The Van Pelt's Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves (1996) and Sultans Of Sentiment (1997), in hindsight, provided a number of significant
Film At 11: The xx
The xx started off 2017 with I See You, and today we’re encouraging you to put it back in rotation
MP3 At 3PM: Curse Of Lono
Curse Of Lono just released their full-length debut, Severed. Now that the warm weather has come in, it’s a perfect
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The Back Page: Curb Your Enthusiasm
So, as always, you come back here to read the musings of the great Phil Sheridan. Well, sorry, this issue
From The Desk Of The Van Pelt’s Chris Leo: Prince Rama “Fantasy”
The Van Pelt's Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves (1996) and Sultans Of Sentiment (1997), in hindsight, provided a number of significant
Essential New Music: Pissed Jean’s “Why Love Now”
One of the reasons Pissed Jeans is a great band that (whether you know it or not) has released its
In The News: Guided By Voices, Grizzly Bear, Broken Social Scene, Liars, Big Star, Paul Simon, Tom Petty, Randy Newman, Nickelback And More
Guided By Voices’ How Do You Spell Heaven, Robert Pollard’s 101st studio album, is out August 11 via GBV Inc
Essential New Music: Real Estate’s “In Mind”
Across three LPs, Real Estate has cemented its status as a hallmark indie act, not through some buzzworthy new style
Normal History Vol. 428: 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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Film At 11: Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka's stormy, passionate “Cold Little Heart” has a similarly heart-hitting music video. David Helman directs this clip, starring Lakeith
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Essential New Music: Sondre Lerche’s “Pleasure”
For more than a decade, Norwegian-turned-New-Yorker Sondre Lerche explored confessional singer/songwriter reveries, Burt Bacharach-tinted chamber pop and the kitchen-sink gamut
Imaginary Tricks: Brooklyn Dodger
The artful racket of Imaginary Tricks Mike Visser calls it his “carpal tunnel routine”: the marathon looping sessions at Brooklyn’s
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
Film At 11: The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers recently released Without Conditions. Now their jittery, lively “High Ticket Attractions” gets a catastrophic narrative in a high-school
Essential New Music: The Jesus And Mary Chain’s “Damage And Joy”
Since 1992’s Honey’s Dead, the Jesus And Mary Chain’s records have followed a certain formula: Waves of corrosive guitar distortion
Laura Marling: Musings On Muses
With Semper Femina, Laura Marling explores what it’s like to be a woman A conversation with Laura Marling about her
