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The Back Page: Darkness On The Edge Of Town
“Rock ’n’ roll is here to stay, it will never die.” —Danny And The Juniors, 1958 “Long live rock, be
From The Desk Of Jason Falkner And R. Stevie Moore: Women In Rock
Ever since his departure from Jellyfish at the peak of the band’s brief early-’90s run, Jason Falkner has relished his
Essential New Music: Spoon’s “Hot Thoughts”
The members of Spoon are masters of playing what’s not there. They have explored how space can sharpen an arrangement
From The Desk Of Jason Falkner And R. Stevie Moore: Japan
Ever since his departure from Jellyfish at the peak of the band’s brief early-’90s run, Jason Falkner has relished his
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Imelda May: Life And How To Live It
Following a divorce and the resulting depression, Imelda May hit the reset button with Life, Love, Flesh, Blood Imelda May
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MAGNET Classics: The Making Of The Hold Steady’s “Separation Sunday”
The making of the Hold Steady's Separation Sunday By Hobart Rowland Separation Sunday rightly qualifies as the Hold Steady’s Born
From The Desk Of Jason Falkner And R. Stevie Moore: ?
Ever since his departure from Jellyfish at the peak of the band’s brief early-’90s run, Jason Falkner has relished his
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Essential New Music: Nnamdi Ogbonnaya’s “Drool”
The first “proper” album from this precociously prolific Chicago trans-genre polymath places him (at least for the moment) in the
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From The Desk Of Jason Falkner And R. Stevie Moore: Obscurities
Ever since his departure from Jellyfish at the peak of the band’s brief early-’90s run, Jason Falkner has relished his
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Essential New Music: Y Pants’ “Y Pants” And “Beat It Down”
Punk promised that anyone could do it, but it was no wave that cashed the check. For a while in
Normal History Vol. 423: 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 Jason Falkner And R. Stevie Moore: ’50s West Coast Bop Jazz
Ever since his departure from Jellyfish at the peak of the band’s brief early-’90s run, Jason Falkner has relished his
Essential New Music: Matt North’s “Above Ground Fools”
Matt North has a résumé that includes stints as a standup comic, an actor on Curb Your Enthusiasm and a
Essential New Music: Six Organs Of Admittance’s “Burning The Threshold”
Ben Chasny, the singer/guitarist/sole consistent member of Six Organs Of Admittance, is hardly the first musician to strive to avoid
From The Desk Of Jason Falkner And R. Stevie Moore: Pappy And Harriet’s In Pioneer Town, Joshua Tree
Ever since his departure from Jellyfish at the peak of the band’s brief early-’90s run, Jason Falkner has relished his
Essential New Music: Spiral Stairs’ “Doris And The Daggers”
Music-dork convention dictates that when a band has two singer/songwriters in its ranks, they can be identified as “the poppy
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From The Desk Of Jason Falkner And R. Stevie Moore: Left Field Chord Changes As In 10cc’s “Somewhere In Hollywood”
Ever since his departure from Jellyfish at the peak of the band’s brief early-’90s run, Jason Falkner has relished his
MP3 At 3PM: Screamfeeder
Brisbane’s Screamfeeder will release Pop Guilt on June 23. “All Over It Again” proves the band can achieve a fervent
R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
