MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of It’s OK!’s “Gravity”
“Gravity” began life as an homage to Henry Rollins-era Black Flag before It’s OK! cofounder Robert Hecker tasked a bandmate
MAGNET Exclusive: Kinski Goes Track By Track On “Stumbledown Terrace”
A quarter century later, Seattle noise-rock stalwarts Kinski are still grinding it out with a vengeance. For their first release
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Gringo Star’s “I Sleep To Dream”
Fearless leader of Atlanta’s Britpop/surf-rock contingent for almost two decades, Gringo Star is set to release its eighth album, Sweethearts,
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Fotoform’s “Grief Is A Garden”
As if losing one brother wasn’t enough, Fotoform’s Kim House lost another this past February. Both deaths were sudden and
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Anne Harris’ “Everybody Gotta Rise Up” Video
“I wrote this song a few years ago, but it never found its way out until now,” says singer, songwriter
Five Questions With Coyote Theory
Orlando, Fla.’s Coyote Theory is the perfect poster band for the digital age. Friends since childhood, the jazz-tinged, indie-pop quartet
Kim Deal At The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
Kim Deal at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park, N.J. Photos by Chris Sikich.
Normal History Vol. 834: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
MAGNET Exclusive: ZZ Ward Goes Track By Track On “Liberation”
Previously known for spiffing up the blues with elements of hip hop, rock and pop, ZZ Ward has returned to
Essential New Music: Edith Frost’s “In Space”
Nearly 20 years separate In Space from Edith Frost’s last LP, It’s A Game. Where’s she been? Living life, moving
MAGNET Exclusive: Jason Singer Goes Track By Track On Michigander’s Self-Titled Debut Album
Grand Rapids, Mich., native Jason Singer is a multidimensional talent with a massive heart—one who sounds like he was weaned
Five Questions With Colin Newman And Malka Spigel
Wire’s Colin Newman has found a late-life resurgence of creative energy with Immersion, the Brighton, England, electronic duo he formed
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Course’s “Hue Mirror”
When Jess Robbins discovered she had AS, fear and frustration became her creative fuel. Course’s “Hue Mirror” is the first
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Peter Holsapple’s “That Kind Of Guy”
Accustomed to being on both sides of the record-store counter since the tender age of 15, Peter Holsapple has an
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends Play R.E.M.’s “Fables Of The Reconstruction” At Union Transfer, Philadelphia
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends Play R.E.M.’s Fables Of The Reconstruction at Union Transfer, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris
Live Review: Kraftwerk, Philadelphia, PA, March 6, 2025
Like the Grateful Dead, its offshoot Dead & Company and its further-out ancillary jam-byproduct Phish, Kraftwerk has forever had a
Normal History Vol. 833: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
MAGNET Exclusive: Full-EP Premiere Of Jana Mila’s “Chameleon (Naked)”
In case you missed it (and many of you did), Dutch singer/songwriter Jana Mila was behind one of the finest
















