MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kate Vargas’ “Downtown” And “I Once Was A Contender”
When boredom would set in for a young Kate Vargas, her mom had a sure cure. “Go outside and pretend
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In Memory Of Dickey Betts With Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi And More At The Macon City Auditorium, Macon, GA
In Memory Of Dickey Betts with Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi and more at the Macon City Auditorium, Macon,
Normal History Vol. 832: 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
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of E.W. Harris’ “Sooner Or Later”
This much is obvious about E.W. Harris: He’s a sucker for science fiction. “‘Sooner Or Later’ is perhaps one of
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Essential New Music: Gunn-Truscinski Duo’s “Flam”
Sand City, the Gunn-Truscinski Duo’s debut album, was the culmination of a half-dozen years of occasionally public and frequently private
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Five Eight’s “Take Me To The Skate Park” Video
Five Eight has been an on-again/off-again institution in Athens, Ga., for almost 35 years. And while commercial viability has never
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Essential New Music: The Drip Edges’ “Kicking The Tires On The Clown Car”
Drip Edges singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeremy Scott—formerly of the Reigning Sound—is an avowed Bob Mould disciple, and that’s clearly evident as the
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Flummox’s “Siren Shock” Video
Flummox’s upcoming LP finds its emotional center in a certain sort of regional pride. But as singer/bassist Alyson Blake Dellinger
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MAGNET Exclusive: Patterson Hood Goes Track By Track On “Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams”
It’s interesting that Patterson Hood has released Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams (ATO) just a few months prior to David
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Reed Turchi’s “Get Back Train”
Growing up in North Carolina’s Swannanoa Valley, Reed Turchi drifted off to sleep to the sounds of trains every night.
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen’s “So Damn Good”
Though he was born and raised in England, Jon Cleary is now a New Orleans institution—though it took him the
Foster The People And Good Neighbours At The Fillmore, Philadelphia
Foster The People and Good Neighbours at the Fillmore, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck. Good Neighbours
Normal History Vol. 831: 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
Essential New Music: Steven R. Smith’s “Triecade”
With Triecade, Steven R. Smith marks 30 years of mostly solitary music-making. Formerly a member of Thuja and Mirza (both
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Taylor Rae’s “Cologne” Video
Taylor Rae sees “Cologne” as one of the “lighter songs” on a sophomore album that skews toward the weighty. “It’s
Five Questions With Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches)
Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry is currently on an extensive tour in support her first solo album, Vicious Creature (EMI/Island). Its
MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Justin Wells’ “Cynthiana”
Since the breakup of his Lexington, Ky, alt-country outfit Fifth On The Floor 10 years ago, Justin Wells has had
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of West Of Rome’s “Take A Ride With The Evil One” Video
West Of Rome’s Kevin Higginbotham wrote “Take A Ride With The Evil One” in Nanjing, China, on a cheap guitar. “It was
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
