Essential New Music: Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin’s “Ghosted II”
You don’t need to be a mathematician to know that two is more than one. This axiom applies to the
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Pokey LaFarge’s “So Long Chicago”
“It’s a snowbird’s escapist vacation song,” says Pokey LaFarge of “So Long Chicago,” the final teaser for his upcoming LP,
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Paddan’s “Splash”
For Paddan’s Sigtryggur Baldursson, “Splash” is one of those tracks that had a “clear line” from start to finish. “It’s
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Blair Gun’s “The Thief”
What does an arty, hooky young punk outfit from San Diego know about how politics and greed upended the evangelical
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Judas Priest At The Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Judas Priest at the Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Normal History Vol. 787: 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: 番長 Taste’s “I Dipped My Comb In Shochu And Ran It Through The Hair Of The Night”
Let’s start with the album title. It looks luxuriant enough to apply to a Jon Hassell LP with an accompanying,
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Buffalo Tom’s “Autumn Letter”
Ready to feel old? Buffalo Tom is just two years shy of 40. Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn and Tom Maginnis
A Conversation With Old 97’s
Old 97’s mark the 30th anniversary of their 1994 debut, Hitchhike To Rhome, with a new album that finds them
A Conversation With Joe Pernice (Pernice Brothers)
Hopefully by now, you’ve spent some quality time with the impeccably assembled box-set reissue of the Pernice Brothers’ 1998 debut,
Circle Jerks At Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
Circle Jerks at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, N.J.. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
Live Review: The Ben Vaughn Quintet, Palmyra Delran And The Doppel Gang, Philadelphia, PA, April 12, 2024
There used to be a time within the pop continuum that music was allowed to have a sense of humor.
Normal History Vol. 786: 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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Essential New Music: Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock’s “Two Improvisations”
The raga is a platonic ideal for the guitarists who founded the “Takoma school” and those who have followed in
MAGNET (Instant) Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind Fastball’s “Sonic Ranch”
For this special edition of the MAGNET “Instant” Classics series, Hobart Rowland teamed up with How Did I Get Here?
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
Guided By Voices At The Basement East, Nashville
Guided By Voices at the Basement East, Nashville. Photos by Alexzandra Roy.
Olivia Rodrigo And The Breeders At Madison Square Garden, New York City
Olivia Rodrigo and the Breeders at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski. The Breeders
