
Normal History Vol. 771: 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

The 500 Best Guided By Voices-Related Songs Of All Time
You’d think the hardest part about ranking your 500 favorite Robert Pollard/Guided By Voices songs would be finding 500 songs

All 38 Guided By Voices Albums Ranked
When Guided By Voices released Space Gun way back in 2018, MAGNET had the brilliant idea to have some patsy

Normal History Vol. 770: 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: María Elena Silva’s “Dulce”
All is not sweet inside of Dulce. María Elena Silva is a singer and guitarist with a past in the flatlands and

The Basement Vapes, Volume 20: Trigger Warning! The Song Remains Engrained
MAGNET’s Mitch Myers puts himself in harm’s way to survey some infectious earworms that just may dig a little too

MAGNET Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind Belly’s “Star”
Longtime MAGNET contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine over the years,

Dogstar At Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Dogstar at Underground Arts, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck.

Normal History Vol. 769: 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: Lea Bertucci’s “Of Shadow And Substance”
Knowing that Lea Bertucci has made a record doesn’t mean you know what sort of music she’s made or even

MAGNET’s Top 25 Albums Of 2023
1) Guided By Voices Nowhere To Go But Up and Welshpool Frillies and La La Land (GBV Inc)2) Blondshell Blondshell

Best Of 2023: Reissues/Collections
MAGNET’s A.D. Amorosi picks the best reissues/collections of the year 1) The Beatles 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 (Apple/Capitol/UMe)2) Devo 50 Years

Best Of 2023: Singer/Songwriters
MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland picks the best singer/songwriter releases of the year 1) Jess Williamson Time Ain’t Accidental (Mexican Summer)2) Logan

Best Of 2023: Punk
MAGNET’s Tim Stegall picks the best punk releases of the year 1) Iggy Pop Every Loser (Gold Tooth/Atlantic)2) The Oxys

Best Of 2023: Hip Hop
MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1) MIKE, Wiki & The Alchemist Faith Is A

Best Of 2023: World Music
MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year 1) Ali Farka Touré Voyageur (World Circuit) 2) Baaba Maal

Best Of 2023: Hard Rock
MAGNET’s Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year 1) Restless Spirit Afterimage (Magnetic Eye)2) Khan Creatures (Full

Best Of 2023: Jazz/Improv
MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year 1) Natural Information Society Since Time Is Gravity (Eremite)2)

Best Of 2023: Indie Roots
MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1) Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah Bark Out Thunder Roar