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Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Naujawanan Baidar grew from heavy psych combo Myrrors, but don’t call it a side project. Rather, consider it to be

Sleep may be Kirty’s favorite pastime. “It’s just the way I’m built,” she says. “I’m an insanely vivid dreamer.” “She

Longtime MAGNET contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine over the years,

The Pretenders at the Bowery Ballroom, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

L. Eugene Methe’s work to date has been all over the map. The Nebraska-based musician has recorded one LP of

Of all the things that could’ve sabotaged the creative process for Soft Punch’s Rye Thomas, writer’s block wasn’t one of

The National and the Beths at The Met, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. The Beths

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Dave Rempis has been an essential figure on Chicago’s improvised music scene for more than a quarter century. But while

Recently, Chris Stamey has been all over the musical map, as a performer, arranger, composer, musical director and producer. With

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

After penning a review of 2018’s Space Gun—and compiling a well-received (sarcasm) ranking of Guided By Voices’ 25 LPs up

King Krule at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

“Extinction is the rule,” Carl Sagan once wrote. “Survival is the exception.” Most of the time, that seems like a

If this were an average premiere from an average band, this is the part where, I, your humble music correspondent,

Le Tigre at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

The moment when it seems like you have nothing to lose can be a good time to strike a deal.

The Grahams have never been short on ambition. In 2013, the Nashville-based husband-and-wife team kicked off a trio of experiential

Like we just told you, MAGNET turns 30 this year. Ever wanted to know who’s been on the cover of