Happy Birthday Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo)
Happy birthday Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo). We are afraid of you and we will not beat your ass. Photo
Black Sabbath Released “Paranoid” 55 Years Ago Today
55 years ago today, Black Sabbath released Paranoid. Oh lord yeah! Read our Hidden Gems review of Sabbath’s Never Say
Happy Birthday Kathy Valentine (Go-Go’s)
Happy birthday Kathy Valentine (Go-Go’s). Hope you get all you ever wanted.
Elvis Presley Released “Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old)” 55 Years Ago Today
55 years ago today, Elvis Presley released Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old). But it seems now that it was
Happy Birthday Clint Mansell (Pop Will Eat Itself, “Requiem For A Dream,” “Black Swan,” “The Fountain”)
Happy birthday Clint Mansell (Pop Will Eat Itself, Requiem For A Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain). This is the day
Happy 80th Birthday Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd), R.I.P.
Happy 80th birthday Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd). R.I.P. Chance the gardener. Read our review of the essential early-years Floyd anthology:
Happy 40th Birthday Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys, Last Shadow Puppets)
Happy 40th birthday Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys, Last Shadow Puppets). Hiding tonight? Get the facts from MAGNET about the Puppets:
Happy Birthday Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
Happy birthday Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention). Like a candle in the wind. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of
Happy Birthday Josh “Deakin” Dibb (Animal Collective)
Happy birthday Josh “Deakin” Dibb (Animal Collective). You build what you know. Read our classic Animal Collective feature: Animal Collective:
Peter Frampton Released “Frampton Comes Alive!” 50 Years Ago Today
50 years ago today, Peter Frampton released Frampton Comes Alive!. If you haven’t cleaned your weed in this double LP’s
Happy Birthday Chris Stein (Blondie)
Happy birthday Chris Stein (Blondie). Don’t run and hide. Read our review of the essential latest Blondie album: Essential New
Bob Dylan Released “Desire” 50 Years Ago Today
50 years ago today, Bob Dylan released Desire. Jacques rock. Watch our MAGNET television episode with Robyn Hitchcock, Steve Earle,
Tanya Tucker Released Lovin’ And Learnin'” 50 Years Ago Today
50 years ago today, Tanya Tucker released Lovin’ And Learnin’. Don’t it make everythin’ a little bit easier? Read our
Happy Birthday Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
Happy birthday Michael Stipe (R.E.M.). Have fun tonight, sir. Read our live review from the EarthFest show that Stipe did with
Happy Birthday David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains)
Happy birthday David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains). Starlite walker. Photo for MAGNET by Dennis Kleiman. Read our Silver Jews
Happy 70th Birthday Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division)
Happy 70th birthday Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division). Bad lieutenant. Read our New Order feature: New Order: The Mancunian
Happy Birthday Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee, Plains)
Happy birthday Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee, Plains). Weigh what's good and get real old. Cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov.
Happy 70th Birthday Nels Cline (Wilco)
Happy 70th birthday Nels Cline (Wilco). We noticed. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Nels interviewed Les Claypool (Primus) and Sean Lennon

















