Say It’s Your Birthday

Happy 75th birthday Tom Verlaine (Television). R.I.P. Sleep light on these shores tonight. Read East River Pipe in MAGNET on

20 years ago today, KT Tunstall released debut album Eye To The Telescope. Feels like home. Watch our MAGNET television

Happy 35th birthday Taylor Swift. If this is the long haul, how’d we get here so soon? Read our Swift

Happy 80th birthday Rob Tyner (MC5). R.I.P. The real McCoy. Read Marshall Crenshaw in MAGNET on Tyner: Marshall Crenshaw’s Usual

35 years ago today, Grant Hart released debut album Intolerance. We saw the angels coming. Read our comprehensive oral history

Happy birthday Frank Sinatra. We'll be seeing you.

Happy birthday Jon Brion. Don’t ruin your day. Read Elizabeth And The Catapult in MAGNET on Brion’s score to Eternal

Happy birthday McCoy Tyner. On the piano, from Philadelphia … Read John Davis (Superdrag, Lees Of Memory) in MAGNET on

Happy birthday Alun Woodward (Delgados, Chemikal Underground Records). Hate is all you need. Read our Delgados tour diary from 2003:

Happy birthday Darryl Jones (Rolling Stones). “And don't forget Darryl Jones.” —Titus Andronicus. Read our Stones live review from 2019:

Happy 60th birthday Justin Currie (Del Amitri). Don’t be a man with nothing to do. Read our Q&A with him:

Happy 50th birthday Meg White (White Stripes). Have a party of special things to do. White Stripes photo for MAGNET

Happy birthday J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr, Sweet Apple). Free so free. Cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read our

Happy birthday Joey Burns (Calexico). Here’s a little gift from us to you. Watch our MAGNET television episode with him:

Happy birthday Brian Bell (Weezer). Watch some TV, listen to some music and eat some candy. Cover photo for MAGNET

50 years ago today, George Harrison released Dark Horse. This time it was personal. Read our review of his essential

Happy 55th birthday Jakob Dylan (Wallflowers). Here comes now. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our live review from

10 years ago today, the Smashing Pumpkins released Monuments To An Elegy. And then there were two … and Tommy

Happy birthday Tré Cool (Green Day). Don't spend it all by yourself. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our

Happy birthday Dan Hicks. Somewhere you're still alive and lickin'. Read about Dan's "hot licks": Dan Hicks Is Still Tangled

Happy birthday Sinéad O'Connor. Nothing compared to U. Read our classic Q&A with her and our review of live tribute

Happy 50th birthday Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs). We hope you are happy now. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski.

55 years ago today, Fairport Convention released Liege & Lief. Drink the light to be. Read our MAGNET Classics on

Happy birthday Steve West (Pavement). You cannot drum! Photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Read our Pavement live review from

Happy birthday DJ Bonebrake (X). And all that jazz. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our MAGNET Classics on