Let’s start with the album title. It looks luxuriant enough to apply to a Jon Hassell LP with an accompanying, tastefully exotic video. However, since shochu is a Japanese liquor of relatively stingy booziness, this is basically the Tokyo way of confessing to grooming with Malört. Flip that sleeve around and look at the recording […] The post Essential New Music: 番長 Taste’s “I Dipped My Comb In Shochu And Ran It Through The Hair Of The Night” appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

10 years ago today, Pixies released Indie Cindy. Put this down for the record. Read our Pixies cover story from that year: The post Pixies Released “Indie Cindy” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

Happy 80th birthday Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads). R.I.P. You brought the funk of ages. Read our Hidden Gems review on Parliament’s Osmium: The post Happy 80th Birthday Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads), R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

35 years ago today, Screaming Trees released Buzz Factory. Revolution revelation. Read our classic Mark Lanegan feature: The post Screaming Trees Released “Buzz Factory” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

Happy birthday Andy “The Christopher Columbus Of Punk” Shernoff (Dictators). Still kickin’ it old school. Read our Q&A with him: The post Happy Birthday Andy Shernoff (Dictators) appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

50 years ago today, Miles Davis released Big Fun. Great expectations. Read how MAGNET’s Jud Cost could see for Miles: The post Miles Davis Released “Big Fun” 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

Happy birthday Mark Volman (Turtles, Mothers Of Invention, Flo & Eddie). This could be the day. Read our Hidden Gems review on the Mothers Of Invention’s Chunga’s Revenge: The post Happy Birthday Mark Volman (Turtles, Mothers Of Invention, Flo & Eddie) appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

30 years ago, Gastr del Sol released Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly. The right soundings. The post Gastr del Sol Released “Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

Ready to feel old? Buffalo Tom is just two years shy of 40. Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn and Tom Maginnis were barely out the door at the University of Massachusetts when they recorded their murky, half-formed 1989 debut with Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, but things would get much better from there. The one-two punch of […] The post MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Buffalo Tom’s “Autumn Letter” appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

30 years ago today, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds released Let Love In. It will rekindle all those dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy. Read our classic Cave Q&A: The post Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Released “Let Love In” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more