Happy birthday Ben Bridwell (Band Of Horses). Hope things are great. Photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read the cover interview Ben did for MAGNET with Jason Lytle (Grandaddy): The post Happy Birthday Ben Bridwell (Band Of Horses) appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

45 years ago today, Donna Summer released Bad Girls. Have some love tonight. Read Dean Wareham (Luna) in MAGNET on influential Bad Girls track “Our Love” and our Q&A with album co-producer Giorgio Moroder: The post Donna Summer Released “Bad Girls” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

Happy 60th birthday Andy Bell (Erasure). Sending you a little respect. Read our Q&A with him: The post Happy 60th Birthday Andy Bell (Erasure) appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

30 years ago today, Blur released Parklife. Love in the ‘90s was paranoid. Read our review of Blur’s essential 2015 album: The post Blur Released “Parklife” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

45 years ago today, Ramones released It’s Alive. The kids are losing their minds. Read our Ramones Over/Under: The post Ramones Released “It’s Alive” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

Happy birthday Ella Fitzgerald. First Lady Of Song, rhythm is your business. The post Happy Birthday Ella Fitzgerald appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

“It’s a snowbird’s escapist vacation song,” says Pokey LaFarge of “So Long Chicago,” the final teaser for his upcoming LP, Rhumba Country. “Whether it’s spring break or winter break, it’s about getting out of the city or suburbs and heading to the beach for a week or so.” Set for a May 10 release on […] The post MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Pokey LaFarge’s “So Long Chicago” appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

For Paddan’s Sigtryggur Baldursson, “Splash” is one of those tracks that had a “clear line” from start to finish. “It’s built on a groove that reflects our influences from the electric funk jazz of the early ’70s, which we both spent hours listening to in our early teens in Kópavogur,” says Baldursson, referencing longtime friend […] The post MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Paddan’s “Splash” appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

What does an arty, hooky young punk outfit from San Diego know about how politics and greed upended the evangelical movement? Apparently, plenty. Just listen to “The Thief.” “The song scrapes together stories from the early wave of televangelist charlatans living in complete contradiction to the virtues they preached, ignorant to their own absurdism,” says […] The post MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Blair Gun’s “The Thief” appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more

Happy birthday Patty Schemel (Hole, Upset). Living through this. Read our feature on her and her great memoir Hit So Hard: The post Happy Birthday Patty Schemel (Hole, Upset) appeared first on Magnet Magazine ..read more