After the dissolution of beloved sci-fi pop outfit Grandaddy in 2006, frontman Jason Lytle left behind California’s blue suburban skies for the peace, quiet and sobriety of Montana. This week, Lytle re-emerges with news of a solo debut and a part-time seasonal job as guest editor for magnetmagazine.com. Read our new Q&A with Lytle about [...]
San Francisco’s Port O’Brien is working on the follow-up to 2008′s MAGNET-acclaimed All We Could Do Was Sing, due out this summer. But for those who just can’t bear the thought of a few more months without some new material, the band has announced that it will begin releasing a four-part single series created to [...]
From his undisclosed location amid the pine-scented backdrop of Oregon’s Mt. Hood National Forest, former Cardinal brainiac Eric Matthews has been kickin’ it freestyle for the last 15 years, with nary a gig and rarely a visit beyond the bubble to show for it, but with five solo albums to his credit since then and [...]
After the dissolution of beloved sci-fi pop outfit Grandaddy in 2006, frontman Jason Lytle left behind California’s blue suburban skies for the peace, quiet and sobriety of Montana. This week, Lytle re-emerges with news of a solo debut and a part-time seasonal job as guest editor for magnetmagazine.com. Read our new Q&A with Lytle about [...]
We’ve spent the past few weeks posting items from issue #80′s 15 In Philly feature, our 15th-anniversary spotlight of favorite music from MAGNET’s hometown. Guess what? It’s year 16. This week, we pay attention to the newcomers, make amends for the omissions and basically try to cover our asses. Because all beatdowns are local. On [...]
After the dissolution of beloved sci-fi pop outfit Grandaddy in 2006, frontman Jason Lytle left behind California’s blue suburban skies for the peace, quiet and sobriety of Montana. This week, Lytle re-emerges with news of a solo debut and a part-time seasonal job as guest editor for magnetmagazine.com. Read our new Q&A with Lytle about [...]
So if you weren’t excited enough about the new Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 album (out February 17)—and you should be, trust us—Yep Roc Records has made it all a little sweeter by offering a three-song bonus CD to “first fans” who pre-order Goodnight Oslo. The bonus disc includes “Up To Our Nex” (from the amazing [...]
For no reasons other than tardiness and disorganization, I continue to amass problematic entertainment entities from 2008. So, even as we near the beginning of February 2009, my retroactive master list of nuisances continues to grow. This is the first official installment of “Where’s The Street Team?: The Online Version,” my own little inauguration into [...]
After the dissolution of beloved sci-fi pop outfit Grandaddy in 2006, frontman Jason Lytle left behind California’s blue suburban skies for the peace, quiet and sobriety of Montana. This week, Lytle re-emerges with news of a solo debut and a part-time seasonal job as guest editor for magnetmagazine.com. Read our new Q&A with Lytle about [...]
From the outside, Pi Lambda Phi looks just like every other University of Pennsylvania frat house on the 3900 block of Spruce Street. The large, three-story stone building is decorated with intricate carvings of leaves and vines and preceded by a tiered porch with iron and brick fencing. A giant gold column of a banner hangs [...]
