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 his forthcoming [...]
Things have been pretty quiet from everyone’s favorite Jersey boy (Bruce who?) since 2006’s Nightcrawler, but there’s been a trickle of activity around the internets in the past few weeks that suggests a new Pete Yorn record is not far off. Yorn is reportedly working on songs in Omaha, Nebraska, and a few have popped [...]
Let’s catch up with the Salford lads: Morrissey (vocals): The ex-Smiths frontman is currently “blitzing” his fanbase with “Everyday Is Like Sunday,” which appears in NFL Network commercials. New album Years Of Refusal (Attack/Lost Highway) is due February 17. U.S. tour dates here. Andy Rourke (bass): Earlier this month, Rourke accepted a job as head [...]
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. As [...]
Mott The Hoople, in answer to the prayers of anyone who ever loved the band, will reform in 2009 for live shows to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The Hereford, England-bred combo was fronted by gravel-voiced, perpetually sunglassed lead singer Ian Hunter, whose runaway curly mop rivaled that of King Charles II and whose platform shoes [...]
Alas, America’s greatest garage-rock band is no longer vomiting, pissing and setting its instruments on fire (we can confirm this, having seen a kinder, gentler Black Lips on 2007’s Good Bad Not Evil tour), but that’s no reason to miss the Hotlantans on their upcoming jaunt. Check out a preview of their sloptastic February 24 [...]
Even when he was in his late 20s, Jason Lytle—about to turn 40 in March—seemed old for his time. The burden of being the only songwriter/main creative force for indie-rock cult faves Grandaddy seemed to weigh heavily on him. Since dissolving the band and moving to Bozeman, Mont., a few years ago, Lytle seems much happier, [...]
We’ve been fans of New Jersey’s finest since even before their first album came out back in 1994, so let’s just say we’re used to sitting around waiting for them to take their sweet-ass time putting out new music. (Three albums in more than 14 years makes the Wrens about as prolific as Boston, which [...]
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. A [...]
