Sir Mix-A-Lot may forever be linked to 1992 mega-hit “Baby Got Back,” but you’d be off-base in labeling him a one-hit wonder. One of hip hop’s ultimate DIY practitioners, he was a platinum-selling artist long before “Baby Got Back” introduced suburbanites everywhere to the glories of the big, bad booty. He founded his own record [...]
John Vanderslice recently performed “Too Much Time” with the Magik*Magik Orchestra on ABC’s Amplified, the network’s suddenly hip indie-rock video microsite. The video features a performance of the song, as well as some insight on the orchestral arrangement of “Too Much Time” with Vanderslice and Magik*Magik member Minna Choi. Vanderslice is currently on a month-long [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Dinosaur Jr Listen to the wailing of Jimmy and Jr tonight on Late Night. MAGNET faves J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph perform songs from Farm (whose album art [...]
Sir Mix-A-Lot may forever be linked to 1992 mega-hit “Baby Got Back,” but you’d be off-base in labeling him a one-hit wonder. One of hip hop’s ultimate DIY practitioners, he was a platinum-selling artist long before “Baby Got Back” introduced suburbanites everywhere to the glories of the big, bad booty. He founded his own record [...]
Bowerbirds take their folk sound to a new level with “Beneath Your Tree” from their upcoming album, Upper Air (Dead Oceans, due July 7). Phil Moore and Beth Tacular play a game of vocal catch infused with enough desire to make any heart yearn (“I could drag my legs across the desert, but my lips would [...]
Your music video may have only played once or twice on MTV, but it’s on permanent rotation on YouTube. We watch videos and TV performances—the good, the bad, the hilariously dated and the brand new—with musicians to find out what they were thinking. MAGNET’s Robert Ham gets the skinny on Matt And Kim‘s naked promotional stunt [...]
Sir Mix-A-Lot may forever be linked to 1992 mega-hit “Baby Got Back,” but you’d be off-base in labeling him a one-hit wonder. One of hip hop’s ultimate DIY practitioners, he was a platinum-selling artist long before “Baby Got Back” introduced suburbanites everywhere to the glories of the big, bad booty. He founded his own record [...]
If you’re a fan of possibly ironic indie/folk covers of hip-hop songs, then this Peggy Sue cover of ’90s Missy Elliot hit “All N My Grill” is for you. With just a guitar, some simple harmonies and a black-and-white camera, this video looks like it could have been made on a whim. The minimalistic tone [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC): Wilco Wilco (the band) is playing Conan in between sold-out shows in L.A., prepping for Wilco (the tour), bringing along Jonathan Wilson, Okkervil River and Conor Oberst for different [...]
Sir Mix-A-Lot may forever be linked to 1992 mega-hit “Baby Got Back,” but you’d be off-base in labeling him a one-hit wonder. One of hip hop’s ultimate DIY practitioners, he was a platinum-selling artist long before “Baby Got Back” introduced suburbanites everywhere to the glories of the big, bad booty. He founded his own record [...]
