It’s been a while, for MAGNET anyway, since we’ve updated you on what Robert Pollard (pictured) is up to, so here we go. Deep breath. A solo record, Elephant Jokes, is out September 11. Download “Symbols And Heads” and “Jimmy” October sees another outstanding Boston Spaceships LP, Zero To 99, and December brings the third edition [...]
The duo of Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet may be the perfect assimilation of vocal chops and instrumental savvy, as shown on a pair of recent albums titled Under The Covers (Shout! Factory), with volume one re-examining big hits from the ’60s and volume two tackling the ’70s. The track record for Hoffs and Sweet [...]
When Jukebox The Ghost released its exuberant Live And Let Ghosts last April, you knew there was something wacky about the way their upbeat style encompassed both falling in love and impending doom … Something decidedly Tim Burton-esque? And then all was clear, that night at the Knitting Factory when the band covered “What’s This?” (from [...]
The duo of Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet may be the perfect assimilation of vocal chops and instrumental savvy, as shown on a pair of recent albums titled Under The Covers (Shout! Factory), with volume one re-examining big hits from the ’60s and volume two tackling the ’70s. The track record for Hoffs and Sweet [...]
Brooklyn’s Himalaya has released its self-titled debut album; from it comes “Melt Away.” And melt away you will when the transient, psychedelic rock hits your ears. Himalaya jams out to a rhythm of its own with haunting tracks influenced by a mix of trippy classic rock and moody post-punk. Prepare to take a trip into [...]
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 25-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. In the lecture Mecca Normal presents, How Art & Music Can Change The World, I sometimes tell the story of how quilts, [...]
The duo of Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet may be the perfect assimilation of vocal chops and instrumental savvy, as shown on a pair of recent albums titled Under The Covers (Shout! Factory), with volume one re-examining big hits from the ’60s and volume two tackling the ’70s. The track record for Hoffs and Sweet [...]
For anyone unfamiliar with LaBlogoteque, suffice it to say that Chryde and Vincent Moon are frenchmen willing to take music videos where no music video has gone before; they follow artists into unlikely and often surprising places for simple and impromptu renditions of their music. This one—an a capella version of Bon Iver‘s “For Emma,” [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC): Eels Eels are playing The Tonight Show to promote new album Hombre Lobo (E-Works/Vagrant) and upcoming MySpace giveaway EP Transmissions Sessions 2009, which includes Dylan cover “Girl From [...]
The duo of Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet may be the perfect assimilation of vocal chops and instrumental savvy, as shown on a pair of recent albums titled Under The Covers (Shout! Factory), with volume one re-examining big hits from the ’60s and volume two tackling the ’70s. The track record for Hoffs and Sweet [...]
