Julian Plenti (a.k.a. Paul Banks of Interpol) has released his first solo album, Julian Plenti Is… Skyscraper (Matador). First single/video from the album is “Games For Days,” which follows a bizarro-pulp storyline, featuring a trashed hotel room and a handcuffed Emily Haines (Metric).
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Dirty Projectors Art-pop Brooklynites Dirty Projectors released Bitte Orca (Domino) on June 5 to big acclaim. After Letterman tonight, they’ll be heading on a three-month tour across Europe [...]
Because he’s written so many great tunes for other performers, some people might get the wrong idea about Marshall Crenshaw. He’s also a fine singer. No matter how many celebrity vocalists have tackled his stuff, nobody puts more into a Marshall Crenshaw song than the man himself. If you somehow have overlooked the music of [...]
What would you expect hear when you listen to a song titled “My Body’s A Zombie For You”? The grunt of a heavy-metal band or the whine of an emo cry baby? Luckily, you get neither. Instead you get the ’50s sound of Dead Man’s Bones: Zach Shields and Ryan Gosling (yeah, the Oscar-nominated actor). [...]
Because he’s written so many great tunes for other performers, some people might get the wrong idea about Marshall Crenshaw. He’s also a fine singer. No matter how many celebrity vocalists have tackled his stuff, nobody puts more into a Marshall Crenshaw song than the man himself. If you somehow have overlooked the music of [...]
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 is kind of [...]
Thanks to Mark Mallman for guest editing the MAGNET website this week. We are proud to have debuted his excellent graphic novel, The Incredible Urban Myth Of The Invincible Criminal, with artwork by Stephen Somers. Here’s the title track from Mallman’s new album, Invincible Criminal (Badman).
Let’s take it back to the ’60s with all-girl quartet the Splinters. Since 2008, these girls have been rocking the East Bay area with their catchy, upbeat songs and are now ready to share with the rest of the country. Though they primarily are known for their live shows, the Splinters are issuing their first [...]
In what sounds like some sort of Onion-style hoax, noted Jew Bob Dylan (pictured) is releasing Christmas In The Heart (Columbia) on October 13. Bobby D’s 47th LP, Christmas includes such rockers as “Here Comes Santa Claus” and “Winter Wonderland.” Bad idea? We’ll see, but he’s donating all of the record’s U.S. royalties to Feeding America [...]
Thanks to Rock Plaza Central bassist Scott Maynard for writing a tour diary about his band’s recent tour of the U.S. and Canada for MAGNET. If you missed Rock Plaza Central this summer, catch the group on its U.S. tour with the Weakerthans in September. In the meantime, check out the video for ”I Am An Excellent Steel [...]
