Monthly Archives: January 2010

Sam Phillips’ Fan Dance: 17-Mile Drive

It’s not as much of a journey from religious music to Jerry Lee Lewis and the Die Hard movie franchise as you might think. For someone who began her recording career as a Christian artist, Sam Phillips has had a very secular professional life. Born Leslie Ann Phillips in 1962, she cut her last album [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: Seabear

If you like Fleet Foxes, Sufjan Stevens and pretty much anything that comes out of Iceland, then prepare to fall in love with this new single from seven-piece indie-folk outfit Seabear. “Lion Face Boy” is off the Icelandic band’s sophomore album, We Built A Fire (Morr Music), which will be released in March. Its U.S. [...]

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The Over/Under: Ryan Adams

It’s been 10 years since the release of Heartbreaker, Ryan Adams‘ first post-Whiskeytown effort, and these days he is sober, married and seemingly well-balanced. Unless you were paying attention, you might not know the whole story—with the endless string of movie-star girlfriends and the drug-fueled, spoiled-rock-star antics. There was a time when Adams physically threatened [...]

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Sam Phillips’ Fan Dance: Il Buco Restaurant

It’s not as much of a journey from religious music to Jerry Lee Lewis and the Die Hard movie franchise as you might think. For someone who began her recording career as a Christian artist, Sam Phillips has had a very secular professional life. Born Leslie Ann Phillips in 1962, she cut her last album [...]

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Film At 11: Slow Six

Eleven days ago, we gave you an mp3 for Slow Six‘s “The Night You Left New York,” from Tomorrow Becomes You. The album is out tomorrow on Western Vinyl. To celebrate, MAGNET is proud to premiere the NYC band’s video for “Because Together We Resonate,” also from Tomorrow Becomes You. Enjoy.

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TiVo Party Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minute of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): Franz Ferdinand Rerun from December 17. Franz Ferdinand played “What She Came For” from Tonight: Franz Ferdinand.

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Sam Phillips’ Fan Dance: Great Songs

It’s not as much of a journey from religious music to Jerry Lee Lewis and the Die Hard movie franchise as you might think. For someone who began her recording career as a Christian artist, Sam Phillips has had a very secular professional life. Born Leslie Ann Phillips in 1962, she cut her last album [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: Sara Lowes

Sara Lowes has spent a lot of time working with other artists such as the Earlies, King Creosote, Micah P. Hinson and Jim Noir, but this time around, she’s bringing us some original solo work. The release date for Back To Creation (Red Deer Club) is still a mystery, but if “soon” isn’t good enough [...]

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Q&A With Sam Phillips

It’s not as much of a journey from religious music to Jerry Lee Lewis and the Die Hard movie franchise as you might think. For someone who began her recording career as a Christian artist, Sam Phillips has had a very secular professional life. Born Leslie Ann Phillips in 1962, she cut her last album [...]

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Film At 11: Everclear

Thanks to Art Alexakis of Everclear for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out the band’s latest release, In A Different Light (429), a collection of (mostly) older Everclear songs reinterpreted in a stripped-down manner. Here’s a live video for album track “At The End Of The Day,” recorded in November [...]

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