Nothing did more to further the cause of Alternative Nation-building than 120 Minutes, MTV’s Sunday-night video showcase of non-mainstream acts. For nearly two decades, the program spanned musical eras from ’80s college rock to ’00s indie, with grunge, Britpop, punk, industrial, electronica and more in between. MAGNET raids the vaults to resurrect our 120 favorite [...]
The members of Bettie Serveert are alt-rock survivors. They have been performing in various incarnations since 1986, and they released critically acclaimed debut album Palomine in 1992. Joining the core lineup of vocalist/guitarist Carol van Dyk, guitarist Peter Visser and bassist Herman Bunskoeke on new album Pharmacy Of Love (Second Motion) is drummer Joppe Molenaar (of [...]
Watch Becky Black and Maya Miller of the Pack A.D. go all Office Space on a computer in this video for “Deer,” which chronicles the adventures of the duo (and a couch). It’s quite fitting given the name of the Vancouver twosome’s third album, We Kill Computers, which was released last month on Mint Records. [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): Sia, Holly Golightly Rerun from April 29. Sia played in support of forthcoming album We Are Born, and Holly Golightly performed “When He Comes” from new album Medicine County.
The members of Bettie Serveert are alt-rock survivors. They have been performing in various incarnations since 1986, and they released critically acclaimed debut album Palomine in 1992. Joining the core lineup of vocalist/guitarist Carol van Dyk, guitarist Peter Visser and bassist Herman Bunskoeke on new album Pharmacy Of Love (Second Motion) is drummer Joppe Molenaar (of [...]
The creative pet project of Stuart McLamb, the Love Language is a happy go-lucky five-piece fond of jangly riffs and shimmering anthems steeped in Southern charm. With the release of its catchy self-titled debut in ’09, along with relentless touring, the Love Language has earned a faithful fanbase from coast to coast. McLamb and his [...]
The members of Bettie Serveert are alt-rock survivors. They have been performing in various incarnations since 1986, and they released critically acclaimed debut album Palomine in 1992. Joining the core lineup of vocalist/guitarist Carol van Dyk, guitarist Peter Visser and bassist Herman Bunskoeke on new album Pharmacy Of Love (Second Motion) is drummer Joppe Molenaar (of [...]
The members of Bettie Serveert are alt-rock survivors. They have been performing in various incarnations since 1986, and they released critically acclaimed debut album Palomine in 1992. Joining the core lineup of vocalist/guitarist Carol van Dyk, guitarist Peter Visser and bassist Herman Bunskoeke on new album Pharmacy Of Love (Second Motion) is drummer Joppe Molenaar (of [...]
Thanks to longtime MAGNET fave Jon Spencer for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out the reissues of the Blues Explosion’s Now I Got Worry and Controversial Negro, as well as Amsterdam Throwdown King Street Showdown, the new album by Spencer, wife Cristina Martinez and Solex’s Elisabeth Esselink. We’re going somewhat old [...]
There comes a time when nothing else but a brain-hammering session with Pussy Galore‘s 1989 album Dial M For Motherfucker will do. And not just to clear the house of your so-called friends who’ve been sloshing cheap wine on your expensive new carpet all night. (Although it might work for that, too.) Jon Spencer, the [...]
