This past winter was an eventful time for OK Go, between the release of third album Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky, disputes with EMI over its YouTube videos and an eventual split with the label and the creation of Paradacute Records. But even after all the dust settled, the music is still stuck [...]
Canadian minimalist-rock quartet Hot Hot Heat unleashed its new album, Future Breeds (Dangerbird), earlier this month. “21@12” is a disjointedly bright song with some catchy off-beat rhythms. Its video makes you feel like you’re watching the love child of Gumo and Pink Flamingos, but fortunately, just as it begins to get unsettling, the music kicks [...]
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 Jay Leno (NBC): Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings are supporting latest LP I Learned The Hard Way. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): MGMT MGMT is promoting new [...]
This past winter was an eventful time for OK Go, between the release of third album Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky, disputes with EMI over its YouTube videos and an eventual split with the label and the creation of Paradacute Records. But even after all the dust settled, the music is still stuck [...]
There’s not a lot that separates the Bloodshot Gamblers from any other acts that are flooding rock radio. Inspired by the terrors of addiction and depression, new single “Before It Is Too Late,” off Pain & Other Simple Pleasures (Skope), features a pretty classic chorus not so reflective of the band’s bad-ass, whiskey-drinking cowboy image [...]
Balmorhea recently returned from a month-long trip through mainland Europe and the U.K., a tour that provided the group with some of its most memorable experiences to date. Fortunately for us, band member Michael Muller was kind enough to jot down his impressions and share a few photos of the journey with MAGNET. Read our [...]
This past winter was an eventful time for OK Go, between the release of third album Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky, disputes with EMI over its YouTube videos and an eventual split with the label and the creation of Paradacute Records. But even after all the dust settled, the music is still stuck [...]
The Duchess And The Duke, the Seattle duo of Kimberly Morrison and Jesse Lortz, had the task of rallying the crowd at The Trocadero on a sweltering summer night in Philly. They were promoting sophomore album Sunset/Sunrise (Hardly Art), which was recorded by fellow musician and producer, Greg Ashley. Sunset/Sunrise, though still reminiscent of classic ’60s [...]
In the event that endless hours of World Cup coverage haven’t quite satisfied your U2 craving (‘Get On Your Boots,” complete with a kumbaya-style facelift, is the soundtrack for the ESPN closing credits after every match), here’s a booster shot: a snippet of their October Rose Bowl performance. Shot with 27 cameras aboard the band’s [...]
