Monthly Archives: September 2010

Film At 11: Dr. Dog

West Philly now has another legacy besides the Fresh Prince. Dr. Dog, the five-man indie group hailing from the City Of Brotherly Love, has emerged as something of a psych-rock phenomenon, touring cross-country with the likes of My Morning Jacket and appearing on the late-night talk-show circuit. The video for new single “Shadow People,” off [...]

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TiVo Party Tonight: Tired Pony, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The Avett Brothers, The Vaselines, Japandroids

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): Tired Pony Tired Pony—Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), Richard Colburn (Belle And Sebastian), Iain Archer (Snow Patrol), Jacknife Lee, Peter Buck (R.E.M), Scott McCaughey (R.E.M) and Troy Stewart—are supporting [...]

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Pete Yorn Is Thinking Of: “1000 Cats” Performed By Brett Gelman

Pete Yorn has been surprisingly prolific of late. Consider that it was three years between his sophomore outing, 2003′s Day I Forgot, and 2006′s bracingly eclectic Nightcrawler, the latter largely restoring the potential of his brazenly accomplished out-of-nowhere debut, 2001’s Musicforthemorningafter. Another three years between releases, and Montville, N.J.’s favorite boho chick magnet suddenly had [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: One Hundred Flowers

Harrison Speck’s bedroom recordings of catchy yet lyrically and compositionally complex melodies formed his seven-song Some Summer Falls EP in 2007. The positive reception he received from the Austin music community led him to enlist talented local musicians to adapt the songs into performance pieces for a band, creating One Hundred Flowers in spring 2008. OHF [...]

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Pete Yorn Is Thinking Of: Lawrence, Kansas

Pete Yorn has been surprisingly prolific of late. Consider that it was three years between his sophomore outing, 2003′s Day I Forgot, and 2006′s bracingly eclectic Nightcrawler, the latter largely restoring the potential of his brazenly accomplished out-of-nowhere debut, 2001’s Musicforthemorningafter. Another three years between releases, and Montville, N.J.’s favorite boho chick magnet suddenly had [...]

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Deluka Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape

If you’ve been yearning for stylish, danceable glam pop without the annoying gimmicks, look no further than Brooklyn-by-way-of-Birmingham quartet Deluka. Ellie Innocenti is by far the coolest frontwoman since Joan Jett, and her commanding vocals are perfectly matched with polished power chords and shimmery electronics. In celebration of the digital release of debut full-length You Are [...]

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Pete Yorn Is Thinking Of: “The Human Centipede”

Pete Yorn has been surprisingly prolific of late. Consider that it was three years between his sophomore outing, 2003′s Day I Forgot, and 2006′s bracingly eclectic Nightcrawler, the latter largely restoring the potential of his brazenly accomplished out-of-nowhere debut, 2001’s Musicforthemorningafter. Another three years between releases, and Montville, N.J.’s favorite boho chick magnet suddenly had [...]

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Film At 11: OK Go

If there’s one thing we love more than music, it’s animals, dogs especially. So we were thrilled to come across the new video from the former MAGNET guest editors in OK Go. “White Knuckles” is from Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky (Paracadute), and its video was directed by Trish Sie, sister of frontman [...]

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TiVo Party Tonight: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Belle And Sebastian, The Morning Benders

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): 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): Belle And Sebastian Belle And Sebastian are [...]

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Pete Yorn Is Thinking Of: Bruce Springsteen’s “Darkness On The Edge Of Town”

Pete Yorn has been surprisingly prolific of late. Consider that it was three years between his sophomore outing, 2003′s Day I Forgot, and 2006′s bracingly eclectic Nightcrawler, the latter largely restoring the potential of his brazenly accomplished out-of-nowhere debut, 2001’s Musicforthemorningafter. Another three years between releases, and Montville, N.J.’s favorite boho chick magnet suddenly had [...]

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