With a delicate band name befitting a group of 19th-century Romantic poets and a harmony-driven sound that channeled the British Invasion 25 years earlier, the Seattle-based Posies were a clear change of musical direction from the flannel-flying sturm und drang of the days when grunge ruled the roost. The final verdict on whether they should [...]
Kim Richey spent the initial portion of her 15-year career chafing at various stylistic restraints, some self-imposed, others foisted upon her by others. Through the second half of the ’90s, the itinerant daughter of a Dayton, Ohio, record-store owner sampled and discarded various guises: new-country misfit (1995′s Nashville-friendly self-titled debut), Lucinda Williams in waiting (1997’s [...]
Chris Lawhorn, the resident DJ at Marie Claire and Real Age, reviews 300-400 singles every month, trying to find the best new music for a workout. Every week, he’ll be posting an indie-centric playlist for MAGNET readers. To vote on upcoming tracks, hear this month’s contenders and find more resources for matching songs to the [...]
Kim Richey spent the initial portion of her 15-year career chafing at various stylistic restraints, some self-imposed, others foisted upon her by others. Through the second half of the ’90s, the itinerant daughter of a Dayton, Ohio, record-store owner sampled and discarded various guises: new-country misfit (1995′s Nashville-friendly self-titled debut), Lucinda Williams in waiting (1997’s [...]
Thanks to Gary Numan for guest editing our website all week. The British music legend just kicked off a three-week U.S. tour that features him playing his classic The Pleasure Principle in its entirety, along with songs from his entire career as well as tracks from forthcoming album Splinter. You should definitely check him out. [...]
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than three decades since the release of Gary Numan‘s The Pleasure Principle, the electronic-pop masterpiece that spawned massive hit single “Cars,” one of the defining tracks of the new-wave era. (The song has since been covered and sampled numerous times and been used in countless commercials, movies, TV [...]
Named for a dissident quartet of Chinese Communist Party leaders charged with treason during the Cultural Revolution of the late ’60s, the British musical foursome of the same name seemed every bit as dangerous during London’s punk revolution 10 years later. With a nervous, skittery sound that resembled ball bearings being dropped on a marble [...]
The Guided By Voices reunion tour (which is happening as we speak) is enough to get excited about, but once it’s over, you’ll have Robert Pollard’s new 18-song solo album, Space City Kicks, to look forward to. It’s out on January 15 … Pains Of Being Pure At Heart just kicked off a U.S. tour [...]
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than three decades since the release of Gary Numan‘s The Pleasure Principle, the electronic-pop masterpiece that spawned massive hit single “Cars,” one of the defining tracks of the new-wave era. (The song has since been covered and sampled numerous times and been used in countless commercials, movies, TV [...]
1920′s The Golem: How He Came Into The World, a silent, black-and-white movie directed by Paul Wegener, was the last in a series of three films by the German expressionist. In 2008, the San Francisco International Film Festival approached Pixies frontman Black Francis about scoring the film and performing it live for that year’s fest. [...]
