The Low Anthem (which earned the top spot on MAGNET’s top 20 albums of 2009) is releasing Smart Flesh on February 22 via Nonesuch … The first leg of the Decemberists’ “Popes Of Pendarvia World Tour” will kick off January 25 in New York, with dates supported by Wye Oak and Mountain Man … On December [...]
One constant over the past 17 years of MAGNET has been the music of Jason Noble. First with the post-hardcore Rodan, then the classically inclined Rachel’s, the post-rock Shipping News and the theatrically concerned Young Scamels, Noble has always been involved with projects that interested and challenged us. Noble has two new releases: a live [...]
You probably have at least one record in your collection that features drummer Zach Hill. (Click here to check.) He recently released second solo album Face Tat (Sargent House), which boasts guest appearances by the likes of Devendra Banhart, No Age, Guillermo Scott Herren (Prefuse 73) and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof). Hill has a new video [...]
One constant over the past 17 years of MAGNET has been the music of Jason Noble. First with the post-hardcore Rodan, then the classically inclined Rachel’s, the post-rock Shipping News and the theatrically concerned Young Scamels, Noble has always been involved with projects that interested and challenged us. Noble has two new releases: a live [...]
As winter creeps in, Brooklyn-based Davey Jones, also known as Lost Boy ?, provides us with the sounds of summer: sugar-rush vocals and simple punk beats reminiscent of slacker icon Wavves without all of the fuzz. Working with an eight-track out of basements and bedrooms, Jones has recorded a prolific number of songs both for [...]
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 26-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. Lesley arrives at the gym after having returned home to get her proper work-out clothes. Pulling off her motorcycle boots, she tells [...]
One constant over the past 17 years of MAGNET has been the music of Jason Noble. First with the post-hardcore Rodan, then the classically inclined Rachel’s, the post-rock Shipping News and the theatrically concerned Young Scamels, Noble has always been involved with projects that interested and challenged us. Noble has two new releases: a live [...]
Wildly successful in the early ’90s, rap trio Naughty By Nature still asserts its relevance every time “OPP” finagles its way onto a club DJ’s play list or rides the sound waves from a top-40 radio station. Now, two decades later, the hip-hop group from Illtown (East Orange, N.J.) has released a new video, “Heavy [...]
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): The Secret Sisters The Secret Sisters are supporting their self-titled debut album and autumn tour with the Levon Helm Band, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs. Jimmy Kimmel Live! [...]
One constant over the past 17 years of MAGNET has been the music of Jason Noble. First with the post-hardcore Rodan, then the classically inclined Rachel’s, the post-rock Shipping News and the theatrically concerned Young Scamels, Noble has always been involved with projects that interested and challenged us. Noble has two new releases: a live [...]
