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 [...]
As 2010 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. 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 [...]
The Dears‘ fifth album, Degeneration Street (Dangerbird), is out February 15, and it was produced by Tony Hoffer (Phoenix, Belle And Sebastian). In May, the Montreal band did a three-day residency in Mexico City to debut new material, and now the Dears will be previewing tracks from Degeneration Street along with unreleased material and other goodies [...]
We are sad to report that Don Van Vliet (a.k.a. Captain Beefheart) died Friday of complications from multiple sclerosis. If you know anyone who has MS, you know that it is a terrible, unpredictable and incurable disease, especially for those who were diagnosed with it prior to the ’90s, when new advancements in medications were [...]
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): Pink Martini The 12-member Portland, Ore., orchestra is promoting new holiday album Joy To the World. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): The Temper Trap Rerun from December 15. Aussie rockers [...]
As 2010 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. 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 [...]
Deer Tick has just released Holy S**t It’s Christmas, a two-song holiday single, via the Partisan label. It’s available through iTunes and most other digital outlets, but you can also nab it for free from the label’s site if you buy any other Deer Tick swag. In other band news, frontman John McCauley and guitarist Ian O’Neil will [...]
As 2010 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Crash Test Dummies are best known for their 1993 worldwide hit “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” yet the Canadian band put out six more albums after that before going on hiatus [...]
As 2010 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Crash Test Dummies are best known for their 1993 worldwide hit “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” yet the Canadian band put out six more albums after that before going on hiatus [...]
