Phosphene Dream, the third album from MAGNET faves the Black Angels, marks a big step forward for the Austin, Texas, psych quintet. The band signed to the Blue Horizon label (run by industry bigwigs Richard Gottehrer and Seymour Stein) and worked in L.A. with veteran producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, Rolling Stones), marking the first time [...]
Wye Oak‘s third album, the 10-song Civilian, is out March 8 via Merge. It’s the follow-up to 2009′s The Knot and the first LP the Baltimore duo didn’t self-record and mix. Instead, Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack brought in engineer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Shearwater), who Stack credits for pushing Wye Oak “into some exciting and [...]
Phosphene Dream, the third album from MAGNET faves the Black Angels, marks a big step forward for the Austin, Texas, psych quintet. The band signed to the Blue Horizon label (run by industry bigwigs Richard Gottehrer and Seymour Stein) and worked in L.A. with veteran producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, Rolling Stones), marking the first time [...]
Like most Philadelphians, just about every member of the MAGNET staff over the last 18 years has spent time studying and/or partying at Temple University in North Philly. And no one has been the face of Temple more than Bill Cosby. (Some of us even high-fived the Cos at our graduation.) So it’s no surprise [...]
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): Wanda Jackson With Jack White The queen of rockabilly is supporting 33rd studio album The Party Ain’t Over. The 73-year-old is backed on guitar by the album’s producer, Jack [...]
Phosphene Dream, the third album from MAGNET faves the Black Angels, marks a big step forward for the Austin, Texas, psych quintet. The band signed to the Blue Horizon label (run by industry bigwigs Richard Gottehrer and Seymour Stein) and worked in L.A. with veteran producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, Rolling Stones), marking the first time [...]
If you are not yet under the spell of British Sea Power, it’s time to fix that. But you don’t have to take our word for it. No less than Wedding Present frontman David Gedge professed his love for the band last year during his guest editing stint at magnetmagazine.com. BSP just released its fourth [...]
Liam Andrews, Benjamin Andrews and Roberto Luongo may call themselves My Disco, but don’t go breaking out your bellbottoms and cocaine just yet. Instead of making you want to do the hustle in a sweaty nightclub, this Australian trio will hypnotize you into an unconscious sway with its dark, pulsing rhythms—sometimes using just one note—and [...]
Phosphene Dream, the third album from MAGNET faves the Black Angels, marks a big step forward for the Austin, Texas, psych quintet. The band signed to the Blue Horizon label (run by industry bigwigs Richard Gottehrer and Seymour Stein) and worked in L.A. with veteran producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, Rolling Stones), marking the first time [...]
