Monthly Archives: February 2011

MP3 At 3PM: Tim Hecker

“Hatred Of Music I,” our first taste of Tim Hecker‘s new album, Ravedeath 1972 (Kranky), is a pensive, shape-shifting composition recorded on pipe organ, then manipulated into a menacing experimental wonder. As the title suggests, it’s also a reflection on those rare moments in history when music has been seen as a vice more than [...]

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Best Of 2010: Movies

MAGNET editor Eric T. Miller and contributing editor Jud Cost—two veteran moviegoers who firmly believe that if you like eating noisy popcorn that much, please stay home and enjoy all you want—have returned with their pre-Oscar best-of lists for 2010. Miller has been lucky enough to live in Philadelphia for the past 20 years and take [...]

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What Record Are You Most Looking Forward To Next Week?

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From The Desk Of The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris: Reading

Gary Louris and Mark Olson left Jayhawks fans in a lurch when they parted ways rather abruptly in 1995. Turns out Olson had tired of all the obligations and trappings that came with the Minneapolis-spawned group’s hard-won success. So he escaped to the Mojave Desert to ply a rootsier, salt-of-the-earth trade with the help of [...]

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Film At 11: Phil Manley

Trans Am guitarist Phil Manley just issued the instrumental Life Coach (Thrill Jockey), his debut solo album. You might also know Manley from his work with the Fucking Champs, Jonas Reinhardt and Golden; he’s also engineered albums by the likes of Alps, Arp and Mi Ami. Check out the, uh, self-directed videos for Life Coach tracks “Make [...]

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TiVo Party Tonight: Bright Eyes, Hanson, Adele, Laurie Anderson, Broken Bells

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): Bright Eyes Conor Oberst and Co. are promoting brand new album The People’s Key. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Hanson Throwback! Those crazy bros are back [...]

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From The Desk Of The Jayhawks’ Mark Olson: Songwriting (The Violin)

Gary Louris and Mark Olson left Jayhawks fans in a lurch when they parted ways rather abruptly in 1995. Turns out Olson had tired of all the obligations and trappings that came with the Minneapolis-spawned group’s hard-won success. So he escaped to the Mojave Desert to ply a rootsier, salt-of-the-earth trade with the help of [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: Giant Sand

Fire Records is reissuing the entire back catalog of the legendary Giant Sand. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the band’s Valley Of Rain debut, and the Tucson, Ariz., quartet just issued the new Blurry Blue Mountain. Giant Sand has had countless lineups over the years (John Convertino and Joey Burns of Calexico were longtime [...]

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From The Desk Of The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris: Crosswords

Gary Louris and Mark Olson left Jayhawks fans in a lurch when they parted ways rather abruptly in 1995. Turns out Olson had tired of all the obligations and trappings that came with the Minneapolis-spawned group’s hard-won success. So he escaped to the Mojave Desert to ply a rootsier, salt-of-the-earth trade with the help of [...]

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From The Desk Of The Jayhawks’ Mark Olson: Animal Communication Skills

Gary Louris and Mark Olson left Jayhawks fans in a lurch when they parted ways rather abruptly in 1995. Turns out Olson had tired of all the obligations and trappings that came with the Minneapolis-spawned group’s hard-won success. So he escaped to the Mojave Desert to ply a rootsier, salt-of-the-earth trade with the help of [...]

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