“I may have girly parts/But I got a boy’s heart.” This line, so honest it’s unexpected, seems to encapsulate Those Darlins‘ aesthetic pretty well. And as far as we’re concerned, it’s refreshing, though, not because it’s slightly shocking. No, it’s refreshing because there’s truth in the line, in the same way there is when the [...]
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 Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats are plugging forthcoming album All Eternals Deck. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Travie McCoy Gym Class Heroes’ Travie McCoy is [...]
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 [...]
It’s hard to believe it’s been 35 since garage rockers the Fleshtones formed in Queens, N.Y. Peter Zaremba and Co. return March 15 with Brooklyn Sound Solution (Yep Roc), which boasts a guest appearance by Patti Smith guitarist Lenny Kaye. The Fleshtones kick off a month-long North American tour March 11 in Lexington, Ky. Download an [...]
When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week the Morning Benders take on the Cardigans’ “Lovefool.” MAGNET’s Ryan Burleson pulls the pin. Take cover! Re-visiting “Lovefool” makes me very nostalgic. Arriving in 1996 with an irresistibly saccharine gusto, the song dominated pop-culture conversations for months. We heard it [...]
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 [...]
In six short years, Long Beach, Calif.’s Cold War Kids have churned out an obscene amount of records and toured aggressively. Their latest venture, Mine Is Yours (Downtown/Mercury/V2), features jangling guitar, rumbling bass and toe-tapping drums in the same vein as the Black Keys and the now-defunct White Stripes. The video for single “Louder Than [...]
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): Deerhunter Atlanta’s Deerhunter is plugging fourth studio album Halcyon Digest. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): Cake The former MAGNET guest editors in Cake are promoting new LP Showroom Of Compassion. Late [...]
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 [...]
The French popsters in Tahiti 80 recently issued the Darlin EP as an appetizer for full-length The Past, The Present & The Possible, which is out today. (Both releases are on Human Sounds, the band’s label, whose name is a nod to the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.) The Past, The Present & The Possible is the [...]
