To celebrate today’s crop of releases, here are new mp3s from ALSO, Arbouretum, Banjo Or Freakout, Julianna Barwick, Bass Drum Of Death, the Builders And The Butchers, the Caribbean, the Cave Singers, Count Fleet, Danielson, Darwin Deez, David Dondero, Rachel Goodrich, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Marcellus Hall, Loch Lomond, G. Love, the Low [...]
Sidewalks is the third and latest album from Matt And Kim, and it’s a good one. You can buy the 10-track LP from iTunes here, but we have copies of Sidewalks on vinyl and compact disc for one lucky MAGNET reader. All you have to do is be the first person to email us the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
MAGNET faves Echo & The Bunnymen are bringing their Crocodiles & Heaven Up Here Tour to North America. Ian McCulloch and Co. will be playing those two albums (the band’s 1980 debut and 1981 sophomore LP) in their entirety. The tour kicks off in Boston on May 9. Watch the video of the band playing Crocodiles [...]
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): Adele Adele is promoting sophomore album 21. She is also doing a Live On Letterman webcast, performing songs from both 21 and her 19 debut. The Tonight Show With [...]
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 [...]
Fleet Foxes is releasing its second album, Helplessness Blues, on May 3 via the Sub Pop and Bella Union labels. The dozen-song LP is the follow-up to 2008′s self-titled debut and was co-produced by the band and Phil Ek (Shins, Built To Spill, Modest Mouse). The Seattle-based six-piece kicks off a month-long tour on April [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
