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 [...]
We assume most MAGNET readers are already under the magical, musical spell of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives, but if not, 2011 is the perfect time to change that. The Gothenburg, Sweden, band just released Golden Greats, No. 1 (Little W/The Orchard), a 19-track compilation of songs from throughout the group’s career. TSOOL formed in [...]
On June 21, Paleo is following up 2010′s A View Of The Sky with Fruit Of The Spirit (Partisan). The 11-track album marks the first time that Davenport, Iowa’s David Strackany collaborated with other musicians for a Paleo record. And collaborate he did. More than a dozen friends from Illinois, Minnesota and Kansas showed up [...]
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): Lupe Fiasco The rapper/producer/CEO is supporting new album Lasers. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas Alison Krauss & Union Station and Jerry [...]
We assume most MAGNET readers are already under the magical, musical spell of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives, but if not, 2011 is the perfect time to change that. The Gothenburg, Sweden, band just released Golden Greats, No. 1 (Little W/The Orchard), a 19-track compilation of songs from throughout the group’s career. TSOOL formed in [...]
With the lush and affecting “First They Fire,” Chicago’s pulseprogramming has reemerged with its first material since 2005. The song appears on Charade Is Gold, due for release via Portland’s Audraglint on May 3. pulseprogramming is a decade-strong multimedia collective centered around Marc Hellner, who is joined on the new collection by the delicate croon [...]
We assume most MAGNET readers are already under the magical, musical spell of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives, but if not, 2011 is the perfect time to change that. The Gothenburg, Sweden, band just released Golden Greats, No. 1 (Little W/The Orchard), a 19-track compilation of songs from throughout the group’s career. TSOOL formed in [...]
We assume most MAGNET readers are already under the magical, musical spell of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives, but if not, 2011 is the perfect time to change that. The Gothenburg, Sweden, band just released Golden Greats, No. 1 (Little W/The Orchard), a 19-track compilation of songs from throughout the group’s career. TSOOL formed in [...]
Thanks to Kristian Hoffman for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out his new album, Fop. Here’s the video for the LP’s “I Can’t Go There With You.”
Kristian Hoffman and Lance Loud met in high school back in the early ’70s in Santa Barbara, Calif. After starring in PBS cinéma-vérité documentary An American Family, they formed the Mumps, moved to New York and shared Max’s and CBGB stages with all the legends of the punk/new-wave explosion of 1976: Television, the Ramones, Talking [...]
