Earlier this year, the Forms released the six-track Derealization (Threespheres/Ernest Jenning). The EP features the NYC duo collaborating with Matt Berninger (National), Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think) and Andrew Thiboldeaux (Pattern Is Movement). Watch the video for Berninger-sung opener “Fire To The Ground” below. The clip was directed by Chunwoo Kae and Ryan Demle and [...]
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): Sleepy Man Banjo Boys Rerun from June 28. The N.J.-based bluegrass brothers, aged eight, 11 and 13, plugged debut album America’s Music with a performance of “Flint Hill Special.” The [...]
The Ladybug Transistor formed in Brooklyn in 1995, and frontman Gary Olson has been the band’s sole constant member. Clutching Stems (Merge) is the group’s seventh album and the first to be made following the 2007 asthma-related death of drummer San Fadyl. Since, the band’s lineup has solidified behind Olson, featuring Kyle Forester, Julia Rydholm, [...]
Meredith Bragg just released Nest, his third album for the Kora label. During the making of the 11-track LP, the Virginia singer/songwriter became a father for the first time, which he says had a definite influence on the material. See for yourself by downloading album tracks ”Second Golden Age” and ”Birds Of North America” below. “Second Golden [...]
MAGNET contributing editor Jud Cost is sharing some of the wealth of classic films he’s been lucky enough to see over the past 40 years. Trolling the backwaters of cinema, he has worked up a list of more than 100 titles—from the ’30s through the ’70s—that you may have missed. A new selection, all currently [...]
The Ladybug Transistor formed in Brooklyn in 1995, and frontman Gary Olson has been the band’s sole constant member. Clutching Stems (Merge) is the group’s seventh album and the first to be made following the 2007 asthma-related death of drummer San Fadyl. Since, the band’s lineup has solidified behind Olson, featuring Kyle Forester, Julia Rydholm, [...]
Vetiver’s fifth full-length, The Errant Charm, was just released by Sub Pop. The follow-up to 2009′s Tight Knit, the new 10-track collection was initially conceived in the L.A. studio of producer Thom Monahan, where he and Vetiver main man Andy Cabic worked on the song ideas Cabic brought with him. These tracks were then fleshed [...]
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): Fountains Of Wayne Fountains Of Wayne are supporting the forthcoming Sky Full of Holes, which drops August 5. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Stevie Nicks The [...]
The Ladybug Transistor formed in Brooklyn in 1995, and frontman Gary Olson has been the band’s sole constant member. Clutching Stems (Merge) is the group’s seventh album and the first to be made following the 2007 asthma-related death of drummer San Fadyl. Since, the band’s lineup has solidified behind Olson, featuring Kyle Forester, Julia Rydholm, [...]
