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): Wilco The future MAGNET cover stars in Wilco are supporting new album The Whole Love. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): The Kooks The Brits are performing [...]
The Living Kills look, on the surface, like any other New York indie band waiting for its big break into the mainstream, but after one listen to “Angels Without Faces,” it becomes evident that’s not the case. Organs, synthesizers, ticking clocks and smoky male-and-female vocals make the group stand out from its peers. Merrill Sherman [...]
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 ’20s through the ’80s—that you may have missed. A new selection, all currently [...]
British folkie Laura Marling sincerely does not want to freak you out. By Patrick Rapa Laura Marling doesn’t do loud. On a trip through India last year with her old backing band Mumford and Sons, the young British folk-popper found herself against some loud, rude crowds in small pubs. Her graceful voice and poised guitar were [...]
Pool-hopping in neighbors’ backyards, pillow fights and day-loading on wine, abandoned buildings and summer sunshine—it’s like Letting Up Despite Great Faults bottled up all of that teenage emotion and spontaneity, then contained it in its music video for “Teenage Tide,” off the recently released Paper Crush EP (Old Flame). Fall for the band’s dreamy electronica [...]
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): Coldplay We can expect Coldplay promote upcoming LP Mylo Xyloto, which drops next month. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson is likely to [...]
A side project of sorts from two members of Cloud Nothings, the Ohio-based Total Babes emit a catchy punk/pop vibe with their debut LP, Swimming Through Sunlight (Old Flame). Funny that such perky music comes out of Cleveland, home of rusty belts, unforgiving winters and the Browns. Single “Be So True” is loose and bouncy, like a [...]
To celebrate today’s crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Meg Baird, Boots Electric, Born Gold, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Dancing With Paris, the Go Round, Ivy, Kaura, Jens Lekman, Chris Letcher, Megafaun, Miguel Migs, Nurses, Southerly, Sun Wizard, Thrice and Waters. Also, vote for your favorite of today’s new releases.
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 [...]
Speculating what Odd Future will become is as difficult—and fun—as defining what they are. By Justin Hampton The fuse is lit. You don’t know when the next explosion is going off, but you know it’s coming. Besides, being taken by surprise is half the fun. Maybe they’ll start a fight with Chris Brown over Twitter. Or [...]
