The first rule of They Might Be Giants? Don’t talk about the kids’ albums. The second rule? Any video including Rip Torn will be exponentially better than most, even those produced by a band with a history of quality visuals. Not only does the clip for “Can’t Keep Johnny Down,” off new album Join Us [...]
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): Puscifer Tool and A Perfect Circle’s Maynard James Keenan is supporting side project Puscifer’s new album V Is For Vagina. The Jay Leno Show (NBC): Lloyd R&B singer [...]
Exactly 11 years ago, Miles Zuniga was jetting off to Amsterdam with his Austin-based alt-rock outfit Fastball to try to put some touring muscle behind its latest release, The Harsh Light Of Day. Expectations were high, given the surprising mainstream success of 1998′s All The Pain Money Can Buy, which the band milked for almost [...]
Take Band Of Horses, throw in some Rogue Wave, a dash of Fleet Foxes and some unique California charm and you’ll get Brown Shoe, a band of brothers and friends that has been making music since 2005. Expressing heartache and loss through grand, daring musical compositions, “Diving Bell” is a song that’s easy to play [...]
Caithlin de Marrais, former frontwoman of MAGNET favorite Rainer Maria, returns November 8 with her sophomore solo album. Red Coats (End Up) was recorded in Brooklyn with Steve Salett and Josh Kaufman and is the follow-up to 2009′s My Magic City. We are proud to have an exclusive stream of Red Coats on magnetmagazine.com. Check it out [...]
Exactly 11 years ago, Miles Zuniga was jetting off to Amsterdam with his Austin-based alt-rock outfit Fastball to try to put some touring muscle behind its latest release, The Harsh Light Of Day. Expectations were high, given the surprising mainstream success of 1998′s All The Pain Money Can Buy, which the band milked for almost [...]
Exactly 11 years ago, Miles Zuniga was jetting off to Amsterdam with his Austin-based alt-rock outfit Fastball to try to put some touring muscle behind its latest release, The Harsh Light Of Day. Expectations were high, given the surprising mainstream success of 1998′s All The Pain Money Can Buy, which the band milked for almost [...]
Thanks to Rachael Yamagata for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out her new album, Chesapeake. Here’s the video for LP track “Even If I Don’t.”
When singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata was growing up, she went to all-girls school that she says warped her into the relationship-obsessed woman she’s become, at least in the lyrics of her songs. She began singing with a funk-crazed dance band called Bumpus while she was in college studying theater. While touring and recording with Bumpus, she [...]
Moby, who’s been in and out of music for 20 years, gained popularity in the ’90s as a DJ remixing popular songs until he made his own EP. Many years and albums later, his 10th studio album, Destroyed (Mute), is now getting the deluxe treatment. Out November 1, Destroyed Deluxe is a three-CD compilation including unreleased [...]
