The 65′s are a new kind of rock supergroup. Formed by members of the Dark Brothers, Balloon Squad and Shirk Circus, the band is a delightful mix of styles. Loud and quiet, acoustic and electric, the 65′s are equally at home in coffee shops and rock clubs. Strike Hard!, their latest album, is out now [...]
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. 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 [...]
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 and unjustly forgotten [...]
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Kitty Wells Dresses: Songs Of The Queen Of Country Music is the fifth full-length from New York City singer/songwriter Laura Cantrell, and as you probably deduced from the album’s title, [...]
Serenades, the Swedish duo of Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) and Markus Krunegar, are making waves with the video for their latest song “Oceans.” The track’s slinky and sweet melody is punctuated by video of ice-blue oceans and schools of fish swimming to and fro. Serenades just recently released their Coming Home EP (Cherrytree), and [...]
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Kitty Wells Dresses: Songs Of The Queen Of Country Music is the fifth full-length from New York City singer/songwriter Laura Cantrell, and as you probably deduced from the album’s title, [...]
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Kitty Wells Dresses: Songs Of The Queen Of Country Music is the fifth full-length from New York City singer/songwriter Laura Cantrell, and as you probably deduced from the album’s title, [...]
It’s no secret that MAGNET is a big fan of Guided By Voices (they were just on the cover of issue #82)—from their early beginnings to their recent classic-lineup reunion. Their self-released Let’s Go Eat The Factory (out January 17) is a homemade, homegrown record that every GBV nerd will love. Created across the country in various [...]
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. In 2008, Oneida began the Thank Your Parents triptych with Preteen Weaponry. Since, the Brooklyn band—Kid Millions, Bobby Matador, Baby Hanoi Jane, Showtime and Barry London—has completed it with 2009′s [...]
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. In 2008, Oneida began the Thank Your Parents triptych with Preteen Weaponry. Since, the Brooklyn band—Kid Millions, Bobby Matador, Baby Hanoi Jane, Showtime and Barry London—has completed it with 2009′s [...]
