Normal History Vol. 885: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 885: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Lost Leaders Featuring Amy Helm's "Atalanta"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Lost Leaders Featuring Amy Helm’s “Atalanta”

“Atalanta” changed everything Amy Helm knew about storytelling. “The song immediately pulled me in,” says the only daughter of rock
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-EP Premiere Of Camino Sound's "Remembers Everything"

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-EP Premiere Of Camino Sound’s “Remembers Everything”

The foundational tracks for Camino Sound’s new EP were originally recorded live in September 2025 for a broadcast on BlowupRadio.com,
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Yum Yum Tree's "My Corner"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Yum Yum Tree’s “My Corner”

The tattoo on Andy Gish’s left wrist says “Always Love.” “It’s in my mom’s handwriting,” says the leader of Atlanta’s
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Spencer Thomas' "Video Farm" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Spencer Thomas’ “Video Farm” Video

To be clear: Spencer Thomas’s “Video Farm” has nothing to do with agriculture. “I heard about this concept where people
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mic Harrison And The High Score’s “Scrap Iron Man” Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mic Harrison And The High Score’s “Scrap Iron Man” Video

Knoxville’s Mic Harrison And The High Score’s 2025 effort Peach Blossom Youth (Deaf Goat/Real Much)—produced by the esteemed Eric “Roscoe”
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Five Questions With Ski Team

Five Questions With Ski Team

For Gen Z artists weaned on TikTok vids and Spotify playlists, there are no boundaries. Sometimes, it can lead to
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Five Questions With Large

Five Questions With Large

Jamie Hilsden’s more anarchistic instincts were honed by years of recording and touring with a pair of outspoken Israeli punk
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Bosh Rothman's "Joshua"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Bosh Rothman’s “Joshua”

Los Angeles-based drummer Bosh Rothman kicked off his career in his native St. Louis with brothers Lawrence and Yves in
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of 37 Houses' "Helium"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of 37 Houses’ “Helium”

San Francisco’s 37 Houses began as a sort of indie-punk journaling project for quarantined newlyweds. Just four months into their
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A Conversation With Bill Frisell

A Conversation With Bill Frisell

With well more than 85 albums as a leader or co-leader to his credit and documented sideman gigs in the
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Normal History Vol. 884: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 884: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
/ DAVID LESTER ART, FREE MP3s
MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Will Dailey's "Boys Talking"

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Will Dailey’s “Boys Talking”

It’s a bit of a stretch to call this track-by-track breakdown a premiere. Boys Talking has been hanging around for
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Setting's "By The Light Of The Moon" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Setting’s “By The Light Of The Moon” Video

The Setting’s retro-leaning instrumentals have a pleasing futuristic aftertaste, drawing inspiration from synth pop, the ’70s guitar recordings of the
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kimon Kirk's "Dashboard Hula Girl" (Featuring Robbie Fulks) Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kimon Kirk’s “Dashboard Hula Girl” (Featuring Robbie Fulks) Video

Kimon Kirk has been a fan of alt-country troubadour Robbie Fulks since the late ’90s. So when veteran session guitarist
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Live Review: Blue Man Group, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 24, 2026

Live Review: Blue Man Group, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 24, 2026

When it comes to anonymity, the likes of the Residents and Angine de Poitrine have nothing on the Blue Man
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Bill Pritchard's "Haunted"

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Bill Pritchard’s “Haunted”

A witty, offbeat English treasure, Bill Pritchard has been defined as much by his curious spates of silence as the
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