Normal History Vol. 888: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 888: 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 Alicia Waller's "My Day, Pt. II (If For The First Time)"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Alicia Waller’s “My Day, Pt. II (If For The First Time)”

Alicia Waller’s latest single is a complex self-portrait rife with duality and tension. “I wanted to capture the moment of
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The Basement Vapes, Volume 22: Bargain-Bin Bowies Rule! 

The Basement Vapes, Volume 22: Bargain-Bin Bowies Rule! 

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers recalls the sincerest form of ’70s flattery and says imitation David Bowies still can be heroes No
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SXSW 2026: Eight Bands (Maybe) Coming To A Town Near You

SXSW 2026: Eight Bands (Maybe) Coming To A Town Near You

For the first time ever, South By Southwest squeezed its film, interactive and music components into a single week. For
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SXSW 2026: Five Questions With Congratulations

SXSW 2026: Five Questions With Congratulations

congratulations were part of a minor wave of luminous, gender-fluid indie-pop acts that lent a glittery sheen to this year’s
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SXSW 2026: The Great Photo Dump

SXSW 2026: The Great Photo Dump

THE GIRL’S A STAR: Greetings from the Austin Walk Of Fame I MEAN, THE GUY OPENED FOR NOEL GALLAGHER: England’s
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Dale Watson's "She Was My Baby"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Dale Watson’s “She Was My Baby”

Dale Watson is a living, breathing American roots-music legend. Yet, inexplicably, there are still plenty of folks outside his home
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Five Questions With Hotel Fiction

Five Questions With Hotel Fiction

Sometimes it’s necessary to have a look back before moving forward. Case in point: Athens, Ga., indie-pop duo Hotel Fiction
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Trever M. Keith's "We Drank From A Poisoned Well"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Trever M. Keith’s “We Drank From A Poisoned Well”

When Trever M. Keith actually sat down to write “We Drank From A Poisoned Well,” he’d already had the title and the
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MAGNET (Instant) Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind Cashier's "The Weight"

MAGNET (Instant) Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind Cashier’s “The Weight”

For this edition of the (Instant) Classics series, MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland teamed up with How Did I Get Here? podcast host Johnny
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Julez And The Rollerz's "I Don't Know You"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Julez And The Rollerz’s “I Don’t Know You”

Turning 30 was a pivotal milestone for Jules Batterman. “It made me confront the fact that I’ve outgrown parts of
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of KulfiGirls' "Twist (Melted)"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of KulfiGirls’ “Twist (Melted)”

“Twist (Melted)” offers a sneak peek into the upcoming studio album from Philadelphia’s vibrantly multicultural KulfiGirls. The acoustic demo is
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Essential New Music: Cortex & Hedvig Mollestad's "Did We Really?"

Essential New Music: Cortex & Hedvig Mollestad’s “Did We Really?”

“Did we really?” This album’s title implies disbelief, but if the questions is, “Did these folks pull off a successful
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Michael Hampton's "Into The Public Domain" Mini Documentary

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Michael Hampton’s “Into The Public Domain” Mini Documentary

Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton is suddenly quite busy these days. Back in December, he unveiled Into The Public Domain, an
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Live Review: Gary Numan, Glenside, PA, March 18, 2026

Live Review: Gary Numan, Glenside, PA, March 18, 2026

Almost half a century after Gary Numan’s Tubeway Army released its self-titled debut album, it’s necessary to weigh his impact
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Normal History Vol. 887: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 887: 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 The Purrs' "To Bed With A Smile" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Purrs’ “To Bed With A Smile” Video

Any band whose new album features a “shoegaze-leaning” version of Robyn Hitchcck’s “Queen Elvis” can’t be all bad. And the
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Sweet Undertow's "Jessie Lee"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Sweet Undertow’s “Jessie Lee”

The making of Sweet Undertow’s “Jessie Lee” was a nine-year slog. “Turns out trying to make things simple is hard,”
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Five Questions With Heavenly

Five Questions With Heavenly

Few bands mix the barbed and the sweet with as much gleeful flare as Oxford, England’s Heavenly. A jangly, androgynous
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of The Montvales' "Path Of Totality"

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of The Montvales’ “Path Of Totality”

At the very least, touring under the epic shadow of 2024’s total solar eclipse had to be disquieting for the
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Craig Wedren's "Play Innocent (Live At Henson Studios)"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Craig Wedren’s “Play Innocent (Live At Henson Studios)”

Aside from his groundbreaking work as the frontman for post-punk art-rock titans Shudder To Think, Craig Wedren is a busy
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Devlin And The Harm's "No Havana"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Devlin And The Harm’s “No Havana”

“No Havana” was shaped by tragedy as much as politics. “I was watching my dad’s health deteriorating as it became
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Disappearing Act's "Hard Work"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Disappearing Act’s “Hard Work”

The germ of “Hard Work” dates back more than a decade to a cluster of ideas the Disappearing Act’s Bob
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania