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Pearl Jam recently returned to New Zealand for the first time in a decade and the concert opened with the Pixies and Liam Finn accompanied by EJ Barnes. Before Pearl Jam took to the stage, the Maori group Te Whare Karioi led by Piripi Davis performed a Haka. The concert kicked off with the notes of Given To Fly followed by several classics of the band such as Small Town […]

Kid Rock, a controversial rock star, had joined the ranks of famous athletes and entertainers who appreciate the custom 4×4 pickups made by Rocky Ridge Trucks in Georgia. The shop built him a new, sleek, white-and-black GMC Sierra 1500. The capability of Rocky Road’s customized pickups and Jeeps is appreciated by second-generation NASCAR drivers Jeb Burton,  » Read More

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong recently took to his Instagram story section and posted the following after what happened Tuesday with the loss of his candidate in America: “As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action; You liberate a city by destroying it. Words are used to confuse,  » Read More

One could argue that one of the most keyboard-friendly periods in Ozzy Osbourne’s recording career was the early to mid-1980s, especially highlighted by albums like 1983’s “Bark at the Moon” and 1986’s “The Ultimate Sin.” This era also featured one of Ozzy’s finest guitarists, Jake E. Lee. During an interview with Tone-Talk,  » Read More

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 41-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. David Lester’s Revolution By Fire (Beacon Press, an independent publisher of serious non-fiction) is an exquisitely drawn graphic novel is about New York’s Afro-Irish […] The post Normal History Vol.  » Read More

Happy birthday Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney, Filthy Friends). The future is here. Photo of Corin for MAGNET by Christian Lantry; first cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov; second cover photo for MAGNET by Nicholas Burnham. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of S-K’s The Woods: The post Happy Birthday Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney,  » Read More

25 years ago today, Fiona Apple released When The Pawn … Thank dog for ellipses. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock on Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, Nick Lowe, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beth Orton, R.E.M., Sleater-Kinney And Fred Schneider, Patti Smith, Smiths and […] The post Fiona Apple Released “When The Pawn … ”  » Read More

20 years ago today, Neko Case released The Tigers Have Spoken. Hear her roar. Read our classic Neko feature: The post Neko Case Released “The Tigers Have Spoken” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

20 years ago today, Grizzly Bear released debut album Horn Of Plenty. The Ed show. Read our Grizzly Bear cover story: The post Grizzly Bear Released Debut Album “Horn Of Plenty” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More