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Trey Anastasio’s senior project at Goddard College in 1987 was a song cycle called The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday. The music tells the story of a retired Long Island military man named Colonel Forbin who enters the mythical land of Gamehendge and rescues the Helping Friendly Book from an evil dictator named Wilson.  » Read More

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.  » Read More

The PC Music founder has a 10-minute track to kick off the new year  » Read More

Happy New Year from MAGNET and Guided By Voices! Photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. “For year to year eternities/They wave goodbye/To careless gestures gone away/To what begins on New Year’s Day” 100-Song Setlist From 12/31/19 At Teragram Ballroom: The post Happy New Year From MAGNET And Guided By Voices! appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Andy Gill (Gang Of Four). England’s in your bones. Read Andy in MAGNET on having a pint of Adnams Broadside in Ye Olde Mitre: The post Happy Birthday Andy Gill (Gang Of Four) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 70th birthday Richard Edson (Sonic Youth, Do The Right Thing, Stranger Than Paradise). May all your dreams come true. Read our Sonic Youth Over/Under: The post Happy 70th Birthday Richard Edson (Sonic Youth, “Do The Right Thing,” “Stranger Than Paradise”) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 105th birthday J. D. Salinger. R.I.P. We don’t exactly know what we mean by that, but we mean it. Read Delta Spirit in MAGNET on Salinger: The post Happy 105th Birthday J. D. Salinger, R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Grandmaster Flash. Don’t get excited, but it’s gonna be the best birthday party in history. The post Happy Birthday Grandmaster Flash appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 45th birthday Brody Dalle (Distillers, Spinnerette). Carry on. Check out a video from her debut solo album: The post Happy 45th Birthday Brody Dalle (Distillers, Spinnerette) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More