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Happy birthday Robert Quine (Richard Hell, Lou Reed, Lloyd Cole, John Zorn, Matthew Sweet). To paraphrase fellow birthday boy Bo Diddley, “Had guitar, did travel.” Read Sweet in MAGNET on how Quine taught him to love the Byrds: The post Happy Birthday Robert Quine (Richard Hell, Lou Reed, Lloyd Cole, John Zorn,  » Read More

Happy 95th birthday Bo Diddley. R.I.P. Ain’t it good to be free. Read Marshall Crenshaw in MAGNET on Bo: The post Happy 95th Birthday Bo Diddley, R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 50th birthday Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.). R.I.P. Mighty like love, mighty like sorrow. The post Happy 50th Birthday Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.), R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Overview:The ddrum Nio Percussion Pad is what we would call a hybrid electronic percussion instrument designed to meet the needs of drummers and electronic music producers. The Nio can be played as a complete drum kit with external pedals to control a kick drum and high-hat release or added to an ...Continue reading  » Read More

While walking the aisles of the summer Outdoor Retailer show last July, something caught our attention: part alien lander, part modern prefab home, and part standup paddleboard. We made a brisk beeline for this magical structure and asked, "So what exactly is this thing?" Team Acacia was coming out ...Continue reading  » Read More

2023 is nearly behind us, yet the gaming industry's momentum, sparked by the pandemic, shows no signs of waning. While professional Esports might be experiencing turbulence, it's an exhilarating era for average gamers. From a gaming standpoint, titles like Baldur's Gate have made headlines, ...Continue reading  » Read More

2023 is done and dusted, and many artists we highlighted last year have made serious progress in their careers. But if there was any takeaway from this year, it's that artists these days need more than just a massive online presence and high streaming numbers to be successful or even ...Continue reading  » Read More

It’s the final regular Shut Up, Dude of the year, but don’t forget to check back on Sunday for the big 50 Best Comments Of 2023 countdown.  » Read More

ML Buch’s second album Suntub somehow captures the feeling of the early internet era without any obvious signifiers. It’s all in the smooth surfaces, the curved lines, the sleek contours. Even its 55-minute length, nearly double that of the Danish artist’s explicitly “online” 2020 debut Skinned, conjures a faint memory of the CD era and its bloated runtimes.  » Read More