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When it comes to pushing boundaries in the cannabis and glassware-based smoking industries, Empire Smokes (also known as Empire Glassworks) has consistently proved to be the top innovator. With a passion for the counter culture and heady glass, Empire Smokes collaborates with industry-leading ...Continue reading  » Read More

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, and it’s for members only. Thank you to everyone who’s helping to keep Stereogum afloat.  » Read More

When Guided By Voices released Space Gun way back in 2018, MAGNET had the brilliant idea to have some patsy rank all of the band’s LPs, as that one was Robert Pollard and crew’s 25th proper album, not counting collections, “postal rock” efforts, etc. Since people love lists—i.e., bitching about them—things went about as well as expected.  » Read More

Happy birthday Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group). Discoverer. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Kevn Kinney (Drivin N Cryin) wrote a poem about Lenny for MAGNET. Read it: The post Happy Birthday Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Martin “Youth” Glover (Killing Joke, Paul McCartney, Verve). Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Read Moby in MAGNET on Killing Joke: The post Happy Birthday Martin “Youth” Glover (Killing Joke, Paul McCartney, Verve) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 35th birthday Hayley Williams (Paramore). Ain’t it fun. Hayley interviewed Best Coast for a MAGNET cover story. Read it: The post Happy 35th Birthday Hayley Williams (Paramore) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Electronic music enthusiasts and audiophiles note that Highway Records has just dropped 'Highway XV,' a curated selection of 15 freshly minted remixes celebrating its 15-year journey through the rhythm and beats of the Russian electronic scene. This anniversary compilation isn't just a walk down ...Continue reading  » Read More

Former Bristletongue leader L Morgan returned this summer after a five-year silence with “Blackguard,” their debut solo single. Today they’ve doubled that solo output with new single “Feign.” It’s a soft, somewhat lo-fi acoustic ballad that builds to the refrain “Love I can feign.” Listen below.  » Read More

We’ve all heard “K-pop” used as a catch-all term for boy/girl “idol” music emerging from South Korea. Colloquially, K-pop invokes the notion of an entire cultural ecosystem built around carefully manufactured star performers working in a hybrid mélange of music, dance, and fashion. As we’ve witnessed in recent years, the global audience for K-pop has exploded,  » Read More