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30 years ago today, Big Audio released Higher Power. It ain’t as easy as it looks coming up with all these hooks. Read our Q&A with Mick Jones: The post Big Audio Released “Higher Power” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

10 years ago today, Phoenix released Live! Thirty Days Ago. Hopeful days and stormy nights. Read our Phoenix cover story by Fred Armisen: The post Phoenix Released “Live! Thirty Days Ago” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Roy Wood (ELO, Move, Wizzard). Sing out the old, bring in the new. Read Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate, Baseball Project) in MAGNET on the Move: The post Happy Birthday Roy Wood (ELO, Move, Wizzard) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

50 years ago today, Styx released Man Of Miracles. It’s a rock ‘n’ roll feeling. Read our Q&A with Dennis DeYoung: The post Styx Released “Man Of Miracles” 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

50 years ago today, Queen released Sheer Heart Attack. Guaranteed to blow your mind anytime. The post Queen Released “Sheer Heart Attack” 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

We haven’t heard a ton from Peter Murphy since summer 2022. That’s when the Bauhaus frontman canceled the US leg of tour and entered rehab, which was only a few months after Bauhaus released their first new song in 14 years. Murphy has still been working,  » Read More

For over three decades, Los Angeles alternative radio station KROQ has presented the annual Almost Acoustic Christmas, a holiday-themed rock festival. They’ve just presented their lineup for the 2024 iteration — going down on Dec. 14 at Kia Forum — and it’s even more heavy on the ’90s standards than usual. This year will feature Smashing Pumpkins,  » Read More

There is a phase in a young band’s development when they’re starting to find their form, understanding how to harness their collective power, but vestiges of their primordial freeform lunging remain. That’s where we now find Man/Woman/Chainsaw on the rising buzz band timeline. It’s a tantalizing moment for a listener, a window into chaos being wrangled into order while still coursing with volatility.  » Read More

Rare DM — the project of singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Erin Hoagg — is armed with otherworldly synths, a show-stopping soprano, and great lyrics about sending nudes, longing for luxury, and not wanting any more softboys. Today, the NYC electronica pro explores sex with skaters on her new earworm “Skater Hits Me Harder.”  » Read More