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Happy birthday Chris Murphy (Sloan). Have you started thinking about the rest of your life? Read Chris in MAGNET on bands—from the Beatles to ABBA to the Beastie Boys to Sloan—that stay together: The post Happy Birthday Chris Murphy (Sloan) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Neil Hannon (Divine Comedy). Where is the party? Read our review of essential 2016 album Foreverland: The post Happy Birthday Neil Hannon (Divine Comedy) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

50 years ago today, Ted Nugent became the national squirrel-shooting champion. Further proof that Ted Nugent has been a fucking douchebag for at least half a century. The post Ted Nugent Became The National Squirrel-Shooting Champion 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 30th birthday Shamir. Make a scene. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read Shamir’s Isolation Drills in MAGNET: The post Happy 30th Birthday Shamir appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 75th birthday David S. Ware. R.I.P. Hope you found great bliss. Read our classic feature on this late jazz great: The post Happy 75th Birthday David S. Ware, R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Lorde. Pure heroine. Photo for MAGNET by Michael Jackson. The post Happy Birthday Lorde appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

The great Rochester rap weirdo RXK Nephew was a Stereogum Artist To Watch back in 2022, and he’s become an undeniable cult hero in certain quarters of the rap internet. Depending on who you ask, he might’ve even made the second-best song of the decade thus far.  » Read More

I ran out of plays. Bandcamp wouldn’t let me listen to Shop Regulars’ self-titled debut LP anymore without buying it, and the album isn’t available to stream on the usual DSPs. Fortunately for cheapskates, there’s a band-approved YouTube upload of the whole inspired half-hour, but Shop Regulars is $7 well spent,  » Read More

The British dance producer SBTRKT has been responsible for a whole ton of great music over the years. Last month, I saw Vampire Weekend play SBTRKT’s 2014 Ezra Koenig collab “New Dorp. New York,” and that shit still goes hard. In the past few months, SBTRKT has followed his guest-heavy 2023 album The Rat Road with one-off singles like “  » Read More