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Mike Campbell recently claimed that Stevie Nicks prevented him from joining Fleetwood Mac. Mike Campbell opens up on the matter In a new conversation with Guitar World, the guitarist recalled about his time with Fleetwood Mac. “It was an interesting experience. Mick Fleetwood asked me to join the band,  » Read More

When I met Adam Weiner in 2007, the slicked-back singer and pianist was moving between New York City gay bars and Philadelphia late-night cabarets performing under the lounge-soul nom-de-plume Ladyfingers, while plotting his next move: that of the joyously energetic, dirtball rock ‘n’ roll frontman of Low Cut Connie. With an eye toward retro imagery and […] The post Five Questions With Adam Weiner (Low Cut Connie) appeared first on Magnet […]

Happy birthday Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados). Lone Star legend. Read our definitive feature on Doug: The post Happy Birthday Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

35 years ago today, the Creatures released Boomerang. Let time unwind, let all the cogs fall out. Read our classic Q&A with Siouxsie Sioux: The post The Creatures Released “Boomerang” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 60th birthday Greg Graffin (Bad Religion). Professor of punk. Read our 120 Reasons To Live feature on Bad Religion: The post Happy 60th Birthday Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

The ’90s and 2000s-vintage New York rock band Poem Rocket — self-described “art-noise-indie genre-defiers” recently reunited for their first live show in decades, and now they’re about to share previously unreleased music. Next week the band will release Lend-Lease, a shelved EP from 1999.  » Read More

Young Thug is free (albeit under intense restrictions and a whopping 15 years of probation) after striking a plea deal in his long-running RICO case on Halloween. Four and a half days later, he has showed up in a video with fellow Atlanta rap star T.I., his collaborator on songs like the hit “  » Read More

Oasis aren’t done. The recently reunited Britpop legends have announced shows in the UK and Ireland, North America, Australia, and now South America as well.  » Read More

Universal Music Group, the largest major-label conglomerate in existence, has joined forces with ABKCO Music & Records and Concord Music Group to file a huge copyright-infringement lawsuit against Believe SAS, the digital music company formerly known as Believe Music, and its subsidiary TuneCore. As Music Business Worldwide reports, UMG accuses Believe and TuneCore of “industrial-scale copyright infringement,”  » Read More