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20 years ago today, P!nk released Try This. Solutions and remedies. Read our live review from earlier this year: The post P!nk Released “Try This” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Last month, the compilation album Moping In Style: A Tribute To Adam Green was announced, with artists like Regina Spektor, Father John Misty, Frankie Cosmos, and more tackling songs by the beloved indie musician. Yesterday, Ben Kweller released his rendition of “Her Father And Her” from Green’s 2002 album Garfield.  » Read More

In 2018, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson said the band was “basically done.” The members had dealt with a lot of health issues, which are explored in a new Washington Post interview with frontman Geddy Lee whose memoir My Effin’ Life arrives in just a few days.  » Read More

Kelly Clarkson doesn’t discriminate when it comes to covers. Though she mainly sticks to pop hits, she tackled some modern rock classics earlier this year, like the Killers’ “Somebody Told Me” or the Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979.” On Friday, Clarkson sang the Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),”  » Read More

The Grammy nominations were announced this morning. Congrats to SZA on nine nods and congrats to Jeff Magnum on his first. It was SZA’s birthday the other day so I hope her enemies were watching.  » Read More

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music,  » Read More

Back in 2018, the Santa Ana, California punk band Tozcos released their debut LP Sue​ñ​os Deceptivos. The band’s name is Spanish for “clumsy,” and their lyrics are all in Spanish. They sound like some real turn-of-the-’80s California punk, like one of the artier bands from The Decline Of Western Civilization.  » Read More

The Recording Academy are a predictable lot. We’re reminded of this every autumn when a similar cross-section of ultra-popular and comfortably respectable musical artists are anointed as Grammy nominees. Still, there are some storylines emerging from today’s nominations. Let’s have a look at some of them.  » Read More

It’s like the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase used to say: Everybody’s got a price. It’s pretty common to see big stars earning astronomical fees by performing at private parties. Earlier this year, The New Yorker ran a fascinating feature on this quietly lucrative side of the music business,  » Read More