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The Indigenous folk singer and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie is an important figure of Canadian music, and her accolades include a 1982 Oscar (for co-writing “Up Where We Belong“) and the 2015 Polaris Music Prize (for her album Power In The Blood). Over the summer Sainte-Marie announced she was retiring from live performances for health reasons.  » Read More

Last week, Faye Webster kicked off a sold-out North American tour, which included three nights at Brooklyn Steel, the final of which was last night. During her recent shows, she’s been incorporating a new song into the setlist by the name of “Wilco Type Beat” — perhaps a working title, but it also seems like the sort of thing that Webster would name something.  » Read More

The singer-songwriter preempted the investigative report yesterday, reiterating her Native biography and attributing confusion to a lack of documentation  » Read More

The Bradford trio’s follow-up to 2022’s Disrespectful is out November 10  » Read More

Carey Mulligan, Sarah Silverman, Maya Hawke, and more star in Cooper’s ode to the iconic conductor  » Read More

The band was set to play during a state dinner for Australia’s prime minister, but the B-52’s will now attend as guests as the event’s tone has shifted to acknowledge those who are “facing sorrow and pain”  » Read More

Devonté Hynes, Cate Blanchett, Jeremy Strong, and Joaquin Phoenix also signed the open letter  » Read More

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 40-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. Take a song like “Joelle,” which is about a young woman experiencing a domestic scenario that illuminates a gender-based role she intends to avoid.  » Read More

Happy 65th birthday William Reid (Jesus And Mary Chain). Good for your soul. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides, OFF!, Ten Commandos) on Reid in MAGNET: The post Happy 65th Birthday William Reid (Jesus And Mary Chain) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More