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MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1) Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin Symbiont (Smithsonian Folkways)2) Adeem The Artist Anniversary (Four Quarters)3) Agalisiga Nasgino Inage Nidayulenvi (Horton)4) Malin Lewis Halocline (Hudson)5) Willie Nelson Last Leaf On The Tree (Legacy)6) Creekbed Carter Hogan Creekbed Carter (Gar Hole)7) Swamp Dogg Blackgrass: From West […] The post Best Of 2024: Indie Roots appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

For Aaron Louis, music would seem to be just another bullet point in a mind-bogglingly vast resume. Currently the audio-visual director at New York City’s esteemed Museum of Modern Art, he’s also on the board of directors at Brooklyn’s tech-savvy 3-Legged Dog Media & Theater Group, where he was previously the producing director for their […] The post MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Clamor’s “Staircase Stomp”  » Read More

Happy birthday Mike Mills (R.E.M., Baseball Project). Gonna have a good time tonight? Photo of Mike with Scott McCaughey for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our feature on Mike and violinist Robert McDuffie: The post Happy Birthday Mike Mills (R.E.M., Baseball Project) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 65th birthday Bob Stinson (Replacements). R.I.P. Model prisoner in a static taxi. And a killer fucking guitar player. Read our comprehensive oral history of the Minneapolis scene and the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Soul Asylum and more: The post Happy 65th Birthday Bob Stinson (Replacements), R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

The groundbreaking performer, and collaborator of George Harrison, Pharoah Sanders, and others, died of lung disease in San Francisco  » Read More

She debuted the holiday track in the new Apple TV+ special A Carpool Karaoke Christmas  » Read More

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat  » Read More

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx has faced massive backlash for his recent 2024 message. Sixx took to social media to share his thoughts on 2024 and how he wanted it to be over as soon as possible for a reason. “Looking forward to saying goodbye to 2024. It’s been the year of being stabbed in the back multiple times but the future is beyond bright for me and my family,” he wrote […]

Pearl Jam recently announced a handful of dates for 2025 in continued support for their latest album “Dark Matter.” In an attempt to combat bots and resellers, Eddie Vedder and co. put a few measures into place for their upcoming tour to help keep tickets affordable and in the hands of fans. This comes after Ticketmaster dynamic pricing led to tickets selling for over $1,000 in Hollywood,  » Read More