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To celebrate our 30th anniversary and all the great music that made the past three decades special, MAGNET contributors past and present chose their 30 favorite albums released between 1993 and 2022. The only rules were that each record has to be a full-length and that no artist could be represented more than once in […] The post MAGNET’s Eric Waggoner Picks His 30 Favorite LPs Of The Past 30 […]

The movie Stop Making Sense constitutes an undeniable high for Talking Heads. The Jonathan Demme-directed documentary of the band’s 1983 stage show, with its stark lighting, energetic staging and hyper-focused portrayal of a band at work, won justified acclaim as one of the best concert movies of all time. Even seen in YouTube-sized fragments, it […] The post Essential New Music: Talking Heads’  » Read More

40 years ago today, Tom Waits released Swordfishtrombones. Hanging on the wall. Read our Waits cover story from 2004: The post Tom Waits Released “Swordfishtrombones” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 60th birthday Grant-Lee Phillips. Elixirs and remedies. Watch our MAGNET television episode with him: The post Happy 60th Birthday Grant-Lee Phillips appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Barry Gibb (Bee Gees). Don’t forget to remember. Wesley Stace in MAGNET: “Barry Gibb has maybe the greatest catalog in popular music”; read more: The post Happy Birthday Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

45 years ago today, Bryan Ferry released The Bride Stripped Bare. Here is another sign of the times. Read our Q&A with him: The post Bryan Ferry Released “The Bride Stripped Bare” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Jean Smith (Mecca Normal). It’s been inspirational collaborating with you over the past 14 years: The post Happy Birthday Jean Smith (Mecca Normal) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Bruce Foxton (Jam, Stiff Little Fingers). Check before you spread news of the world. Read our review of the Jam’s essential 1977: The post Happy Birthday Bruce Foxton (Jam, Stiff Little Fingers) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Omar Rodríguez-López (At The Drive-In, Mars Volta, Le Butcherettes, Antemasque, Crystal Fairy). Birth of a ghost. Read our Crystal Fairy feature: The post Happy Birthday Omar Rodríguez-López (At The Drive-In, Mars Volta, Le Butcherettes, Antemasque, Crystal Fairy) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More