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Happy birthday Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs). These are days you’ll remember. The post Happy Birthday Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

20 years ago today, Hall & Oates released Our Kind Of Soul. Right away, like today. Watch our MAGNET television episode with John Oates: The post Hall & Oates Released “Our Kind Of Soul” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

25 years ago today, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released final album Looking Forward. Like free-roamin’ souls. The post Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Released Final Album “Looking Forward” 25 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Brandon Seabrook is not a reluctant solo performer. Besides his various ensembles and appearances with other musicians, he keeps up a steady habit of playing concerts with only an electric guitar and, maybe, a banjo for company. But he doesn’t make solo records very often; Object Of Unknown Function is his first in a decade.  » Read More

Phil Lesh, the founding bassist for the Grateful Dead, has died. An announcement went out on his Instagram account today: “Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, passed peacefully this morning. He was surrounded by his family and full of love. Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and leaves behind a legacy of music and love.  » Read More

Look out, Mariah: Brenda Lee is gunning for that #1 spot once again.  » 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

Dan Deacon has lived a fascinating professional life, going from Baltimore art-kid party-starter to blog sensation to, now, blockbuster film-score composer. Deacon has been doing movie work since 2011, when Francis Ford Coppola recruited him to do the soundtrack for his experimental feature Twixt. Since then, Deacon has scored many more movies —  » Read More

Jon Schaffer of the Florida metal band Iced Earth has been sentenced to three years of probation for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. Schaffer, who is also a lifetime member of the far-right anti-government militia Oath Keepers, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of an official proceeding and entering and remaining in a restricted building with a dangerous weapon in April 2021. […]