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Happy 88th birthday Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones). Strut your stuff. Read Dave Weckerman (Feelies) in MAGNET on Wyman and the Stones: The post Happy 88th Birthday Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

35 years ago today, the Smithereens released 11. We think of you much more than we’d ever be willing to say. Read our appreciation of Pat DiNizio and how Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Baseball Project, R.E.M., Filthy Friends) was technically the first singer of the Smithereens: The post The Smithereens Released “11”  » Read More

Happy birthday Laura Veirs. Two beers on us, Veirs. In our opinion, case/lang/veirs made the third best album of 2016. Read about it: The post Happy Birthday Laura Veirs appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

30 years ago today, Gary Numan released Sacrifice. A new dawn. Read our classic Q&A with him: The post Gary Numan Released “Sacrifice” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Breakups are a bitch, which has always made them perfect fodder for songwriters. “Growing up, we quickly learn that the most important thing is finding ‘the one’—especially for girls,” says Sam Reichman, one-half of Brooklyn-based duo Man Lee. “That’s a lot of pressure, and we internalize it, along with everyone else’s expectations.” Man Lee’s latest single,  » Read More

Just over a year ago, yeule released their fantastic album Softscars, which we crowned Album Of The Week and one of the Best Albums Of 2023. Since then, the Singaporean singer/songwriter/producer covered Broken Social Scene’s “Anthems For A 17-Year-Old Girl”  » Read More

Romy and Sampha, peers within the realm of stylish boutique UK pop, are no strangers to collaboration. The duo covered André 3000 together earlier this year, and now they’ve teamed up for an original single. “I’m On Your Team” is a soulful slo-mo piano ballad with a faint kickdrum pulse — a chance for two iconic voices to intertwine without being drowned out by production or arrangements.  » Read More

Zach Bryan is once again experiencing a moment of sustained public attention. Last week Rolling Stone (or “The Rolling Stone,” as Bryan calls it — big Dr. Hook fan?) published the roots-rock superstar’s conversation with key influence and collaborator Bruce Springsteen. In that chat, Bryan said he doesn’t want to be confined to one genre.  » Read More

Chicago indie rockers Friko caught our ears earlier this year with Where we’ve been, Where we go from here. That was their debut album, but they were working on music together for years before that. They’re documenting some of that history on a new expanded edition of the album,  » Read More