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Happy birthday Gillian Welch. Everything is free. Read Lloyd Cole in MAGNET on Gillian and David Rawlings: The post Happy Birthday Gillian Welch appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

35 years ago today, Neil Young released Freedom. It keeps on rockin’. Read Brent Rademaker (GospelbeacH) in MAGNET on Neil: The post Neil Young Released “Freedom” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 55th birthday Damon Gough (Badly Drawn Boy). A small reminder that you were born in the U.K. Check out the killer mix tape Mr. Gough made us back in the day: The post Happy 55th Birthday Damon Gough (Badly Drawn Boy) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

35 years ago today, the Wonder Stuff released Hup. 35 good years in the bathroom, baby. Read our review of Cherry Red’s essential C87 compilation with the Wonder Stuff, House Of Love, Vaselines, Wedding Present and more: The post The Wonder Stuff Released “Hup” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Sting (Police). Let your soul be your pilot. Also celebrating birthdays: the Police’s Reggatta De Blanc (1979), Ghost In The Machine (1981) and—tomorrow—Zenyatta Mondatta (1980). Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read Trans Am in MAGNET on who’s cooler, Sting or Bono: The post Happy Birthday Sting (Police) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Last March, Maya Stoner of Floating Room accused their former romantic parter and fellow Portland musician Mo Troper of physical and psychological abuse. Lame-O Records dropped Troper, who denied the allegations, from their roster. Troper then sued Stoner for defamation, interference with business relationships, intentional infliction of emotional distress,  » Read More

Earlier this year, the jangly British indie rock band World News released a very impressive EP called Escape. Today, they’ve announces plans for another new EP called Mindsnap. I’ve been complaining about World News’ nonexistent SEO situation, but if they’re going to use made-up words like Mindsnap as record titles,  » Read More

In May, Mdou Moctar released Funeral For Justice, our Album Of The Week. Today, the band is announcing Tears Of Injustice, a re-recorded version of that record that was rearranged for acoustic and traditional instruments, arriving in February.  » Read More

Those talky and sardonic LA indie rockers Cheekface have a new single out today. “Flies” features baritone sax work from none other than Jeff Rosenstock and more of the Greg Katz lyrics Cheekface fans crave. He begins, “The market is flooded with people like me/ In a passenger van, with a pine-scented tree/ Who cannot do a kickflip and are not on TV/ And who aren’t really vegan or cruelty […]