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10 years ago today, Ace Frehley released Space Invader. The time is now, no need to worry. Read our Q&A with Ace by Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Mountain Goats, Bob Mould): The post Ace Frehley Released “Space Invader” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Big Thief have been very busy for a band who only recently parted ways with a founding member. A few weeks ago, they debuted a whopping ten new songs at Portland, Oregon’s Project Pabst, and last week in Belgium, they played another new one called “Taker.”  » Read More

The best thing Pitbull has done in his career is probably “Timber,” and the best thing about “Timber” is Kesha. But if you go look up “Timber” on YouTube now, you’re greeted with a thumbnail of a lone Mr. Worldwide, with a video title crediting him alone. That wasn’t always the case.  » Read More

Last weekend, two people were refused entry into London’s O2 Arena because one of them was wearing a shirt that said “Free Gaza.” When the man wearing the shirt offered to turn it inside-out, security — saying they were simply abiding by venue “policy” — told him he still wouldn’t be admitted,  » Read More

A ferris wheel caught on fire at Highfield Music Festival near Leipzig, Germany over the weekend, injuring at least 30 people. Among those injured, four people suffered burns, one person fell from the gondola, and 18 suffered effects of smoke inhalation. Two are in serious condition, the Independent reports.  » Read More

Saint Vitus, the legendary and wonderful Brooklyn venue known for its metal, punk, and otherwise heavy shows, has officially closed. The news has been at least a few months in the making: Back in February, the NYC Department Of Buildings (DOB) shut down a Mindforce show at Saint Vitus, and subsequently issued a complaint accusing the Greenpoint club of regularly admitting more than their allotted maximum capacity.  » Read More

Proposing marriage during a concert is a risky endeavor. Regardless of the embarrassment that could follow in the off-chance that your beloved says “no,” you have to be careful in deciding during which song you’ll pop the question. It might be a song about domestic violence! And with all the horrible shit that can go down at concerts,  » Read More

Paramore, the most demure and mindful band in pop-punk, have been supporting Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour for a while now. The London shows also feature newly-added opening act Suki Waterhouse, who has a fun connection to Paramore: Waterhouse is engaged to Twilight star Robert Pattinson, and Paramore wrote their 2008 song “Decode”  » Read More

St. Vincent — who has some strong feelings about cover songs — sang the National Anthem at the Los Angeles Sparks game Thursday night. Annie Clark rang in the game at the Crypto.com Arena, where she flaunted some of her dribbling skills backstage beforehand. While wearing heeled boots! Also, Robin Thicke sang at the game for some reason.  » Read More