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25 years ago today, Bardo Pond released Set And Setting. So good, so fine. Set And Setting is being reissued October 25, coinciding with a new double-LP compilation, Melt Away, that collects late-’90s rarities and outtakes. Read our review of the band’s essential 2018 album: The post Bardo Pond Released “Set And Setting”  » Read More

45 years ago today, Michael Jackson released Off The Wall. Share that beat of love. Read Butch Walker in MAGNET on the King Of Pop: The post Michael Jackson Released “Off The Wall” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 115th birthday Leo Fender (Fender Musical Instruments). R.I.P. Everything our (grand)parents hated about rock ’n’ roll: Fender, Fender, Fender. Read the Dandy Warhols in MAGNET on Fender: The post Happy 115th Birthday Leo Fender (Fender Musical Instruments), R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

45 years ago today, Randy Newman released Born Again. Money can’t buy love in this world, but it’ll get you a half-pound of cocaine. Read our Q&A with him: The post Randy Newman Released “Born Again” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

20 years ago today, the Mendoza Line released Fortune. We’re still proud to be mentioned in the liner notes alongside war criminal Dick “Birdshot” Cheney. Watch our MAGNET television episode on the Mendoza Line, and read our classic feature: The post The Mendoza Line Released “Fortune” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

40 years ago today, the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their self-titled debut album. Baby appeal. Check out awesome live Chili Peppers photos from 2023: The post The Red Hot Chili Peppers Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Chappell Roan drew Lollapalooza’s largest daytime crowd ever and in the days following got covered by Blink-182 and Jonas Brothers and co-signed by SZA, Noah Kahan, Hayley Williams, Selena Gomez, and IKEA.  » Read More

Heaven By Marc Jacobs has had a lot of good luck marketing ’90s alt-rock bands to the Gen Z crowd, first with November 2022’s Cocteau Twins capsule and then March 2023’s Deftones collection (that one was a collab with the streetwear brand Stray Rats). Now, Heaven By Marc Jacobs has launched a Smashing Pumpkins capsule consisting of a skirt ($225),  » Read More

Today marks the kickoff of San Francisco’s annual Outside Lands, which runs through Sunday and features headlining sets from Tyler, The Creator, the Killers, and Sturgill Simpson — plus “a special country set” from Post Malone. Also starting now is the Outside Lands livestream via Amazon Music’s Twitch channel (or Prime Video);  » Read More