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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is one of the greatest figures in rock history. He is known for his distinctive voice, charismatic stage presence and flamboyant style. While Steven Tyler is a household name, that isn’t his birth name. Steven Tyler changed his name Steven Tyler was born Steven Victor Tallarico in Yonkers, New York. He grew up in a musical family,  » Read More

Blink-182 member Tom DeLonge recently took to his social media and responded to the critics who trashed Blink-182’s Lollapalooza set. He also took a shot at Coldplay as well. Tom DeLonge responds to critics of Blink-182 He wrote: “Hahaahahahaa @blink182 “ why are two men who have wives and kids making jokes about sleeping with each other‘s mothers?” … oh my god,  » Read More

The past 50 or so years have been relatively kind to X compared to some of its punk contemporaries. For one thing, all four definitive members—Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom and D.J. Bonebrake—are alive. But it does appear they’ll be stopping just short of 10 studio albums. The new Smoke & Fiction (Fat Possum) […] The post Five Questions With Exene Cervenka And John Doe (X) appeared first on Magnet […]

Happy 55th birthday Elliott Smith. R.I.P. Heaven adores you. The above photo is a mural that was at Sunset Boulevard and Parkman Avenue in Los Angeles featuring Elliott, Beck, Jackson Browne and Silversun Pickups. The Elliott image is from MAGNET (see photo below), taken by Christian Lantry. Elliott hated photo shoots, but he immediately felt […] The post Happy 55th Birthday Elliott Smith,  » Read More

Happy birthday Andy Warhol. Famous for 50,457,600 minutes*. Read Adam Franklin (Swervedriver, Toshack Highway, Magnetic Morning) in MAGNET on Dean & Britta’s 13 Most Beautiful … Songs For Andy Warhol Screen Tests: *Including time he was only famous in his head The post Happy Birthday Andy Warhol appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Charlie Haden. As long as there’s music … Read Linford Detweiler (Over The Rhine) in MAGNET on Haden and Hank Jones: The post Happy Birthday Charlie Haden appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Last month, Toad The Wet Sprocket debuted a cover of R.E.M.’s “Driver 8” live in California. Today, the rock band shared a rendition of that song featuring Robin Wilson of Gin Blossoms and Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon.  » Read More

Brat summer is for everyone. Kyle MacLachlan, Kim Gordon, Wet Leg. The latest unexpected addition to the Charli XCX-inspired trend is Low’s Alan Sparhawk.  » Read More

St. Vincent released All Born Screaming in April, and Annie Clark promoted it Friday with a feature at Kerrang looking back on the most impactful songs of her life. Categories include The song that reminds me of school (Sonic Youth’s “Bull In The Heather”),  » Read More