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10 years ago today, Jenny Lewis released The Voyager. Nothing lasts forever when you travel time. Get some vintage facts about Jenny in MAGNET: The post Jenny Lewis Released “The Voyager” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Miles Hunt (Wonder Stuff). Get your trousers pressed and your shoes shined up by a rich girl. Read our review of Cherry Red’s essential C87 compilation with the Wonder Stuff, House Of Love, Vaselines, Wedding Present and more: The post Happy Birthday Miles Hunt (Wonder Stuff) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

10 years ago today, Shabazz Palaces released Lese Majesty. Such exemplary sonic wealth. Read our review of its two essential simultaneously released follow-ups: The post Shabazz Palaces Released “Lese Majesty” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Geddy Lee (Rush). Still wonder if you speak like an ordinary guy. The post Happy Birthday Geddy Lee (Rush) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

The phrase “like nothing you’ve ever heard” really only works when you’re talking about 10cc, the best—and, possibly, last—of 20th-century music’s true English Eccentrics. Though there have been noisier avant-garde post-punks (Rip Rig + Panic, Throbbing Gristle), wiggier, wilding-out psychedelic practitioners (Julian Cope, Kevin Ayers) and devoted American acolytes (Jellyfish), only 10cc couched its smartly […] The post Live Review: 10cc,  » Read More

Aside from comedy and acting, Maya Rudolph also performs in Princess, a Prince cover band she formed with Gretchen Lieberum. But they do more than just Prince covers! For example: They also cover That Chick Angel’s viral TikTok hit “One Margarita.”  » Read More

It’s been one year since Sinéad O’Connor died at 56. A January coroner’s report stated that the Irish singer “died of natural causes” and that the office “therefore ceased their involvement in her death,” giving no further specific details. Now, the Irish Independent reports that O’Connor died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.  » Read More

DJ Polo, the rapper known as a member of the 1980s hip-hop collective Juice Crew and the duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, died on Saturday. His family confirmed the news on Instagram, writing:  » Read More

Portland is less gray than people tend to expect; we don’t have the endless rainy gloom of Seattle, and in any case, the dark days are confined pretty neatly to the winter months. The summers here are the exact opposite — near endless unbroken sun that comes up before 6 AM and doesn’t disappear below the horizon until nearly 10 o’clock.  » Read More