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10 years ago today, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers released final album Hypnotic Eye. Take that, honey! The post Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Released Final Album “Hypnotic Eye” appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 41-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. Most likely the lyrics for “Days” were written on the spot, turning out to be mostly about sound, which gives me the opportunity to […] The post Normal History Vol.  » Read More

Happy 50th birthday Pete Yorn. Arrange time so it’s not a day you forget. Cover photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Watch our MAGNET television episode with Pete, and listen to our MAGNET Classics Podcast on the making of musicforthemorningafter: The post Happy 50th Birthday Pete Yorn appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

40 years ago today, Purple Rain—the movie—was released. And it won an Oscar. Read Thao And The Get Down Stay Down in MAGNET on Prince: The post “Purple Rain” (The Movie) Was Released 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Juliana Hatfield. Hey, babe, don’t have a bad day. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our exclusive excerpt from her 2008 memoir:  The post Happy Birthday Juliana Hatfield appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Earlier this year, OFF! announced farewell shows. On Friday, the psychedelic punk supergroup played their final gig in Los Angeles at the Belasco.  » Read More

Last year, Ice Spice made her late-night television debut on SNL. On Friday, the viral rapper made her late-night talk show debut on Fallon to discuss her new album Y2K! and perform “Did It First” and “Think U The Shit (Fart).”  » Read More

Last year, Ryuichi Sakamoto tragically passed away at age 71. Before his death, Fennesz, David Sylvian, Dev Hynes, Cornelius, and more contributed to a tribute album for the legendary Japanese musician, and today Kraftwerk honored him with a cover of his 1983 classic “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” at Fuji Rock in Yuzawa,  » Read More

Earlier this week, Elon Musk sat down for a chat with Jordan Peterson and said his transgender daughter Vivian was “killed” by the “woke mind virus.” Since then, Vivian has spoken up against Musk, and Grimes has expressed support for her. Today the musician also shared her own mother’s pleas for Musk to let their family see the children Grimes shares with the X owner.  » Read More