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Happy birthday Mac McCaughan (Superchunk, Portastatic, Merge Records). You will begin to feel it soon. Read our feature: The post Happy Birthday Mac McCaughan (Superchunk, Portastatic, Merge Records) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

45 years ago today, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park occurred. Between games during a White Sox/Tigers doubleheader, the plan to blow up disco albums on the field turned into a riot. Panic at the disco, indeed. Check out the Baseball Project’s music video about this infamous night as well as the baseball-themed mix tape […] The post Comiskey Park’s Disco Demolition Disaster Happened 45 Years Ago Today appeared first […]

Happy 60th birthday Tim Gane (Stereolab, Cavern Of Anti-Matter, Turn On). Don’t you get too revolutionary. Read Sean O’Hagan (High Llamas) in MAGNET on his Turn On project with Gane: The post Happy 60th Birthday Tim Gane (Stereolab, Cavern Of Anti-Matter, Turn On) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

30 years ago today, L7 released Hungry For Stink. It remains one of the great album titles of all time. Read our L7 live review from 2019: The post L7 Released “Hungry For Stink” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac). We love you. Read our review of the essential McVie/Lindsey Buckingham album: The post Happy Birthday Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

This week Faye Webster, Jessica Pratt, and Sublime made their late night TV debuts and Wand played a Chicago morning show. Do you watch TV? Lmk if I should start season three of The Bear or just stop now.  » Read More

Stevie Nicks performed tonight at BST Hyde Park in London. The former Fleetwood Mac member is a very public Harry Styles fan, and wouldn’t you know it, he showed up at the gig to perform two songs with Nicks. First Styles strapped on a guitar and helped out with “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,”  » Read More

The recently reunited Sixpence None The Richer have been having a TikTok moment, both with their signature hit and with their cover of the La’s indie-pop classic “There She Goes.” The latter song made its way into a recent performance by beabadoobee at BBC Radio 6’s legendary Maida Vale Studios.  » Read More

Most people on this planet treasure August 7 because it’s my birthday, but a select few celebrate the occasion for other reasons. On that date in 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit completed an illegal highwire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, captured in the 2008 documentary Man On Wire.  » Read More