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50 years ago today, David Bowie kicked off the first of six nights at the Tower Theater in MAGNET’s hometown of Philadelphia. The shows were recorded and released less than four months later as David Live, Bowie’s first official live album. Read our review of the essential Bowie boxed set from this era: The post David Bowie Kicked Off First Of Six Nights At The Tower Theater 50 Years Ago […]

Happy birthday Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode). The other one. Read our Q&A with Depeche Mode bandmate Martin Gore: The post Happy Birthday Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

45 years ago today, Can released its self-titled 10th album (a.k.a. Inner Space). How we blend into each other’s symphony. Read our Hidden Gems review of Can’s Flow Motion: The post Can Released Its Self-Titled 10th Album 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday KatieJane Garside (Daisy Chainsaw, liar, flower, Ruby Throat, QueenAdreena). Hope your dreams come true. Watch our MAGNET television episode with her: The post Happy Birthday KatieJane Garside (Daisy Chainsaw, liar, flower, Ruby Throat, QueenAdreena) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

When you gotta go, you gotta go. This is even true of Elton John, who may or may not have peed into a plastic bottle in the middle of a sneaker store after being told a public restroom wasn’t available.  » Read More

Big day for metalheads who enjoy fermented cucumbers: Mastodon have announced their own pickles. The venture is done in collaboration with Kelly’s Death Pickles, with each jar priced at an affordable $10.  » Read More

The Newfound Interest In Connecticut are an emo/post-rock band from [checks notes] Toronto, Ontario, who formed in 1999. They put out one really solid album in 2005 called Tell Me About the Long Dark Path Home — which kind of sounds like a more skramz-y Spiderland — and broke up that same year.  » Read More

Bonny Light Horseman just released their excellent double album Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free, and they promoted it Saturday with a visit to CBS Saturday Morning. The band performed three singles from the 2xLP: “I Know You Know” (the one that reminds me of “Drift Away”),  » Read More

I repeat: I thought we’d moved past this. Imagine the trauma Bebe Rexha has already endured, having been subjected to a flying smartphone while she was just trying to do her job last year. It was so gnarly that the guy who threw the phone was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree.  » Read More