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Darryl Jones, a highly respected bass player, recently reflected on his long tenure with The Rolling Stones and shared some insights into how the band members have guided him in playing their iconic bass parts. Recognized as one of the top bassists in the rock ‘n’ roll scene, Jones has been working with the Stones as a touring and session musician,  » Read More

Former Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl are certainly two of the greatest names in the music fraternity. Noel, is rarely shy about sharing his opinions, particularly when it comes to offering up his thoughts on his peers. It has recently come to light that the English musician has ‘beef’ with Dave Grohl,  » Read More

A Journey fan in Cleveland, Ohio, fell victim to a scam where she lost thousands of dollars after being fooled by someone pretending to be Steve Perry, the former lead singer of the band. The 75-year-old woman received a message on Facebook in January from the scammer claiming to be Perry. The scammer not only offered a business opportunity but also showed romantic interest,  » Read More

Happy birthday Ringo Starr (Beatles). Stop and smell the roses. Read Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, R.E.M., Baseball Project, Young Fresh Fellows) in MAGNET on Ringo’s birthday as well as our interview with the Starr himself: The post Happy Birthday Ringo Starr (Beatles) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Will Sheff (Okkervil River). Your past life as a blast. Illustration for MAGNET by Mike Jackson; cover photos for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read our Okkervil cover Q&A with Will by actor/director Tim Blake Nelson: The post Happy Birthday Will Sheff (Okkervil River) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

55 years ago today, the Plastic Ono Band released “Give Peace A Chance” in the U.S. That’s all they were saying. Read our DVD review of John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band live that same year: The post The Plastic Ono Band Released “Give Peace A Chance” 55 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

I’m sure a ton of people have covered Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” by this point, but as far as I can tell, London Grammar are the first to do it on BBC Radio 1. The band’s Hannah Reid swung by the BBC studio recently to do a stripped-down piano rendition of 2024’s most plausible song of the summer.  » Read More

The Pink Friday 2 tour chaos continues. Nicki Minaj recently had to reschedule a show in Manchester after a weed-related arrest in Amsterdam threw off her schedule. Understandably, she then canceled that Amsterdam show. Things did not go better for Dublin and Bucharest over the weekend.  » Read More

Cornelius is making the most of his comeback. In June 2023 he released his first album in six years, Dream In Dream, which he followed up a year later with the May single “Too Much Love For Sauna (Falling Deep).” Last month, he put out an ambient album titled Ethereal Essence.  » Read More