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The Handover suggests something transactional. But the sound and the effect of the music created by oudist Aly Eissa, violinist Ayman Asfour and synthesizer/organ player Jonas Cambien aims higher. These two Egyptians (each initially self-taught) and one Norway-based Belgian (with a deep background in jazz and classical music) are united by their determination to transcend […] The post Essential New Music: The Handover’s “The Handover”  » Read More

Happy birthday Prince. We wish U heaven. Read our remembrance of Prince by Corey duBrowa: The post Happy Birthday Prince appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes). Hope you get all you want. Read our Q&A with him: The post Happy Birthday Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Allen Iverson. Before The Process, you were The Answer. Read Bruce Hornsby and Tommy Stinson (Replacements, Bash And Pop, Soul Asylum, Guns N’ Roses) in MAGNET on AI: The post Happy Birthday Allen Iverson appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Dean Martin. Un-fun fact: The King Of Cool died on Christmas. Ain’t that a kick in the head? The post Happy Birthday Dean Martin appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

New York indie-pop duo Cults have been around for so long that they’re starting to feel like a fixture. They’ll head out on tour with Vampire Weekend this fall, and it won’t be their first time doing that. Now, Cults have announced plans to follow 2020’s Host with their new album To The Ghosts.  » Read More

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music,  » Read More

The great California hardcore band Diztort is calling it a day. Next month, Diztort will play the latest edition of the giant Los Angeles hardcore fest Sound And Fury. On Instagram earlier this week, Diztort wrote that the Sound And Fury set will be their last one: “Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years.  » Read More

The new band Hard Chiller pairs vocals from Joey Vannucchi of From Indian Lakes (stream Head Void!) with music helmed by Steve Choi of RX Bandits/The Sound Of Animals Fighting. They announced their debut EP Heavy Cell a month ago with the release of lead single “  » Read More