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Happy 60th birthday Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gutter Twins). R.I.P. There’s something about today you can’t explain. Photo for MAGNET by Joe Toreno. Read our classic Lanegan feature: The post Happy 60th Birthday Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gutter Twins), R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Robert Vickers (Go-Betweens). “Bob Vicious” (our nickname for Robert around the office) is not only a longtime friend to MAGNET, but he also had a playground named after him. Read the touching tribute that Robert wrote in MAGNET to his late bandmate Grant McLennan: The post Happy Birthday Robert Vickers (Go-Betweens) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Neil Hamburger. America’s $1 Funnyman (formerly World’s $1 Funnyman). Read Liam Finn in MAGNET on how Hamburger led him to beef rehydrator Tim Heidecker: The post Happy Birthday Neil Hamburger appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Saturday night, identical twin punk duo the Garden hosted and headlined a mini festival called Vada Vada at the Shrine in Los Angeles. The lineup also featured both Garden members’ side projects, as well as a few of their musical friends. Mac DeMarco did not play Vada Vada, but he’s been friends with the Garden for quite a while now,  » Read More

Arooj Aftab — perhaps one of the most effortlessly cool musicians out there right now — recently released her new album Night Reign, which she teased with the single “Raat Ki Rani.” The New York-via-Pakistan artist played that song on a new episode of Later…  » 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

Pop-punk incubator Hopeless Records has been celebrating its 30th anniversary all year. In addition to their traveling Hopeless Museum Exhibit (and the Rock Hall’s semi-permanent exhibit), the label has been promoting its Hopelessly Devoted To You singles series, where artists like Sweet Pill and Pinkshift put their own spin on Hopeless classics.  » Read More

Stop whatever you’re doing. Kendrick just dropped. After probably the biggest year of his career, Kendrick Lamar has suddenly, out of nowhere, shared a new surprise album called GNX. It’s out, right now. The whole thing.  » Read More

New York indie-poppers TOLEDO just shared the single “Zelda” in October, and prior to that we got April’s Popped Heart EP. Today, for Grand Jury’s ongoing 10th Anniversary project, where the label asks their bands, current and classic, to cover songs from the catalog,  » Read More