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Longtime MAGNET contributor Corey duBrowa has a book out tomorrow that recognizes that often-overlooked, misunderstood, bigger-than-a-single-but-smaller-than-an-album musical format: the EP. An Ideal For Living: A Celebration Of The E.P. (Extended Play) (HoZac Books) salutes the 200 best EPs released from the 1950s until now, and it’s the first tome to tackle this underappreciated, music-snob-approved format.  » Read More

Happy birthday Stephen Malkmus (Pavement). Lots of details to discern. Photos for MAGNET by Christian Lantry; illustration for MAGNET by Bruno Guerreiro. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of Pavement’s Slanted And Enchanted: The post Happy Birthday Stephen Malkmus (Pavement) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Primavera Sound is taking place in Barcelona right now, and a portion of the festival will be livestreamed through Amazon Music. The stream will be available through Prime Video and Twitch, and it’ll begin at 1:30PM EST each day, starting Thursday afternoon and running through Saturday.  » Read More

The utterly chill and dadded-out indie veterans Real Estate do not strike me as the most natural touring partners for the frenetic, experimental, nouveau-hip Water From Your Eyes. But the bands were on the road together this month, and one thing they apparently have in common is a love for Pavement. Onstage Sunday at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse,  » Read More

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been facing as a flood of allegations regarding physical and sexual abuse and sex trafficking. The rap mogul has been served with a slew of lawsuits, his homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by federal agents (with an indictment reportedly on the way), and CNN surfaced security footage of his brutal attack on then-partner Cassie Ventura from 2016.  » Read More

Tom Morello turns 60 today — happy birthday, dude! Today, he’s been announced as the latest recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize, an award started a decade ago to recognize “outstanding contributions to music and activism.” (Last year, the winner was Pussy Riot.)  » Read More

There’s a lot to like about Cleveland’s 200 Stab Wounds, who play old-school death metal with purpose and intensity, but I simply cannot talk about this band without gushing about how much I like their name. 200 Stab Wounds are a great band, but there are a lot of great bands in the world,  » Read More

Two years ago, the Sydney band Speed took the world by storm with their debut EP Gang Called Speed. Speed play down-the-middle stomp-you-out hardcore with the same kind of heavy-riff intensity and swagger as Trapped Under Ice. Their videos are beautiful, and their live shows seem to be absolute spectacles.  » Read More

We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.  » Read More