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25 years ago today, Lexo And The Leapers released Ask Them. You saw the balloons—you were there. See how many of Ask Them’s tracks made it on our list of the 500 best GBV-related songs of all time: The post Lexo And The Leapers Released “Ask Them” 25 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Grasshopper (Mercury Rev). Are you ready? Photo for MAGNET by Dennis Kleiman. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of Mercury Rev’s Yerself Is Steam: The post Happy Birthday Grasshopper (Mercury Rev) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

20 years ago today, Pedro The Lion released Achilles Heel. Winners never quit. Read our review of its essential follow-up, which took a decade and a half: The post Pedro The Lion Released “Achilles Heel” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 55th birthday Jody Porter (Fountains Of Wayne, Belltower). This better be good. Read MAGNET on his first solo album: The post Happy 55th Birthday Jody Porter (Fountains Of Wayne, Belltower) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

15 years ago today, Iggy Pop released Préliminaires. Kind of the dogs. Read our review of his essential 2016 album: The post Iggy Pop Released “Préliminaires” 15 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

TikTok loves ’80s music. For instance, the kids are bringing back “West End Girls” by Pet Shop Boys. They also love Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy,” which is used for the ’80s dance trend wherein people ask their parents to dance like it’s the ’80s (The challenge got a write-up in The New York Times today.).  » Read More

Morgan Wallen’s Nashville bar opening isn’t quite going as planned. Earlier this week, the city denied the country star’s proposal of a sign with his name in lights. Yesterday, the establishment announced that it is no longer opening for Memorial Day Weekend and is instead being postponed to an undisclosed date.  » Read More

Earlier this year, Mk.gee released his debut album Two Star & The Dream Police. The LA artist and producer born Mike Gordon has received a lot of praise, which reached a fever pitch on Wednesday when Eric Clapton raved about him in an interview.  » Read More

Yesterday, Lenny Kravitz released Blue Electric Light. He’s been promoting the album with a File interview with us, as well as an interview with Gayle King on CBS Mornings. The TV personality used the opportunity to shoot her shot with the rock star, who turns 60 tomorrow.  » Read More