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50 years ago today, the Kinks released Preservation Act 2. Such a cruel lover. Read our cover-story Q&A with Ray Davies by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan: The post The Kinks Released “Preservation Act 2” 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Robert Johnson. King Of The Delta Blues. The post Happy Birthday Robert Johnson appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

35 years ago today, Simple Minds released Street Fighting Years. Is this the way it was planned? Read our Simple Minds feature: The post Simple Minds Released “Street Fighting Years” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Joe Bonamassa. Hope you’re living’ easy. Watch our MAGNET television episode with him: The post Happy Birthday Joe Bonamassa appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

What began as a 75 minute journey to Exposition Park, ended with a full, five-hour dance with house music's newest superstars, Keinemusik. The German trio who have been dabbling in production assignments for pop stars like Drake and Dua Lipa. Never mind that though, the threesome has ...Continue reading  » Read More

Charli XCX is preparing to release her new album Brat next month. The pop star held a surprise event in Brooklyn last week, and she was on last night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. On her late-night television appearance, she fangirled over The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City’s Whitney Rose.  » Read More

Last month, Other Half announced Dark Ageism, the follow-up to 2022’s Soft Action, which was our Album Of The Week. They shared the lead single “Lifted Fingers” featuring Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, and now the Norwich indie rock trio is back with “Farm Games.”  » Read More

The Melbourne alt-rock quartet Quivers gained some attention in 2021 when fellow Melbourne indie artist Courtney Barnett admitted her music video was a lot like theirs. Now they’ve signed to Merge for the release of new album Oyster Cuts, and lead single “Apparition” is quite nice.  » Read More

Fcukers, a trio from NYC making headblown electronic party music, recently signed to the Ninja Tune imprint Technicolor. Shanny Wise (vocals), Ben Scharf (drums), and Jackson Walker Lewis (bass, keys, production) are back today with “Bon Bon,” a wild new track that reminds me of Basement Jaxx or — I hate to say it about a song I’m enjoying — Die Antwoord.  » Read More