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40 years ago, the Kinks released Word Of Mouth. It really feels like summer’s gone. Read our cover-story Q&A with Ray Davies by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan: The post The Kinks Released “Word Of Mouth” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

After doing double-duty on SNL over the weekend, Charli XCX is making the most of her NYC trip. The pop star has been teasing a surprise, and it ended up being a last-minute performance in Times Square in a collaboration with H&M.  » Read More

Next week, a 40th anniversary version of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” arrives, and it features Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Sinead O’Connor, Sam Smith, One Direction, Rita Ora, Boy George, George Michael, Sam Smith, the Sugababes, Bono, Thom Yorke, Paul McCartney, and more. However, Sheeran made a post today saying he would have declined the use of his vocals if he was asked permission.  » Read More

Last month, Primus revealed that drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander quit over email, saying he “lost his passion for playing.” The former member has since clarified what happened to Rolling Stone, explaining he has “been in a place of deep healing and intensive mental health rehabilitation,  » Read More

Paul McCartney closed out Mexico City’s Corona Capital festival Sunday night with some all-star pals. During Macca’s customary show-closing rendition of the Beatles’ “The End,” Jack White and St. Vincent both took the stage with guitars to join in the six-string euphoria. As Consequence points out, it was White’s first time onstage with McCartney.  » Read More

In a story that deserves to be adapted into an episode of a semi-sleazy cable action drama — with, in a bit of creative license, the principal characters retrieving their wares and exacting vengeance — Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri say $1 million worth of their tequila was stolen while crossing the border from Mexico.  » Read More

It’s been almost two years since the Madonna biopic was scrapped after a highly competitive casting process that landed on Julia Garner in the starring role. But Madge hasn’t given up on taking her story to the screen.  » Read More

It’s been a few years now since hardcore heroes Turnstile released Glow On, an album so beloved that even hip-hop-centric festivals like Camp Flog Gnaw were booking them throughout 2023. One of that record’s softer moments is “Alien Love Call,” a song featuring Dev Hynes of Blood Orange.  » Read More

Being the saxophonist in a Miles Davis band was never the easiest job in the world. Even if he liked you, he often led by challenging his musicians, giving them enigmatic or even contradictory instructions. Once, when saxophonist Gary Bartz complained that he didn’t like what Keith Jarrett was playing behind him,  » Read More