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Happy birthday Kirk Hammett (Metallica). On this day in 1997, the band released ReLoad. 19 years later to the day, Metallica issued Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our review of Metallica’s essential latest album: The post Happy Birthday Kirk Hammett (Metallica) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Dustin Kensrue (Thrice). Carry the fire. Read our classic Q&A with him: The post Happy Birthday Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

A couple of years ago, PJ Harvey teamed up with composer Tim Phillips for a version of the American traditional folk song “Run On” and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Who By Fire.” Both of those were for the soundtrack to the Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters.  » Read More

Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently in jail after he was arrested for sex trafficking and racketeering. Last month, he was denied bail, and he filed an appeal arguing that concerns of witness tampering were unfounded. He’s since been hit with even more lawsuits alleging abuse and sexual abuse,  » Read More

The fall of the As I Lay Dying empire continues. Last month, three members of the band announced that they were quitting, citing differences in “personal morals.” A few days later, longtime guitarist Phil Sgrosso also quit, citing “concerning patterns of behavior.” That left only frontman Tim Lambesis —  » Read More

Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw 2024 is currently under way at Dodger Stadium. And while it’s Tyler’s festival, Doechii — fresh off her first Grammy nomination — was one of Saturday’s real stars. She brought out SZA do their collab “Persuasive,” and later on in the night,  » Read More

There was exclusive merch. There were many It Girls. There was lots of Brat green. Charli XCX pulled double-duty on SNL on Saturday, her third time as musical guest and her first time hosting. She performed Brat highlights “360” (introduced by Julia Fox) and “Sympathy Is A Knife”  » Read More

The UK retro-soul star Yola released her single “Future Enemies” a couple of months ago, and she was supposed to release her new EP My Way today. That release has been pushed back to early next year, but we do get a new Yola single today.  » Read More

In the past, the London jazz great Shabaka Hutchings has been one of the driving forces of bands like Sons Of Kemet and the Comet Is Coming. Shabaka is now a first-name-only guy, and he released his solo debut Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace earlier this year.  » Read More