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40 years ago, the Smiths released Hatful Of Hollow. Heaven knows we’re old and miserable now. Read our classic feature on the early days of the Smiths and Rough Trade Records: The post The Smiths Released “Hatful Of Hollow” 40 Years Ago appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Julie Ruin). The punk singer. Photos for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read our cover story on the Julie Ruin by Amy Poehler: The post Happy Birthday Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Julie Ruin) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

40 years ago today, Cocteau Twins released Treasure. 40 feet, 40 franks. Read our review of the essential reissue of the Twins’ The Pink Opaque: The post Cocteau Twins Released “Treasure” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy 60th birthday Vic Chesnutt. R.I.P. On his 32rd birthday, he released About To Choke. Read Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) in MAGNET on Chesnutt: The post Happy 60th Birthday Vic Chesnutt, R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

40 years ago today, Madonna released Like A Virgin. You got that cherry bomb. Read Richard Barone in MAGNET on Madonna’s game-changing performance of the title track at the first MTV Video Music Awards: The post Madonna Released “Like A Virgin” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Brix Smith Start (Fall, Brix & The Extricated). Going strong. Read our review of four essential Fall vinyl reissues: The post Happy Birthday Brix Smith Start (Fall, Brix & The Extricated) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

On Sunday, T-Pain was celebrated in his hometown of Tallahassee with a street named after him. The musician received the key to the city from Mayor John Dailey in a ceremony hours before his performance at Cascades Park.  » Read More

My Chemical Romance announced their reunion back in 2019, yet the only new music we’ve gotten from the theatrical emo heroes is the 2022 song “The Foundations Of Decay.” The New Jersey band did reunion tours in 2022 and 2023 and then played for the first time in 18 months at When We Were Young Fest a few weeks ago,  » Read More

Great news for Deadheads: Jerry Garcia can now read a book to you. Or at least an AI version of his voice can. The late legend’s estate has partnered with ElevenLabs to recreate Garcia’s voice to read aloud audiobooks, e-books, articles, poetry, fan stories, PDFs, and more in 32 different languages.  » Read More