Magnet Magazine https://magnetmagazine.com/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:43:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-MagnetIcon-32x32.jpg Magnet Magazine https://magnetmagazine.com/ 32 32 Happy Birthday Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/happy-birthday-robert-plant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-robert-plant Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.magnetmagazine.com/?p=200304 Happy birthday Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin). There’s good rockin’ at midnight. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read Art Alexakis (Everclear) in MAGNET on Zeppelin:

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]]> Sebadoh Released “Harmacy” 30 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/sebadoh-released-harmacy-30-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sebadoh-released-harmacy-30-years-ago-today Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=268734 30 years ago today, Sebadoh released Harmacy. It’s just the beauty of the ride. Read Ben Lee in MAGNET on Sebadoh:

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]]> Happy 80th Birthday Ralf Hütter (Kraftwerk) https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/happy-birthday-ralf-hutter-kraftwerk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-ralf-hutter-kraftwerk Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=268576 Happy 80th birthday Ralf Hütter (Kraftwerk). Man called aerodynamic. Read our Kraftwerk live review from 2025:

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]]> Can Released “Tago Mago” 55 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/can-released-tago-mago-50-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-released-tago-mago-50-years-ago-today Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=268571 55 years ago today, Can released Tago Mago. Oh, yeah! Read our Hidden Gems review of the Can album that came five years later:

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]]> Happy Birthday Isaac Hayes https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/happy-birthday-isaac-hayes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-isaac-hayes Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 http://magnetmagazine.com/?p=247227 Happy birthday Isaac Hayes. Funk soul brother. Read our review of the essential Stax ’68: A Memphis Story, featuring Hayes, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas and many more:

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]]> Joan Jett And The Blackhearts Released “Notorious” 35 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-released-notorious-35-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-released-notorious-35-years-ago-today Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=268568 35 years ago today, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts released Notorious. Backlash, backlash, backlash. Read Joan’s cover Q&A with Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!):

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]]> Happy Birthday Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/happy-birthday-phil-lynott-thin-lizzy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-phil-lynott-thin-lizzy Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000 http://www.magnetmagazine.com/?p=200307 Happy birthday Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy). Growing up.

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]]> The Connells Released “Weird Food And Devastation” 30 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/the-connells-released-weird-food-and-devastation-30-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-connells-released-weird-food-and-devastation-30-years-ago-today Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=351540 30 years ago today, the Connells released Weird Food And Devastation. Maybe, just maybe, it won’t turn it away. Listen to our MAGNET Classics Podcasts on the making of Weird Food And Devastation predecessor Ring:

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]]> Happy Birthday John Hiatt https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/20/happy-birthday-john-hiatt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-john-hiatt Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000 http://magnetmagazine.com/?p=247231 Happy birthday John Hiatt. The tiki bar is open. Watch our MAGNET television episode with John’s daughter and sometimes collaborator Lilly Hiatt:

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]]> Five Questions With Effie Zilch https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/08/19/five-questions-with-effie-zilch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-questions-with-effie-zilch Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=350983 Over five LPs in three years, Effie Zilch has treated genre less as a limitation than an assortment of tools, drawing freely from gospel, Motown, funk, blues, soul and vintage rock. The new Higher Calling (Redtone) ventures beyond music circles in its quest for inspiration, hitting up painters, poets, writers and filmmakers for an extra […]

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