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Film At 11: Jaill

MAGNET Staff — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:00:54 +0000

“The Stroller” is the first single off That’s How We Burn (Sub Pop), the new album from Milwaukee’s Jaill. Download an mp3 of it, watch the campy, beach-themed video below, and catch Jaill on tour opening for the Hold Steady in late August.

From The Desk Of The Apples In Stereo’s Robert Schneider: Mathematics

MAGNET Staff — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:00:29 +0000

Talking to Apples in stereo frontman Robert Schneider is something like sitting around the kitchen table with a few friends and a six-pack while knocking out the screenplay for a new episode of Seinfeld. With Schneider at the controls of this magic-bus ride, he pulls the topics he likes out of thin air like some [...]

MP3 At 3PM: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

MAGNET Staff — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:00:17 +0000

Detroit natives Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott may appear to love everything NASCAR-related, naming their band Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and dressing up in sponsored uniforms, but their music is the last thing you’d expect to hear at a booze-fueled car race. “Nothing But Our Love” is more suited for a day at the beach, [...]

Normal History Vol. 71: The Art Of David Lester

MAGNET Staff — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:00:59 +0000

Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 26-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. Celia is snapping dead stems off the potted geraniums on her balcony when the phone rings. The answering machine is not on. [...]

From The Desk Of The Apples In Stereo’s Robert Schneider: Television

MAGNET Staff — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:00:04 +0000

Film At 11: Oval

MAGNET Staff — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:00:15 +0000

Oval is the musical project of German experimentalist Markus Popp. His newest work, O (out September 7 on Thrill Jockey), is an impressive two-disc album that features 70 songs in surprisingly atypical Oval fashion, with Popp rejecting his previous tactics of mere software experimentation and improvisation. The precursor to the record is the Oh EP, [...]

TiVo Party Tonight: Green Day, The Raveonettes

MAGNET Staff — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:00:19 +0000

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Green Day Cali punks Green Day are still promoting 21st Century Breakdown. Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): The Raveonettes Rerun from March 24. The Danish duo played “Dead Sound” from [...]

From The Desk Of The Apples In Stereo’s Robert Schneider: Sugar

MAGNET Staff — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:49 +0000

MP3 At 3PM: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

MAGNET Staff — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:12 +0000

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, the Missouri quartet with the long-winded name, is back with its third album, Let it Sway, employing the help of producer and Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla. It’s out August 17 via Polyvinyl, followed by a co-headlining North American tour with Telekinesis. Until then, check out “Banned [...]

What Album Are You Most Looking Forward To Next Week?

MAGNET Staff — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:03 +0000