Magnet Magazine https://magnetmagazine.com/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:57:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-MagnetIcon-32x32.jpg Magnet Magazine https://magnetmagazine.com/ 32 32 A Conversation With Sarah Shannon And Archie Moore (Velocity Girl) https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/a-conversation-with-sarah-shannon-and-archie-moore-velocity-girl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-conversation-with-sarah-shannon-and-archie-moore-velocity-girl Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=352294 Listening to Velocity Girl’s earliest recordings is like witnessing a band sort itself out on the fly. Though it would go on to become one of the defining indie-pop acts of the early ’90s, the Washington, D.C.-area outfit didn’t arrive fully formed—few good bands do. There were shifting lineups, steep learning curves and at least […]

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]]> Essential New Music: Håvard Wiik Trio’s “Hic Sunt Leones” https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/essential-new-music-havard-wiik-trios-hic-sunt-leones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=essential-new-music-havard-wiik-trios-hic-sunt-leones Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=352410 In medieval times, mapmakers had to deal with the unknown. The phrase “Hic sunt leones” (“Here be lions”), often accompanied by a fanciful portrait of a big cat, signaled the point where known civilization ended and the unknown began. It’s a curious name for a record by a jazz piano trio that’s existed with the […]

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]]> John Lennon Released “Imagine” 55 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/john-lennon-released-imagine-55-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-lennon-released-imagine-55-years-ago-today Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://magnetmagazine.com/?p=216147 55 years ago today, John Lennon released Imagine. We still need someone to give us some truth. Read Albert Hammond Jr (Strokes) on Lennon, the Clash, the Velvet Underground, Guided By Voices and more:

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]]> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Released “Skeleton Tree” 10 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-released-skeleton-tree-10-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-released-skeleton-tree-10-years-ago-today Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=352695 10 years ago today, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released Skeleton Tree. And it’s all right now. MAGNET named it the sixth best album of 2016:

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]]> Wilco Released “Schmilco” 10 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/wilco-released-schmilco-10-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wilco-released-schmilco-10-years-ago-today Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=352703 10 years ago today, Wilco released Schmilco. Never fades. MAGNET named it the 21st best album of 2016:

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]]> Happy 85th Birthday Otis Redding, R.I.P. https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/happy-birthday-otis-redding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-otis-redding Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 http://magnetmagazine.com/?p=216153 Happy 85th birthday Otis Redding. R.I.P. Much R-E-S-P-E-C-T. ?

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]]> Okkervil River Released “Away” 10 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/okkervil-river-released-away-10-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=okkervil-river-released-away-10-years-ago-today Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=352697 10 years ago today, Okkervil River released Away. Must have been a great time so long ago. Read our Okkervil cover Q&A with Will Sheff by actor/director Tim Blake Nelson from that year:

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]]> Teenage Fanclub Released “Here” 10 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/teenage-fanclub-released-here-10-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teenage-fanclub-released-here-10-years-ago-today Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=352701 10 years ago today, Teenage Fanclub released Here. Gerard Love had nothing more to say. Read our TFC feature from that year:

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]]> Jack White Released “Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016” 10 Years Ago Today https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/jack-white-released-acoustic-recordings-1998-2016-10-years-ago-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jack-white-released-acoustic-recordings-1998-2016-10-years-ago-today Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=352691 10 years ago today, Jack White released Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016. What a feeling that’s begun. Read our review of his essential 2018 album:

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]]> Happy Birthday Bill Fay https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/09/happy-birthday-bill-fay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-bill-fay Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://magnetmagazine.com/?p=332743 Happy birthday Bill Fay. Hear us calling. Read the Chapin Sisters and the Innocence Mission in MAGNET on Fay: 

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