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Mick Jagger Made His Acting Debut In "Performance" 55 Years Ago Today - Magnet Magazine
55 years ago today, Mick Jagger made his acting debut in Performance. Nothing is true, everything is permitted. Read our Vintage Movies review of Rolling Stones doc Charlie Is My Darling, the first movie Jagger was ever in:
Happy Birthday Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Baseball Project, Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M., Filthy Friends, No Ones) - Magnet Magazine
Happy birthday Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Baseball Project, Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M., Filthy Friends, No Ones). Tonight we’re buying you a drink, bub. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Watch our MAGNET television episode with him:
Live Review: "Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.," Philadelphia, PA, July 29, 2025 - Magnet Magazine
In 2019, I interviewed the creatives behind the then-Broadway-bound Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical. on my Theater In The Round program at Pacifica National Public Radio. I was reminded that the man behind their new stage show’s music and lyrics—Eddie Perfect—had a background in punk rock with albums such as Angry Eddie, Drink […]
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Sam Himself's "Perfect Strangers" Video - Magnet Magazine
The productive creative partnership between Sam Himself’s Samuel Koechlin and visual artist Stefan Tschumi continues with the video for “Perfect Strangers.” “He knows places I’d never find in a million years,” says the Swiss-born singer/songwriter, who bounces between his home country and Brooklyn. “So many of our videos start out inspired by a beautiful landscape, anywhere from a Swiss glacier to an Icelandic volcano. This time, we landed in the mountains of Ticino in the south of Switzerland near the Italian border. The place is a real time capsule, which fits the ‘future nostalgia’ theme of the song. There are these tiny, ancient villages that are still inhabited, but almost invisibly so. It’s like a present-day fairytale.”
MAGNET Exclusive: BettySoo Goes Track By Track On "If You Never Go Away" - Magnet Magazine
BettySoo is among a long list of Austin acts who deserve a wider audience outside their home state. A good friend and touring partner of celebrated Texas singer/songwriter James McMurtry, she’s a skilled spinner of yarns in her own right. The self-released If You Never Go Away was produced by Will Sexton (younger brother of guitarist/actor Charlie Sexton) and tracked at Cedar Creek Studio in Austin and Southern Grooves in Memphis.
The Cavedogs Released "Joy Rides For Shut-Ins" 35 Years Ago Today - Magnet Magazine
35 years ago today, the Cavedogs released Joy Rides For Shut-Ins. We might be in the minority with this opinion, but 1992 follow-up Soul Martini is even better and a must-own power-pop LP. Read our 120 Reasons To Live feature on Joy Rides track “Tayter Country”:
Happy Birthday Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets, Tones On Tail, Poptone) - Magnet Magazine
Happy birthday Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets, Tones On Tail, Poptone). We give you some songs and sunshine. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Watch Love And Rockets take on the Temptations at MAGNET:
MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Travis Roberts' "Rebel Rose" - Magnet Magazine
Travis Roberts’ fascinating narrative trajectory begins in South Korea. Born into a military family, he moved all over the place as a child before eventually landing in Amarillo, Texas, where he sang in church on Sundays. The rest of the week, he listened to George Strait, Waylon Jennings and whatever country music he could find on the radio. He learned to play guitar when his parents split up, had his first brushes with punk and was utterly transformed by Steve Earle’s Copperhead Road.
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Justin Webb & The Noise's "1997" - Magnet Magazine
The inspiration for “1997” came to Justin Webb during an unremarkable family moment. “I was walking outside with my kids, and as we approached the car, one of them asked for my phone,” says the Nashville-based roots rocker. “I responded, as I often do, ‘Let’s just talk in the car.’”
Happy Birthday Danger Mouse (30th Century Records, Gnarls Barkley, Broken Bells, Karen O, Black Keys, Michael Kiwanuka, Norah Jones, Beck, Sparklehorse, Gorillaz) - Magnet Magazine
Happy birthday Danger Mouse (30th Century Records, Gnarls Barkley, Broken Bells, Karen O, Black Keys, Michael Kiwanuka, Norah Jones). Enjoy the life of Brian. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Danger Mouse and Karen O live in 2019:
MAGNET Exclusive: The Honeydogs Go Track By Track On “Algebra For Broken Hearts” - Magnet Magazine
From the mid-’90s to the early aughts, the Honeydogs were the undisputed underdogs of the Minneapolis scene. While their counterparts in the Jayhawks, Soul Asylum and Semisonic found varying levels of national success, Adam Levy and his drummer sibling (and sometimes adversary), Noah, could find only limited love for their St. Paul quartet outside the Twin Cities. Critics and record execs, however, saw potential in the Honeydogs’ sharp songwriting and intensely melodic roots-rock sound. Bouncing between two major labels, the group recorded a pair of modestly brilliant LPs, 1997’s Seen A Ghost and 2001’s Here’s Luck. Somewhere between the former and the latter, original guitarist Tommy Borscheid left the band. Under Adam Levy’s watch, the Honeydogs brand hung around in various incarnations until 2016, falling silent until now.
Essential New Music: Wheelhouse's "House And Home" - Magnet Magazine
House And Home signals the return of Wheelhouse—an improvising ensemble comprising saxophonist Dave Rempis, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz and bassist Nate McBride—after a dozen-year hiatus. If you happened to catch the trio around Chicago between 2005 and 2013, Wheelhouse stood out from the musicians’ other projects for the relative restraint of its elegantly balanced sound, which was particularly remarkable because the band ditched composed material in favor of collective improvisation.
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Of The Dell's "Care If I Ride?" - Magnet Magazine
Of The Dell’s spunky new single couldn’t be farther removed from the rustic Appalachian vibe you’d expect from band that hails from West Virginia. Instead, twin brothers Corey and Cody Hatton sound like they’ve been subsisting on a steady diet of power pop and college rock, namely Big Star, the Gin Blossoms and the Connells. About the nearest the Huntington-based duo comes to playing to type on “Care If I Ride?” is hiring Tyler Childers collaborator Kory Caudill to produce the thing.
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Silver Snails' Cover Of The Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star" Video - Magnet Magazine
The Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star” couldn’t have been a more perfect fit for the Silver Snails’ intergenerational coed makeup. “Given the male lead vocals and female backing vocals, we felt it would be a good vehicle,” says Lucas Ward, father and co-leader of the self-described “glam-rock space-pop family band.” “Our version is similar […]