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Wawa Welcome America Concert, Philadelphia - Magnet Magazine
The Ladies may Love Cool James, but LL Cool J loves union workers a little more. The night before July 4’s Wawa Welcome America Concert in Philadelphia, LL Cool J backed out as the headliner of the event in support of striking city workers. Jazmine Sullivan, one of the openers and a Philly native, followed suit and said she would also not perform. That, however, did not seem to dampen the attitude of those who attended the events.
Happy Birthday Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Hard Quartet, Zwan, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) - Magnet Magazine
Happy birthday Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Hard Quartet, Zwan, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy). Plus, Adele, Andrew WK, Johnny Cash, Cat Power, Neil Diamond, Dixie Chicks, Guided By Voices, Stephen Malkmus, Run The Jewels—to name just a few. Chavez photo for MAGNET by Bob Berg. (That's Matt on the left.) Read our Chavez feature:
The Day The Music Died: Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Laurens Hammond, Ziggy Stardust And Mark Sandman - Magnet Magazine
Death is not the end. On this day we lost: Brian Jones (Rolling Stones, 1969), Jim Morrison (Doors, 1971), Mississippi Fred McDowell (1972), Laurens Hammond (Hammond organ inventor, 1973), Ziggy Stardust (Spiders From Mars, 1973) and Mark Sandman (Morphine, 1999). R.I.P.
Five Questions With Julia Cumming (Sunflower Bean) - Magnet Magazine
By the band’s own admission, Sunflower Bean was at a crossroads in the months leading up to the recording of its brilliant new LP, Mortal Primetime (Lucky Number). Native New Yorkers Julia Cumming, Nick Kivlin and Olive Faber were teenagers when they released their 2016 debut, Human Ceremony, laying out a garagey indie-pop template that […]
Five Questions With BC Camplight - Magnet Magazine
Kicking drugs after 15 years was a mixed blessing for BC Camplight’s Brian Christinzio. On the one end, it served as a catalyst for the rampant creativity and pained grandeur of A Sober Conversation (Bella Union). On the other, a clear head forced Christinzio to confront some lingering demons. BC Camplight’s seventh album meanders its way through the last two years of Christinzio’s life, a period punctuated by his embracing sobriety and coming to terms with childhood sexual abuse.
Ray Davies Released Debut Solo Album "Return To Waterloo" 40 Years Ago Today - Magnet Magazine
40 years ago today, Ray Davies released debut solo album Return To Waterloo. What happens when the Kinks make an album without Dave for a musical film written and directed by Ray and featuring Oscar-nominated actor Tim Roth and Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins. Read our cover-story Q&A with Davies by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan:
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Matthew Szlachetka's "Un-American Dream" - Magnet Magazine
It was country/Americana icon Radney Foster who nudged Matthew Szlachetka back into the singer/songwriter game. “Lately, I’d been focused on producing and collaborating on other artists’ work, with no real plans to record anything of my own,” says the Nashville-based jack of all trades. “Radney encouraged me to get back into the studio to co-produce a song I wrote with my friend Paul Stephens.”
MAGNET Exclusive: Joshua Ray Walker Goes Track By Track On "Tropicana" - Magnet Magazine
If you ever have a chance to see Joshua Ray Walker, drop everything and go. The guy can flat-out sing, with a remarkable range and a timeless delivery that rivals those of the great country crooners, from George Jones to George Strait. Now 33, Walker has been performing since he was 13. Last year, that robust touring lifestyle took a hit when the Dallas-based singer/songwriter was diagnosed with colon cancer. But he hasn’t been taking it lying down. He’s just released Tropicana, a sun-kissed collection of beachy honky-tonk daydreams he wrote while stuck at home undergoing chemotherapy.
Donny Hathaway Released Debut Album "Everything Is Everything" 55 Years Ago Today - Magnet Magazine
55 years ago today, Donny Hathaway released debut album Everything Is Everything. Can y’all dig it out there? Torquil Campbell (Stars), Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think) and our own Mitch Myers sing the praises of this soul legend in MAGNET:
Kris Kristofferson Released Debut Album "Kristofferson" 55 Years Ago Today - Magnet Magazine
55 years ago today, Kris Kristofferson released debut album Kristofferson. It takes us back to something that we’ve lost somehow, somewhere along the way. Check out our exclusive premiere of Kristofferson’s “The Pilgrim” from Live At Gilley’s: