Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Modest Mouse released Sad Sappy Sucker. The band’s other debut album. Read our live review of Modest Mouse and Pixies from 2024: The post Modest Mouse Released “Sad Sappy Sucker” 25 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet M... more info

Obscure Sound — Newly released EP Universe unveils a stirring rock sound from Amsterdam-based band Dim Pinks. Blending hints of the Velvet Underground and Pixies, the release explores existential confusion, resistance, and intimacy within a dynamic sound — captiva... more info

Stereogum — Sea.Hear.Now, the music and surf festival, returns to Asbury Park, New Jersey this September. Mumford & Sons and the Strokes will headline across the fest's two nights, with additional performances from the Offspring, Chaka Khan, the War On Drugs, Go... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Nicky Hopkins (Kinks, Rolling Stones, Who, Beatles). And on piano … Read Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart, Pere Ubu, Pixies, PJ Harvey) in MAGNET on Hopkins: The post Happy Birthday Nicky Hopkins (Kinks, Rolling Stones, Who, Beat... more info

Obscure Sound — Trickling, jangly introspections and an enjoyable sense of momentum persist across “Doe Under Headlights,” a newly released track from Max Threat. Reminding fondly of The Wrens in its escalating guitars and “we were driving in the pines” scen... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Pete Quaife (Kinks). The Kinks played their first live show on Pete’s 20th birthday. Pixies, Spoon, Neko Case, Okkervil River, of Montreal, Robyn Hitchcock, Rhett Miller, the Apples In Stereo, the Wrens, Mac McCaughan, the Mekons and... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Brian Bell (Weezer). Watch some TV, listen to some music and eat some candy. Cover photo for MAGNET by Autumn de Wilde. Weezer and Pixies live in 2019: The post Happy Birthday Brian Bell (Weezer) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 60 years ago today, the Kinks released The Kink Kontroversy. Feel good from morning till the end of the day. Pixies, Spoon, Neko Case, Okkervil River, of Montreal, Robyn Hitchcock, Rhett Miller, the Apples In Stereo, the Wrens, Mac McCaughan, the Mek... more info

Magnet Magazine — 50 years ago today, the Kinks released Schoolboys In Disgrace. No more looking back. Pixies, Spoon, Neko Case, Okkervil River, of Montreal, Robyn Hitchcock, Rhett Miller, the Apples In Stereo, the Wrens, Mac McCaughan, the Mekons and more pick their ... more info

Stereogum — A few years back I stumbled upon Plague Skater’s Bandcamp profile and greatly enjoyed its self-described “scuzz pop” offerings. The album and EP we posted had me flashing back to late 2000s buzz bands like No Age and Wavves, but shoutier and... more info