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

Stereogum — Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah gifts just keep on coming. The night after they got Robyn Hitchcock to reunite the Soft Boys, the fifth night of the band’s annual Bowery Ballroom residency boasted a surprise appearance from MJ Lenderman. He and his ban... more info

Stereogum — Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah residency is currently under way at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. This year’s iteration of the annual tradition has already given us some news to write home about — for example, Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan joined them... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Kimberley Rew (Soft Boys, Katrina And The Waves). What’s your next big adventure? Read Matthew Caws of Nada Surf (courtesy of Bird Of Youth) on guitarists he loves including Rew, Robyn Hitchcock, Johnny Marr, Roger McGuinn and Mick R... more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, Bob Dylan released Real Live. Mick Taylor! Ian McLagan! Carlos Santana! Watch our MAGNET television episode with Robyn Hitchcock, Steve Earle, Ben Lee, Ryan Miller (Guster), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), Joan As Police Woman, Matt... more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Fiona Apple released When The Pawn … Thank dog for ellipses. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock on Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, Nick L... more info

Magnet Magazine — Composer, vocalist and author Robyn Hitchcock has long been devoted to the past of psychedelia without ever being devoured by its inspirations. Be it literally or figuratively, Hitchcock quoted from fellow English eccentrics such as Syd Barrett, Kevi... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Robyn Hitchcock released Spooked. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings! Watch our MAGNET television episode with Robyn: The post Robyn Hitchcock Released “Spooked” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Bill Rieflin (Ministry, R.E.M., Swans, King Crimson, Robyn Hitchcock, et al). Birth of a giant. Read Rieflin in our MAGNET Classics feature on Swans’ Soundtracks For The Blind: The post Happy Birthday Bill Rieflin (Ministry, R.E.M., ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, Bob Dylan released Oh Mercy. Don’t call it a comeback. Watch our MAGNET television episode with Robyn Hitchcock, Steve Earle, Ben Lee, Ryan Miller (Guster), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), Joan As Police Woman, Matt Quinn (Mt. Joy... more info