Stereogum — OK, here’s the backstory on “Life Is Scary Horses,” the final advance single from Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s We Are Together Again. On their 2000 album Songs Of False Hope And High Values, Mekons members Sally Timms and Jon Langford included... 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 — 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

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday John Prine. All the best. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read Wesley Stace in MAGNET on Prine, Bob Dylan, Bee Gees, Rosanne Cash, GOAT, the Mekons, Parquet Courts and more: The post Happy Birthday John Prine appeared first on Magnet... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Kirsty MacColl. Woman of steel. Read Wesley Stace in MAGNET on MacColl, Bob Dylan, Bee Gees, Rosanne Cash, GOAT, the Mekons, Parquet Courts and more: The post Happy Birthday Kirsty MacColl appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, the Kinks released One For The Road. One to have when you’re having more than one. Pixies, Spoon, Neko Case, Okkervil River, of Montreal, Robyn Hitchcock, Rhett Miller, the Apples In Stereo, the Wrens, Mac McCaughan, the Mekons ... more info

Stereogum — In November, long running Leeds art collective the Mekons released a new song titled “You’re Not Singing Anymore” and announced their signing to Fire Records. Following their 2020 surprise album Exquisite , this new Mekons chapter continues... 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

Stereogum — In July, a celebration for the late Steve Albini took place in Chicago in honor of the legendary engineer and musician’s birthday. It was revealed a street in the city would be renamed after him, and that became official today when Steve Albini ... more info