Magnet Magazine — Franklin Bruno’s work with Southern California’s Nothing Painted Blue, the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle in the Extra Lens and his own Human Hearts has consistently blurred the line between literate indie rock and social commentary. On Faith &... more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, Kiss released Music From “The Elder”. Featuring three songs co-written by Mr. Lou Reed. Read our classic Q&A with Ace Frehley by Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Mountain Goats, Bob Mould): The post Kiss Released “Music From ‘The ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, the Mountain Goats released Get Lonely. Songs for lonely giants. Read our Mountain Goats feature: The post The Mountain Goats Released “Get Lonely” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, the Mountain Goats released Nothing For Juice. The end of the Rachel Ware era. Read our Mountain Goats feature: The post The Mountain Goats Released “Nothing For Juice” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — The Mountain Goats just sang fiction into reality. Just six days ago, John Darnielle's band released "Candlebox," the latest single from their upcoming album Days . Darnielle sings that song from the perspective of a fictional band who get the life-... more info

Stereogum — A couple of days ago, the Mountain Goats released "Candlebox," the latest single from their upcoming album Days . It's about a young band in the early '90s who thinks their whole life is about to change because they're heading out on tour with quasi... more info

Stereogum — If you're the right age, the world "Candlebox" brings up all kinds of indelible memories. If you're too young, just know that Candlebox were a Seattle rock band who happened to catch on during the grunge explosion, even though they weren't really a g... more info

Stereogum — "Bury me in a shallow grave/ Out behind the warehouse rave/ And while you're having a smoke back there/ You can think of me while you fix your hair." I tell you what: This John Darnielle guy can write. That quote is the opening line from a jaunty, br... more info

Stereogum — You saw the headline, so you already know you’re in. A new Mountain Goats album would be enough. A new Mountain Goats song inspired by Charlie Sheen’s snuff film panic? Now we’re fucking cooking. Today, we get both. Today is a good day. It’s ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 75th birthday Ace Frehley (Kiss). R.I.P. Space invader. Read our Q&A with Ace by Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Mountain Goats, Bob Mould): The post Happy 75th Birthday Ace Frehley (Kiss), R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info