Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Frank Black (Pixies). We’ve seen your picture, and we love it—a MAGNET classic by Dennis Kleiman. Read our 2001 feature on Mr. Thompson IV, another classic: The post Happy Birthday Frank Black (Pixies) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, the Birthday Party released debut album Prayers On Fire. Here we go again. Read our Nick Cave cover story from 20 years later: The post The Birthday Party Released Debut Album “Prayers On Fire” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Merle Haggard. Tell us about a song. Read Robert Ellis in MAGNET on Mighty Merle, who died in 2016 on his 79th birthday: The post Happy Birthday Merle Haggard appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, My Morning Jacket released At Dawn. Singing over and over again. Read our classic MMJ cover story: The post My Morning Jacket Released “At Dawn” 25 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule). Man in motion. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read Kevn Kinney (Drivin’ N Cryin’) in MAGNET on Warren: The post Happy Birthday Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Last summer post-punk icons Gang Of Four played what they had been saying would be their last-ever shows. Some farewells, however, end up being see-you-laters: It turns out Gang Of Four already have a few shows lined up for 2026, including a set at Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival. And now, they’ll have at least one… The post Gang Of Four – “NO KINGS HERE!” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — It's fun when the elusive Sky Ferreira sings on a song, even when that song apparently is not hers. That happened just a couple of months ago when she teamed up with Charli XCX on "Eyes Of The World," a track from Charli's Wuthering Heights album. But in the past few weeks, Ferreira — who's only released a handful of singles in the past decade — has suggested that her fingerprints are a lot more prominent than we realized. The post Sky Ferreira Accuses Charli XCX Of Stealing Her Songs For Wuthering Heights appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Last summer the Slovak music festival Rubicon was cancelled on short notice after organizers faced backlash for booking Kanye West as its headliner. In January, the artist now going by Ye issued a contentious apology disavowing his previous alignment with right-wing ideologies and embrace of Nazi rhetoric. He chalked up his abusive and erratic behavior to his bipolar disorder and a previously undiagnosed brain injury, adding that he was now committed to "accountability, treatment, and meaningful change." Two months later, he dropped his new album BULLY, which is out now. The post Pepsi Pulls Wireless Sponsorship Over Kanye West Booking appeared first on Stereogum. more info