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Noise rock is one of those forms where you can't tell if anyone's gotten it right until the song ends. Volcanoes recorded their ass-kicking debut, Heavy Hands (Afternoon), in their dorm room, but just from the mp3 of lead single "With Black Glove," you can tell the sound could fill a warehouse. Download "With Black [...]

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Every Saturday, we'll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band's 28-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. "Wow," Nadine said when she saw Martin's painting for the first time. "It's totally great." Martin, hands in the slash pockets of [...]

On their latest, No One Can Ever Know (FatCat), Scotland's best musical export since the Jesus And Mary Chain tear down their walls of guitar noise to reveal the icy synths beneath. For fans, it's a radical departure for the Twilight Sad that's nevertheless easy to digest, as frontman James Graham's distinctive Scottish vocals and [...]

Cursive recently ended its three-year silence with new album I Am Gemini (Saddle Creek). The Omaha natives just made a video for latest single "This House Alive," which was directed by Kevin Slack. Watch the clip below.

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Electric Guest L.A.'s Electric Guest is plugging new album Mondo. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): James Morrison English singer/songwriter James Morrison is supporting latest release The [...]

On their latest, No One Can Ever Know (FatCat), Scotland's best musical export since the Jesus And Mary Chain tear down their walls of guitar noise to reveal the icy synths beneath. For fans, it's a radical departure for the Twilight Sad that's nevertheless easy to digest, as frontman James Graham's distinctive Scottish vocals and [...]

P.G. Six reaches a whole new level on its fifth album, Starry Mind (Drag City). Live, vocalist/guitarist Pat "P.G. Six" Gubler is accompanied by guitarist Bob Bannister, bassist Denny Schwarz and drummer Robert Dennis in order to recreate the LP's psychedelic craft and folk harmonies. Download Starry Mind single "Palace" below and catch the foursome on [...]

• P.G. Six - Palace

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On their latest, No One Can Ever Know (FatCat), Scotland's best musical export since the Jesus And Mary Chain tear down their walls of guitar noise to reveal the icy synths beneath. For fans, it's a radical departure for the Twilight Sad that's nevertheless easy to digest, as frontman James Graham's distinctive Scottish vocals and [...]

Tied to a tree and ruminating, Bill Callahan sings his cover of Mickey Newbury's "Heaven Help The Child," preparing to gently soothe the audience to sleep as he does so. Callahan's voice is loud yet deep, treacly yet agile—no doubt filled with talent. The video, on the other hand, plays to the same minimalism, echoing [...]

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): The Broadway Cast Of Nice Work If You Can Get It The cast of Nice Work If You Can Get It is performing a number from the brand [...]

On their latest, No One Can Ever Know (FatCat), Scotland's best musical export since the Jesus And Mary Chain tear down their walls of guitar noise to reveal the icy synths beneath. For fans, it's a radical departure for the Twilight Sad that's nevertheless easy to digest, as frontman James Graham's distinctive Scottish vocals and [...]

Ramona Falls just released its sophomore LP, Prophet (Barsuk). The album's first single, "Sqworm," has some killer beats and powerful guitar. Download it below, and catch the band on tour of North America throughout May and June. "Sqworm" (download):

• Ramona Falls - Sqworm

Neil Young had quite the '70s. In fact, there are only a handful of the decade's artists whose work was filled with as much creative riches and uncompromising left turns as his. Though there was gentle folk with Crosby, Stills & Nash, After The Gold Rush's introspective ballads, the weird sparseness of On The Beach, [...]

On their latest, No One Can Ever Know (FatCat), Scotland's best musical export since the Jesus And Mary Chain tear down their walls of guitar noise to reveal the icy synths beneath. For fans, it's a radical departure for the Twilight Sad that's nevertheless easy to digest, as frontman James Graham's distinctive Scottish vocals and [...]

The video for the Spring Standards' "Here We Go," off yellow//gold (Parachute Shooter), harkens back to a time when you built your girlfriend out of spare parts and performed choreographed dance numbers at shows. Directed and produced by Keith Boynton and Mike Lavoie, the hilarious video compliments the Spring Standards' catchy power pop with body [...]

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Norah Jones MAGNET cover star Norah Jones is plugging her brand new album Little Broken Hearts. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): K'naan Featuring Nelly Furtado Rapper K'naan is performing [...]

On their latest, No One Can Ever Know (FatCat), Scotland's best musical export since the Jesus And Mary Chain tear down their walls of guitar noise to reveal the icy synths beneath. For fans, it's a radical departure for the Twilight Sad that's nevertheless easy to digest, as frontman James Graham's distinctive Scottish vocals and [...]

Young Hines' "Can't Explode," off new album Give Me My Change (Readymade), is definitely an earful, but in a good way. You've got some real hard rock in this tune, which is full of powerful drums, heavy guitar and forceful vocals from HInes. You sense his frustration and need to just—well—explode. You could say the title [...]

• Young Hines - Can't Explode

MAGNET contributing writer Jud Cost is sharing some of the wealth of classic films he's been lucky enough to see over the past 40 years. Trolling the backwaters of cinema, he has worked up a list of more than 100 titles—from the '20s through the '80s—that you may have missed. A new selection, all currently [...]