Happy birthday #JoeBonamassa . Hope you’re living’ easy. Watch our #MAGNETtelevision episode with Joe Bonamassa (Official): magnetmagazine.com/2020/11/02/mag…

35 years ago today, #SimpleMinds released “Street Fighting Years.” Is this the way it was planned? Read our Simple Minds feature: magnetmagazine.com/2018/05/14/sim…

Happy birthday #RobertJohnson . King Of The Delta Blues.

35 years ago today, #KirstyMacColl released “Kite.” Johnny Marr! David Gilmour! Pino Palladino! Plus, a cover of the greatest rock ’n’ roll song of all time!

R.I.P. 😢

Happy birthday #MarthaWainwright . You’re our bloody motherfucking asshole. Read our #MAGNETFeedback with Martha Wainwright: magnetmagazine.com/2016/12/19/mag…

45 years ago today, #theCure released debut album “Three Imaginary Boys” (Fiction Records). Still best played at 10:15 on a Saturday night when you’re crying for yesterday. Read our The Cure live reviews from 2023:

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Happy birthday #ChrisFrantz (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club). On, on, on, on. Read our #TalkingHeads #OverUnder : magnetmagazine.com/2010/01/19/the…

50 years ago today, The Kinks released “Preservation Act 2.” Such a cruel lover. Read our cover-story Q&A with #RayDavies by #IraKaplan ( #YoLaTengo , Yo La Tengo): magnetmagazine.com/2008/06/01/ray…

Happy 60th birthday Dave Rowntree ( #Blur ). Sober greetings, county councillor. Read our review of blur’s essential 2015 album: magnetmagazine.com/2015/05/07/rec…

#LiveReview : Robyn Hitchcock at World Cafe Live. “ #RobynHitchcock predictably ignored his immediate past and future in favor of a set that plumbed a deeper and more fractured history.” By #MJFine ; photos by #ChrisSikich (@countfeed): magnetmagazine.com/2024/05/07/liv…

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester of Jean Smith with text by vocalist #JeanSmith : magnetmagazine.com/category/david…

Happy birthday #BillKreutzmann (Grateful Dead). Rhythm devil. Read our Bill Kreutzmann Q&A: magnetmagazine.com/2015/05/11/a-c…

Happy birthday #FrancesQuinlan ( #HopAlong , Frances Quinlan). Hope it’s one that suits you. Photo for MAGNET by #ChrisSikich (@countfeed). Read our Hop Along live review: magnetmagazine.com/2021/11/22/liv…

Happy birthday #PaulLeary (Butthole Surfers). Not born stupid. Read our review of 2018’s essential “Locust Abortion Technician” EP: magnetmagazine.com/2018/02/24/ess…

Happy birthday STEVE DIGGLE (@Buzzcocks). Have the time of your life. Read our review of an essential early-years #Buzzcocks collection: magnetmagazine.com/2017/05/13/ess…

Happy birthday #MartyWillsonPiper ( #theChurch ). Paint the town electric. Check out our THE CHURCH #120ReasonsToLive : magnetmagazine.com/2010/10/26/120…

#GirlInRed at The Met Philly Presented By Highmark. Photos by #EvanAlbuck : magnetmagazine.com/2024/04/20/gir…

Happy birthday Bob Seger. Ramblin’ gamblin’ man. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our #BobSeger live review from 2019: magnetmagazine.com/2019/06/14/old…

Happy 60th birthday #TonyScalzo ( #Fastball ). Hope it turns out to be your favorite year. Listen to our brand-new MAGNET (Instant) Classics Podcast on forthcoming Fastball album “Sonic Ranch”: magnetmagazine.com/2024/04/09/mag…