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: Bruce Springsteen & at the Xfinity Mobile Arena. When wasn’t inviting his sold-out crowd to scream loud enough to be heard in The White House, the Boss cherry-picked through his catalog to find those songs of his most dedicated to social consciousness and politics. By ; photos by Chris Sikich (Chris Sikich Photography): https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/01/live-review-bruce-springsteen-the-e-street-band-philadelphia-pa-may-30-2026/

: Mekons’ “Horrorble (Mekons Vs Tony Maimone In Dub Conference)” (Fire Records). “Horror” maneuvers between the planting season of our discontent and the present, depicting lives lived in the shadow of a perpetual war economy. So, what better thing to do to an album that starts with the subjugation of Jamaica than to feed it into the maw of dub science? Read our review: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/01/essential-new-music-mekons-horrorble-mekons-vs-tony-maimone-in-dub-conference/

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester - Graphic Novelist of Mecca Normal with text by vocalist Jean Smith -- Painter: http://www.magnetmagazine.com/category/david-lester-art/

: Premiere of ’s “From Above” video (QUIET PANIC, Bed Band). “Love is such a unique feeling—it’s almost otherworldly. How a kiss can take you out of your body and how a touch can ground you.” Check it out: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/29/magnet-exclusive-premiere-of-beds-from-above-video/

: Premiere of The Claudettes’ “Whirlpool” (Pravda Records). “Wanda Jackson is perennially hip, and ‘Whirlpool’ is the first cover song we’ve released since our first days as just a piano-and-drums duo … I thought it would work great for us, especially if we slowed it down a bit and amped up the sort of ‘misterioso’ side of it.” Check it out: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/18/magnet-exclusive-premiere-of-the-claudettes-whirlpool/

: Premiere of Nathan Evans Fox’s “Racecar” (Free Dirt Records & Service Co.). “Stock-car racers don’t race to a destination—they engage in systematic neuroses, risking their lives to win at doing the same thing over and over again. It’s a powerful metaphor … a truer symbol of American life than the American dream where we chase the novelty of the frontier.” Check it out: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/28/magnet-exclusive-premiere-of-nathan-evans-foxs-racecar/

: Premiere of GA-20 With Charlie Musselwhite’s “I Can’t Hold Out” (New West Records). “This tune embodies Chicago blues and features the harmonica like no other. It’s a perfect vehicle to showcase Charlie’s legendary abilities and pay homage to one of slide guitar’s founding fathers, Elmore James.” Check it out: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/28/magnet-exclusive-premiere-of-ga-20-with-charlie-musselwhites-i-cant-hold-out/

: goes track by track on Nora Kelly Band’s“So Wrong For So Long” (Mint Records). “For this album, we received a generous grant from the Quebec government. It was my first time being able to create music as complex and cinematic as I’d always heard it in my head.” Check it out: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/27/magnet-exclusive-nora-kelly-goes-track-by-track-on-so-wrong-for-so-long/

: Premiere of Kim McClay’s “So Close” (Kim McClay Music). “I think music is therapy, and as I poured my leftover feelings into this melody and created something new, there’s a place for them to linger outside of my heart.” Check it out: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/27/magnet-exclusive-premiere-of-kim-mcclays-so-close/

: Premiere of Laurelyn Dossett’s “Believe Me” ( ). “I’ve jokingly called this the saddest song I’ve ever written. But really, for me it’s about the ‘what if?’ What if we dared to love and be loved? I think it’s hopeful.” Check it out: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/27/magnet-exclusive-premiere-of-laurelyn-dossetts-believe-me/