The Magnetic Fields

All August, artists have been covering Galaxie 500 songs in celebration of the first-ever vinyl pressing of their Copenhagen live album, which is out Saturday (8/29) for Record Store Day...

The documentary about much-loved, much-missed NYC record store Other Music features interviews with members of The National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, Le Tigre, Luna, Interpol, and more.

Twenty artists are covering Galaxie 500 to celebrate the Record Store Day reissue of their live Copenhagen album, including Mark Lanegan, Mercury Rev, Calvin Johnson, Papercuts, The Feelies' Glenn Mercer, and more.

plus more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from Sparks, The Magnetic Fields, Sleaford Mods, Public Practice, The Dears and Peaking Lights, plus the first-ever vinyl pressing of The Eighteenth Day of May's 2005 debut.

Who wouldn't want to listen to Jarvis Cocker and Magnetic Fields maestro Stephin Merritt talk about music for an hour? You can do just that...

One of the best independent labels of the last three decades, Merge Records has released so many amazing records over the years -- here are 20 of our favorites.

The Other Music documentary is streaming this weekend (April 17-20) to help support independent record stores and movie theaters hurt by COVID-19 closures.

Listen to new songs from Hayley Williams, Car Seat Headrest, Courtney Marie Andrews, Playboi Carti, Magnetic Fields, Bedouine (Margo Guryan cover), Toadies (Mavis Staples/Jeff Tweedy cover), and more.

Listen to new songs by The Magnetic Fields, Waxahatchee (Caroline Polachek cover), Daughters (Cramps cover), Amber Mark (Nirvana cover), DaBaby, Jeffrey Lewis, Nick Lowe, El Ten Eleven, Purity Ring, Orville Peck, Dandy Warhols, and more...