The Magnetic Fields

Listening: June 2026

My most-played music for the month

• Sweepers, The Magnetic Fields, YHWH Nailgun, Horse Lords, Mastodon, and 8 more

Listening: December 2018

My most-played music for the month

• Cat Power, Bob’s Burgers, Def Leppard, John Zorn’s Masada Chamber Ensembles, Pantera, and 8 more

Listening: February 2013

My most-played music for the month

• The Beatles, Chelsea Wolfe, El-P, Drake, Wussy, and 9 more

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Listening: July 2012

My most-played music for the month

• Baroness, Naked Raygun, 7 Seconds, The Magnetic Fields, Purity Ring, and 7 more

Listening: October 2011

My most-played music for the month

• The Misfits, Black Flag, Scream, Samhain, The Magnetic Fields, and 6 more

Album Cover Contest Dénouement

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My album cover contest has come to a close and the scores have been tallied. Contestants received a half point for each artist correctly identified and a half point for each album, making the highest possible score 55 points.

And the winner is... Raul Gutierrez!

Combining his own considerable musical knowledge with that of several friends, as well as incorporating some clever cyber-sleuthing techniques, Raul was able to at least partially identify a whopping forty-four… See more →

Listening: January 2010

My most-played music for the month

• Fugazi, Baroness, The Magnetic Fields, El-P, Ministry, and 6 more

Realism

• The Magnetic Fields, 2010

• Washington, DC

Listening: November 2008

My most-played music for the month

• Minor Threat, Shudder to Think, Necrophagist, Fear, Van Morrison, and 8 more

Listening: October 2008

My most-played music for the month

• The Misfits, Samhain, Tortoise, The Supremes, TV on the Radio, and 12 more

The Magnetic Fields

• The Magnetic Fields, Shugo Tokumaru, and Jon Natchez
• Merriam Theater, Philadelphia, PA

Listening: September 2008

My most-played music for the month

• TV on the Radio, Metallica, Radiohead, Morphine, Low, and 13 more

Listening: March 2008

My most-played music for the month

• The Magnetic Fields, Twilight Singers, Thought Industry, Faith No More, Belle & Sebastian, and 9 more

The Charm of the Highway Strip

• The Magnetic Fields, 1994

Listening: January 2008

My most-played music for the month

• The Magnetic Fields, Be Your Own Pet, Dizzee Rascal, Twilight Singers, Arsonists, and 8 more

Distortion

• The Magnetic Fields, 2008

Listening: August 2007

My most-played music for the month

• The Magnetic Fields, Fugazi, Dead Kennedys, Judas Priest, Arsonists, and 9 more

Listening: April 2007

My most-played music for the month

• Low, Melt-Banana, The Futureheads, Thin Lizzy, X, and 16 more

Listening: January 2007

My most-played music for the month

• The Magnetic Fields, Justin Timberlake, Be Your Own Pet, Deerhoof, T. Rex, and 9 more

Listening: June 2006

My most-played music for the month

• Slayer, They Might Be Giants, The English Beat, Unwound, Shellac, and 10 more

The Magnetic Fields

• The Magnetic Fields and Andrew Bird
• Irvine Auditorium, Philadelphia, PA