What's New

Revised:12/29/97
Added a review of Rubbing Doesn't Help from the June '96 CMJ to the Press page, and added the accompanying CMJ cd to the Compilations page.

Revised:12/9/97
Added gig info for a show in December to the Tour Dates page.

Revised:12/1/97
Updated the FAQ, the Band page, and the News page with info on the new bassist Greg Urbaitis. Also added a link on the Links page to Greg's writings which are published on the web.

Revised:11/7/97
Added a link on the Pre-Magnapop page to an Oh-OK page on the Trouser Press site.

Revised:10/23/97
Added gig info for a show in November to the Tour Dates page.

Revised:10/13/97
The old official Magnapop site at Rocktropolis (www.rocktropolis.com/magnapop) is gone for good so the link on the Links page has been removed. With the site's disappearance also went a link to the full 'Open The Door' video so I've uploaded the file on this site and linked to it on the Audio/Video page.

Revised:10/3/97
Updated the News page with the latest scoop on the band.

Revised:9/29/97
As you have probably noticed, the site has been moved to a new home at PrismNet so please take a moment to update your references to this site to reflect the new address. Thanks!
I've also updated the Tour Dates page to include some shows Linda and Ruthie played recently in the LA area.

Revised:7/23/97
Posted some photos of Ruthie from Tony Ware on the page o' pictures.

Revised:7/9/97
Added information about a show this week to the Tour Dates page.

Revised:6/30/97
Added a note on the News page about the re-release of the self-titled cd.
Added information about the re-released cd to the Discography.
Also updated the FAQ a bit.

Revised:5/17/97
Added a Ray Gun interview to the Press page from October '94.
Added my attempt at the lyrics for 'Rip The Wreck' to the Lyrics page.
Added two more promo compilations to the Discography - the You Have No Alternative sampler and Select Trax - Vol.6.

Revised:4/23/97
Added a link on the Pictures page to Vinh Le's site which contains some photos from this week's Magnapop/Muses gig in LA.

Revised:4/22/97
Added the Search page to the site
and posted the News about Shannon.

Revised:4/4/97
Another gig date.

Revised:4/1/97
Added a couple more shows to the Tour Dates page!
Also added the Priority 1996 Retail Sampler cd to the Discography.

Revised:3/27/97
Added a show to the Tour Dates page!

Revised:2/10/97
Added several clips of rare Magnapop songs to the A/V page.
And added the Out Of Order radio show cds to the Discography.

Revised:1/16/97
Added a link on the Links page to Paul's new Magnapop page.
Added a link on the Press page to a good RDH review in the UK indie-pop zine, Chester.
Added a couple of items to the Pictures page: some photos from the Big Stink festival, and a link to the Grand Rapids in-store pictures on the web.

Revised:12/10/96
Added the two On The Edge cds to the Discography.

Revised:12/8/96
Took down the December Tour Dates - the shows have been cancelled.

Revised:12/6/96
Posted the Rubbing Doesn't Help press kit photo on the Pictures page.

Revised:12/2/96
Lots o' new stuff--
Added several more cool live pictures from Kathleen to the Pictures page
from an in-store performance at Secret Sounds
and a gig at Tramps
Added links on the Press page to
a July 3rd interview in Flagpole magazine
and a "Fire All Your Guns At Once" review in MetroActive
Posted the article about Ruthie from Guitar School magazine on the Press page
Added 'My Best Friend' chords to the Lyrics/Tab page

Revised:11/22/96
Posted a couple new Tour Dates!

Revised:11/13/96
Added the Magnapop Merchandise page.

Revised:11/8/96
Posted the Hot Boxing press kit photo and the picture of Ruthie in Guitar School magazine on the Pictures page.

Revised:11/4/96
Added the single for 'This Family' to the Discography.

Revised:10/22/96
Added a couple articles to the Press page -
from The Music Paper and the Athens Daily News.
Added 'Pretty Awful' lyrics to the Lyrics page.
Added a couple items to the Discography -
a flexi to the list of compilations and
a PIAS Rubbing Doesn't Help promo to the list of promos.

Revised:10/16/96
Took down the Tour Dates.

Revised:10/7/96
Added more great photos from Marleen to the Images page.

Revised:10/5/96
Several cool live pictures from Kath, Ries, and Marleen added to the Images page.

Revised:10/3/96
Added the FAQ.

Revised:9/20/96
Updated the Tour Dates page with some new dates.

Revised:9/19/96
Posted several corrections to the Lyrics page since the Japanese versions of Magnapop and Hot Boxing came with lyrics!

Revised:9/18/96
Added the very cool photo from the SPIN article to the Images page.

Revised:9/16/96
Added some more stuff to the Press page: an article from Spin and a link to a review of RDH in Earwig.

Revised:9/13/96
Did some serious net searching and found a bunch of cool stuff and added links from this site:
a link on the Images page to a picture from the VPRO gig
links on the Press page to
an RDH review from Mr. Showbiz,
a gig review of the Odeon show from the Cleveland Scene,
a short RDH review from the SF Bay Guardian,
an article from the UC Davis student paper,
and a great article from Creative Loafing.

Revised:9/11/96
Added a link on the Press page to a cool interview with Shannon in Moo magazine.

Revised:9/7/96
Two more reviews are up on the Press page: one from Launch (excellent), and one from Blender.

Revised:9/6/96
Added some more promos to the Discography.

Revised:8/29/96
Added the three cover songs from compilations to the Lyrics page.

Revised:8/28/96
Added some new pictures to the Images page: the two which accompanied the Alternative Press article, and an ad from Raygun. Also screwed around with the Discography a bit.

Revised:8/22/96
Added the Priority news to the News & Notes page.

Revised:8/18/96
Added two more discs to the Compilations page - the Pop Culture Press sampler and the Turn It Up & Pass It On disc.

Revised:8/16/96
Moved all the guitar tab scattered throughout the site onto the Lyrics page.

Revised:8/14/96
Added a link on the Press page to the Pollstar magazine article - Magnapop is the featured artist of the week and on the cover of the new issue.

Revised:8/6/96
More Tour Dates.

Revised:8/5/96
Added a new compilation to the Discography - a cool double cd release of 29 Athens, GA bands. Also added the complete track list to all the compilations in the discography.

Revised:8/3/96
Added a couple more Tour Dates. Also added a link on the Images page to a couple of pictures from the June NYC show on Kenzo's page.

Revised:7/25/96
Added a link to a new Magnapop page on the Other Links page. And I forgot to mention it the other day, but I added a link from the A/V page to www.worldwidemusic.com which has sound clips from each of the three full length cds.

Revised:7/24/96
Great news - the list is up!. Added directions for joining the list to the Mailing List page. Also added a couple reviews to the Press page - a Hot Boxing review from Sun Zoom Spark and an on-line review of Rubbing Doesn't Help from Blender magazine.

Revised:7/20/96
Posted some new articles to the Press page: a review from Raygun, a great interview from Alternative Press, and a cool article from Mojo magazine about Linda's friendship with the Stipes. Also added another excerpt from the EPK to the Audio/Video page. And posted some more b-sides Lyrics.

Revised:7/14/96
Added a new Audio/Video page.

Revised:7/13/96
Posted some new articles to the Press page from huH magazine, The Boston Phoenix, The Washington Post, and The Austin Chronicle. Also added to the News & Notes page the great news about the video on MTV. And updated the Mailing List page since there's a delay in getting it going.

Revised:7/3/96
Added a link on the front page to the details for the newly formed Magnapop Mailing List. Also added a link on the front page to the Message Board for the survey of the fans' pick for the next single.

Revised:6/26/96
Another Tour Dates update. Also added a link from the Press page to an on-line article from Ozone magazine.

Revised:6/21/96
Added different graphics to all of the main pages which used to be text only.

Revised:6/20/96
Posted corrections and additions to the Tour Dates page.

Revised:6/18/96
A couple of on-line reviews were posted to the Press page. Also added the Lyrics to the self-titled album.

Revised:6/7/96
Redesigned the site! Added a couple new sections for the Message Board and Other Links. Also created separate sections for the Lyrics and Images so they are easier to find. Check out the great news about the video and a KROQ performance on the News & Notes page. Tour Dates were also updated. And finally, check out the link to the Official Magnapop WebSite from the Other Links page.

Revised:6/3/96
A link has been added from the Press page to the great article on the band in the new issue of the on-line web mag Addicted To Noise

Revised: 5/31/96
Lyrics added to the Rubbing Doesn't Help and Hot Boxing pages.

Revised: 5/24/96
A couple of new images have been added to The Band page - a promo pic framed at the top of the page, and a b/w pic from Rubbing Doesn't Help added to the list of images. Also added the art for the Open The Door single to the Discography. (I finally got a copy!)

Revised: 5/23/96
A cool new zine is up on the web called Stomp & Stammer and it has an excellent article on Magnapop in the June issue. Check it out!!

Revised: 5/20/96
Updated the Tour Dates section.

Revised: 5/17/96
Added a great review of the new Rubbing Doesn't Help CD from Melody Maker to the Press section.

Revised: 5/15/96
The cover art for the Open The Door promo and the Rubbing Doesn't Help cd has been added to the Discograpy. I've also added a couple new articles to the Press section - one from the Athens Observer and one from LA Weekly.

Revised: 5/13/96
More Tour Dates added!
I've also added a couple links right here for lack of a better place to put them. First, for the Dutch speaking fans out there, the band's European label, Play It Again Sam, has posted a short piece about the release of the new cd on their site. Also, Spin College Radio has a site with some RealAudio clips which feature an interview with the band and the song 'Cherry Bomb' which is unavailable in the US.

Revised: 4/29/96
Information about the Open The Door single added to the Discography. The art for this release and the full-length cd will be up on the site as soon as I can find copies of this stuff!!

Revised: 4/26/96
What information I have so far about Rubbing Doesn't Help is listed in the Discography.

Revised: 4/24/96
News about the single for 'Open The Door' added.

Revised: 4/22/96
Cover art for some of Linda's pre-Magnapop releases added to the site.

Revised: 4/19/96
Updated the Tour Dates section with a couple of new dates.

Revised: 4/11/96
More Tour Dates added.

Revised: 4/9/96
Info about the new video and Euro & US cd release dates added to the News & Notes page.

Revised: 4/3/96
More Tour Dates added.

Revised: 3/25/96
Added more specific info to the Tour Dates already listed.

Revised: 3/21/96
Added the bio which will be released with the Rubbing Doesn't Help cd to The Band page. This bio gives a good impression of what the new cd will be like. Also, moved the bio that was released with the Hot Boxing cd to the Hot Boxing page.

Revised: 3/20/96
Info and sleeve art from the limited edition US 7" Fire All Your Guns At Once EP were added. Also added a new picture of the band from the back cover of the 7" sleeve to The Band page.

Revised: 3/18/96
News about upcoming singles added to the News & Notes page.

Revised: 3/13/96
Tour Dates added.

Revised: 3/12/96
Added a great review of the new Fire All Your Guns At Once EP from CMJ to the Press section.

Revised: 3/4/96
Updated the News & Notes page with the news that Magnapop will not be playing SXSW. But keep checking here for tour dates which begin in March - they will be posted as soon as they are available.

Revised: 2/28/96
New images from the Fire All Your Guns At Once EP were added at the top of this page and at the top of The Band page.

Revised: 2/23/96
Added the art for the new EP, Fire All Your Guns At Once to the Discography.

Revised: 2/20/96
Added a link to some pictures from 1981 of the 40 Watt Club in Athens from the Pre-Magnapop page.

Revised: 2/16/96
Added info to the News section about Magnapop's possible appearance at SXSW. Also added another review of the Hot Boxing cd to the Press section.

Revised: 2/12/96
Added a review of the new EP from Melody Maker to the Press section. Also added another excerpt to the Pre-Magnapop section from the book Party Out of Bounds.

Revised: 2/5/96
Added more compilations to the Discography.

Revised: 1/26/96
Added a Magnapop logo from the promo postcard for the Guns EP to the front page of the web site. Also added the new drummer's full name to the News section and The Band section.

Revised: 1/23/96
Info about upcoming EP added to the Discography including art from a promo postcard and track list. Also added to the News section a press release from Priority Records which covers release schedules and touring plans for Magnapop.

Revised: 1/19/96
Added image for the Dylan tribute cd and added promo cd's to the Discography.

Revised: 1/10/96
News from Priority Records about their current recording session and new drummer. Also, tentative plans for forthcoming releases and a mini-tour.

Revised: 1/2/96
Information added in the News and Notes section about Magnapop's appearance on the soundtrack to the movie Bio-Dome.

Revised: 12/4/95
Added some more short articles to the press section from VOX magazine, Sky magazine, and the fanzine Sun Zoom Spark. Also posted the short news from Melody Maker magazine about Shannon's near death experience during their show at the Leeds Duchess Of York.

Revised: 11/27/95
Added some really cool pictures of Ruthie taken by Mark Benney of Melody Maker magazine.

Revised: 11/21/95
Website redesigned using cover page as starting point with clickable image map. New custom background used on all pages. Several photos of the band from Melody Maker added. Also included the official bio of the band which was released with Hot Boxing from Priority Records.

Revised: 11/14/95
Added some outrageously cool articles from Melody Maker, NME, and Indiecator magazines to the press section. Restructured the discography to group releases into LPs, EPs, and Compilations. And added info about the Bob Dylan tribute cd to the discography.

Revised: 11/9/95
Added graphics for the Tom Waits Tribute cd in the discography. And updated the News and Notes section with the latest info from Priority Records.

Revised: 10/29/95
Added guitar tab for 'Slowly, Slowly', 'Lay It Down', 'Piece Of Cake', 'Skinburns', and 'Idiot Song'.

Revised: 10/28/95
Added interviews, concert review, and cd review from the fanzine Hero Worship.

Revised: 10/26/95
Added counter.

Revised: 10/21/95
Added information about the Tom Waits tribute cd to the discography.

Revised: 10/19/95
Added a discography of the pre-Magnapop projects that band members worked on.

Revised: 10/15/95
Update from Priority Records on the status of their current recording session and forthcoming cd.

Revised: 10/10/95
Added samples of 'Texas', 'Lay It Down', and 'Free Mud'.

Revised: 9/12/95
Added samples of 'Nowhere' and 'Puff'.

Revised: 9/9/95
Added images to the site.

Revised: 8/29/95
Web site goes on line for the first time!

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