In this piece we dive into the history of Apple's song pricing structure, who was responsible for dictating prices, and the rationale behind the 69¢ song, both over the past few years, and in its ...
It’s asking a lot of an audience of a certain age — ahem — to return two nights in a row for one performance. Specifically, a performance of a masterwork so sprawling, its 69 songs must be played in ...
The Magnetic Fields’ first night in Chicago was part comedy show, part family reunion and full of joy for all kinds of music — though a certain 69 songs were top of mind. On Wednesday night, people of ...
The rock band Magnetic Fields released its three-disc magnum opus, 69 Love Songs, back in 1999, and it was recognized immediately as a classic. The Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop Critics Poll, the most ...
When audiences pile into Broadway's Hudson Theater to watch All In: A Comedy About Love, chances are they're not looking at the husband-and-wife duo tuning their instruments on either side of the ...
Halfway through the first installment of the multi-volume magnum opus from Stephin Merritt’s landmark project The Magnetic Fields, a disarming line upends the tenderness of the triple album’s most ...
Twenty-five years after the release of 69 Love Songs, the triple album known for its emotional wit, genre-hopping range, and lyrical audacity, The Magnetic Fields are taking their cult classic on the ...