Magnapop
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Hopper—a native of Marietta, Georgia—was a member of the late 1970s/early 1980s music scene in Athens, Georgia, where she befriended fellow University of Georgia student Michael Stipe in an art design class. Stipe went on to form R.E.M. and Hopper joined him in the experimental music group Tanzplagen along with Stipe’s sister Lynda, and other local musicians. After the group folded the female Stipe and Hopper formed Oh-OK, whose line-up would later include Matthew Sweet and David McNair. That project ended in 1984 and Hopper briefly belonged to a band named Holiday, who released their only EP in 1987.
In 1989, Morris was a recent transplant to Atlanta from West Palm Beach, Florida—where she played a few shows as the guitarist for The Pockets. The two were introduced by a mutual acquaintance and became fast friends; they began songwriting when the first met. The duo had a difficult time finding collaborators to form a complete band (as Hopper described it, “We had to beg people to come and play with us.”) They ended up recruiting bassist Tim Lee and McNair on drums in March 1990.
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Hot Boxing
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Rubbing Doesn't Help
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Magnapop
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Chase Park
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Musilov
HEY ! EVERYBODY!
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Musilov
It's quiet now, but hey, happy festive season everybody.
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Musilov
That Magnapop is still going is a joy for me. i remember pukkelpop 1992 as if it was yesterday. i only hope that producers and people will be kinder to them. ik love them. go ruthie go.
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datakid
Just got Sugarland in the mail, loving it. First heard Hot Boxing in High School, and two weeks ago someone played Merry on 3RRR here in Melbourne. Had to buy it.
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Andereklaas
Love ya! Come to Saturn!
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zaynzaynzayn
with a beard
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ief1
I've seen them many times in the early ninetees. It is a great band with great songs (especially the fugazi cover).
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dralezero
Found about about Magnapop from Slowly Slowly on a Taco Bell CD many years ago. And only recently bought all their albums and a vinyl lol. Love 'em.
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arnoah
Just heard a cover of Open The Door by Eels, E's got good taste!
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brudberg
"Found" it on my IPOD. A long time ago since I listened to it the last time.
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countrymatterz
i'm trying to grt into thrm
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rebelny
I love this band for years. Come to Holland!!
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martenHH
Come to Germany! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE
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anagramsci
my life wouldn't have been nearly as good as it has been without Magnapop
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datakid
hot boxing is a great album
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slack_scholar
have to agree with tempestas..... hot boxing is a great album. i'm lucky enough to know another person who likes magnapop but she doesn't use lastfm.
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tempestas
Not as many listeners as I expected them to have... I'm shocked, to be honest.
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megcab
slowly, slowly is an awesome song!
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tempestas
Lay it down is awesome!
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