About: Magnapop

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Magnapop is an American rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989, the band has consistently included songwriting duo Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. Magnapop first achieved recognition in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg through the festival circuit and have remained popular in Europe throughout their career. After modest success in the United States in the mid-1990s with the singles "Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door" and a series of albums produced by Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, and Geza X, the band went on an extended hiatus due to the dissolution of their record label. They returned with a new rhythm section in 2005 on the Daemon Records release Mouthfeel. The band has continued to perform and record since this reunion and

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  • Magnapop is an American rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989, the band has consistently included songwriting duo Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. Magnapop first achieved recognition in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg through the festival circuit and have remained popular in Europe throughout their career. After modest success in the United States in the mid-1990s with the singles "Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door" and a series of albums produced by Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, and Geza X, the band went on an extended hiatus due to the dissolution of their record label. They returned with a new rhythm section in 2005 on the Daemon Records release Mouthfeel. The band has continued to perform and record since this reunion and have self-released two more albums. Magnapop's musical style is noted for blending the pop vocals and melodies of Hopper with the aggressive, punk-influenced guitar-playing of Morris and her back-up vocal harmonies. (en)
  • Magnapop est un groupe de rock américain, originaire d'Atlanta, en Géorgie. Formé en 1989, le groupe est constitué, depuis son origine, de la chanteuse Linda Hopper et de la guitariste Ruthie Morris. Parmi leur succès, le morceau Slowly, Slowly, figurant sur leur second album studio Hot Boxing, et Open the Door, paru sur l'album Rubbing Doesn't Help. (fr)
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  • Bob Mould—a middle-aged Caucasian man with a shaved head and short facial hair wearing a black t-shirt—plays a blue guitar and sings into a microphone (en)
  • A Caucasian female with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a white shirt and dark pants strums a yellow electric guitar. (en)
  • Magnapop performing in a record store with flyers for their album tacked on the wall behind them (en)
  • Magnapop performing onstage (en)
  • Magnapop posing in a black-and-white photograph in front of a striped wall. (en)
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  • Magnapop in 2010, from left to right: Scott Rowe, Ruthie Morris, Linda Hopper, and Chad Williams (en)
  • Bob Mould produced the band's breakthrough album Hot Boxing; they can be seen promoting the album with an in-store performance from 1994 (en)
  • The re-formed Magnapop performing in 2007. From left to right: Scott Rowe, Chad Williams, Linda Hopper, and Ruthie Morris (en)
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  • The chorus of "Slowly, Slowly" is illustrative of Ruthie Morris' aggressive guitar playing and the harmony of her backing vocals with lead vocalist Linda Hopper. This song became their first charting single—reaching 25 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks. (en)
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  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. (en)
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  • ---- List of members (en)
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  • Magnapop is kind of like Young Marble Giants backed by AC/DC. (en)
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  • —Michael Stipe, 1992 (en)
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  • Magnapop est un groupe de rock américain, originaire d'Atlanta, en Géorgie. Formé en 1989, le groupe est constitué, depuis son origine, de la chanteuse Linda Hopper et de la guitariste Ruthie Morris. Parmi leur succès, le morceau Slowly, Slowly, figurant sur leur second album studio Hot Boxing, et Open the Door, paru sur l'album Rubbing Doesn't Help. (fr)
  • Magnapop is an American rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989, the band has consistently included songwriting duo Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. Magnapop first achieved recognition in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg through the festival circuit and have remained popular in Europe throughout their career. After modest success in the United States in the mid-1990s with the singles "Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door" and a series of albums produced by Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, and Geza X, the band went on an extended hiatus due to the dissolution of their record label. They returned with a new rhythm section in 2005 on the Daemon Records release Mouthfeel. The band has continued to perform and record since this reunion and (en)
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