Dec 15, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

After engaging in one of the more left-field collaborative moments of the year, Feist has allowed regular remixer Beck to tweak her Metals track "How Come You Never Go There." More

Nov 30, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing the ever-productive musical partnership that occurred with 2009's IRM, singer/actress Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck have released another collaborative track entitled "Paradisco."  More

Oct 19, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview.  Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here.  More

Oct 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

While it doesn’t herald a return to his two turntables and a microphone, today the LA troubadour announced he’s producing a Philip Glass remix album. We have the details.  More

Aug 29, 2011 By Mi Tran

Last night the Hollywood Bowl hosted a special tribute show to the late French singer, actor, and director Serge Gainsbourg. More

May 10, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Beck continues his bevy of side-projects, this time remixing a track from pal Jamie Lidell.  More

May 03, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Saturday Night Live funny men The Lonely Island are returning to the world of  music with their sophomore album Turtleneck & Chain, due out May 10. Today, we got a first listen to album cut, “Attracted to Us.”  More

Dec 13, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Today Lykke Li unveiled Beck-remixed cut “Get Some,” a cut from forth-coming album, Wounded Rhymes. We have the track.  More

Nov 04, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Beck’s Record Club—where he gathers musician friends to cover an album in a day, is rolling along. This time, he’s staging a special election (like the one you should have voted on earlier this week) and asking for help deciding what songs from previous sessions to release. The winning tracks will comprise The Record Club’s first ever official album. More

Jul 21, 2010 By Laura Studarus

In the upcoming movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Michael Cera plays the titular Scott—base player for fictional band Sex Bob-omb. The music of Sex Bob-omb—as we reported earlier—is penned by Beck. Check out bonus track "Summertime" where Beck provides vocals.  More

Jul 01, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Recently, we reported that Thurston Moore and Tortoise had stopped by Beck’s Record club, joining the eclectic troubadour in recording an album in a day. Today, that album was announced: Yanni: Live at the Acropolis. We have the first video. 

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Jun 17, 2010 By Laura Studarus

As reported by Time Out Chicago, both Tortoise and Thurston Moore have joined Beck's record club.  More

Jun 02, 2010 By Laura Studarus

As previously announced, Twilight’s newest installment Eclipse includes contributions several Under the Radar-friendly bands including Vampire Weekend, Florence and the Machine, Metric, and a show-stopping duet between Beck and Bat For Lashes. Today, for a scant 24 hours, the powers that be are offering a preview of the album in full. More

May 12, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Today the third Twilight film Eclipse's soundtrack was announced. This time Under the Radar-friendly artists Metric, Beck, Bat For Lashes, and Florence and the Machine join the franchise who's last installment included Thom Yorke, Lykke Li, and Grizzly Bear. More

Mar 25, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Michael Cera is back playing the role he knows best, confounded indie heartthrob. This time, there's a wrench in the familiar set-up: he must battle the love of his life's seven evil exes. The graphic novel adaptation is directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and appears to have maintained a good deal of creator Bryan Lee O'Malley's original quirk. Beck has written several original songs for the film. We have the trailer. More

Mar 25, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Beck's record club, "an "informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day" is now entering its fourth round. This time, Liars joins Beck, St. Vincent, and members of Os Mutantes to cover classic INXS album Kick. More

Feb 08, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Jamie Lidell's third album will be entitled Compass and is due for release May 18 via Warp. Compass features a slew of notable guests, including Beck, Feist, Gonzales, Pat Sansone of Wilco, and Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear. More

Jan 28, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Deep into a promotional blitz that saw her U.S. TV debut, and announcement that she'll be performing at Coachella, yesterday Charlotte Gainsbourg stopped by KCRW studios to perform cuts from her third full-length album, IRM. Collaborator and album producer Beck, was also on hand. We have the video. More

Nov 19, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Today Matthew Friedberger responded to Beck's song response to his insult-by-proxy while dissing Radiohead. Follow? More

Nov 18, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Beck might get the award for best entrance into a indie-rock feud. Earlier this year, Radiohead recorded and released a song about World War One veteran Harry Patch, "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)." Mistaking the soldier for experimental composer Harry Partch, experimental musican Matthew Friedberger from the Fiery Furnaces scoffed, at Radiohead's apparent grab for his left-of-center audience. Now, Beck has done "the unthinkable." More

Nov 18, 2009 By Laura Studarus

In support of her upcoming album IRM (out January 26th on Because Music/Elektra), French singer/actress Charlotte Gainsbourg has premiered (via Spinner) a video for her single, a duet with collaborator Beck called, "Heaven Can Wait." More

Aug 28, 2009 By Michele Yamamoto

Beck's rumored album collaboration with Charlotte Gainsbourg is set for a January release on Because Music. The album will be released under Gainsbourg's name and entitled IRM, which in French translates to MRI. Beck's involvement in the record was very hands on, he wrote all the music, cowrote the lyrics, as well producing and mixing the album. More

Jun 17, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Coinciding with a massive overhaul of his website, set to happen next month, Beck will be hosting a “Record Club” – a regular meeting where musicians will come together to record a single album in an entire day without rehearsal, arrangement, or second guesses. More