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Under the Radar Announces Best of 2011 Issue Featuring Three Covers: Bon Iver, M83, and The Horrors

Plus: Florence and the Machine, Beirut, PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi, SBTRKT, R.E.M., and more

Dec 23, 2011

Under the Radar's Best of 2011 Issue has shipped out to subscribers and will be hitting newsstands soon. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who have made a splash in 2011, including BeirutAnna CalviEMAFlorence and the MachineGang Gang DanceNeon IndianPJ HarveyR.E.M.SBTRKT, Slow ClubSt. VincentSummer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More

Oct 14, 2011

Taco Bell teamed up with 100 artists, including BattlesWavvesThe DodosRa Ra RiotGardens & VillaThe Rosebuds and more as part of their annual Feed the Beat campaign.  More

Under the Radar Announces Summer Issue and St. Vincent Cover

Issue Also Features Stephen Malkmus vs. Gus Van Sant, M83, The Horrors, Washed Out, Bon Iver vs. Fugazi, WU LYF, Dum Dum Girls, and much more

Jul 28, 2011

Under the Radar’s Summer 2011 Issue has just hit stands. It features St. Vincent on the cover and includes articles on M83, Bon Iver vs. Fugazi, The Horrors, Washed Out, Stephen Malkmus vs. Gus Van Sant, WU LYF, Dum Dum Girls, Friendly Fires, Memory Tapes, John Maus, Niki & The Dove, Purity Ring, Youth Lagoon, and many others; as well as over 115 reviews. The digital version of the magazine also includes 50 extra pages of bonus content, including articles on My Morning Jacket, The Rapture, Eleanor Friedberger, Handsome Furs, Moonface, Stephin Merritt, Laurel Halo, and more. More

Watch: The Rosebuds - “Woods” Video

Band Touring All Summer

Jun 17, 2011

The Rosebuds have released the video for “Woods” off of their album Loud Planes Fly Low. More

Listen: The Rosebuds New Album Stream

Band Kicks Off Tour June 10

Jun 02, 2011

The Rosebuds are streaming the album in full via SpinMore

Bon Iver Announce Additional Summer Tour Dates

Band Set to Tour Eastern U.S. in Support of Sophomore Self-Titled Album, Due June 21

May 09, 2011

Bon Iver have announced a summer U.S. tour with The Rosebuds supporting. We have the details. More

The Rosebuds Plan Tour

Dates Begin Tonight In North Carolina

Apr 07, 2011

Synth-rock duo The Rosebuds are hitting the road in support of forthcoming full-length, Loud Planes Fly Low (out June 7 via Merge). We have the dates.  More

Mar 30, 2011

The Rosebuds are back with fifth full-length, Loud Planes Fly Low (out June 7 via Merge). We have the details.  More

The Rosebuds Release Two New Tracks, Play Hometown Festival

Download "Staying Alive" and "The Secret Life of the Rosebuds"

Jul 28, 2010

On September 9th The Rosebuds will take the stage of the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh North Carolina alongside Broken Social Scene and Panda Bear. To celebrate the appearance the band has recorded two exclusive tracks We have the details.  More

Merge With Motion Commences XX Festival With Dance Performances

Featuring Music From Arcade Fire, Destroyer, The Magnetic Fields, The Rosebuds, and Spoon

Jun 10, 2009

Indie kids get a bad reputation for standing stock still during concerts but our Spring issue-featured label, Merge Records aims to blast that stereotype to smitereens with Merge with Motion. The 20th-anniversary-partying independent rock label kicks off the festivities on Saturday, July 18, at The Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC. More

Merge Announces Initial Line-up for 20th Anniversary Festival

Merge XX to go down in North Carolina in July

Apr 08, 2009

In honor of their 20th anniversary, the seminal indie label Merge Records will be presenting a five-day festival in North Carolina entitled XX Merge. More


Interviews

Jun 10, 2011

Under the Radar's Music vs. Comedy Issue, which is on stands now, features an article entitled "A Mutual Admiration Society: Where Comedy and Music Meet." For that article we interviewed The Rosebuds' Kelly Crisp, among others, and included a few quotes from him. Below is the full transcript of our interview with Crisp. More


Reviews

Loud Planes Fly Low 

Loud Planes Fly Low 

Merge

Jun 03, 2011

The Rosebuds (Kelly Crisp and Ivan Howard) have never been "chipper." Upbeat sure—but their tastes of joy have always been tempered by the shadows dancing around the edges of the nightclub. 

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