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The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers Out Now via Fantasy
Mar 18, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Valerie June has shared a new song, “Use Me.” It is June’s first new music since the release of her latest album, The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers. The song was co-written alongside writer and producer Jennifer Decilveo. More
Issue 68 Out Now and Also Includes Julien Baker, Wolf Alice, Tegan and Sara, Arlo Parks, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Shamir, Lucy Dacus, Valerie June, David Byrne, Julian Casablancas, and Much More
Apr 21, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More
The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers Due Out March 12 via Fantasy
Jan 26, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Valerie June has announced a new album and shared a video for her new song “Call Me a Fool,” which features Memphis soul singer Carla Thomas. The song serves as the first single from June’s upcoming album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers, which will be out on March 12 via Fantasy. More
Reflecting on the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination
Apr 06, 2018
By Stephen Mayne
This week we look at Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact he had half a century on from his death, plus there’re sanctions, walls, pay gaps, reworked wedding songs, and Superorganism. More
Interviews
Dec 08, 2021
By Mark Moody
Where most may find it ironic that songwriter Valerie June made masks for Memphis police officers in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is as natural to her as the way her songs come to her. Or how she subtly weaves her compassion for Mother Earth in with racial justice issues. June is no doubt a gentle and caring soul, but like her songs’ impact on the listener she can get your head spinning with a patchwork of thoughts and ideas before you realize where you have ended up. To her, it’s all part of the same package. More
Mar 11, 2021
By Jake Uitti
For anyone who has encountered the singer/songwriter, Valerie June, one feeling is abundantly clear. She is a treasure. More
