Mar 11, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar’s new print issue (Issue 72) is shipping out soon and to encourage readers to subscribe or re-subscribe before it’s sent out, we are offering 20% off subscriptions this week. It saves us money if issues are sent directly from the printer, rather than after they’ve been sent to our headquarters, and so we are passing on those savings to you. More
Feb 23, 2024
By Mark Lager
Released on Valentine’s Day in 1994, Bark Psychosis’ Hex is an aptly named album as it casts a spellbinding hypnosis on the listener. Hex could be considered ahead of its time but more accurately it still sounds lost out of time. More
Jan 31, 2024
By Andy Von Pip
So, this is my personal list of the Top 30 songs of 2023 based on Under the Radar’s Songs of the Week. Strangely, my overall favorite song, “Achtung” by Modern Woman, is a song I haven’t actually written about anywhere, but I love it. More
Jan 31, 2024
By Matt the Raven
This Spotify playlist contains the best 69 songs of 2023, IMHO, listed in order of greatness. It’s somewhat of a diversion from what you might expect given Under the Radar’s consensus Top 100 Albums of 2023. More
Jan 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
In 2023 I set a goal of watching as many movies as possible, in particular a lot of classics I’d never seen before. While I fell far short of watching one film a day, I did manage to watch a total of 234 different films in 2023 (and a few I saw more than once). Partially inspired by British film director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Baby Driver), I decided to log every film I watched. At the end of each year Wright posts to Instagram a list of all the films he watched in the previous 12 months. More
Jan 08, 2024
By Mark Redfern
As 2024 dawns, I’m giving a final look back on my favorite albums, songs, and TV shows of the last year. More
Dec 31, 2023
By Kaveh Jalinous
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One thing has remained consistent in 2023: an excellent slate of offerings. More
Dec 19, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to Part 6 of Under the Radar’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide, our final gift guide this year. This one centers on collectibles, toys, and other geek-friendly presents. More
Dec 14, 2023
By Mark Redfern and Frank Valish
Welcome to Part 5 of Under the Radar’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide. As you might expect from a music website, here we highlight some of the best music reissues, on both vinyl and CD, from the last year. More
Dec 12, 2023
By Austin Trunick and Mark Redfern
Looking at several of the year’s most exciting new game releases and helping you find the right gift for the right person—no matter their age, tastes, or preferred console. More