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Under the Radar’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide Part 5: Collectibles and Geek-Friendly Books

Dec 19, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to Part 5 of Under the Radar’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide. Whereas we previously highlighted DC and Marvel collectibles and toys, in this installment we look at products tied to other corners of the geek universe, including trips to Middle Earth, Hogwarts, and anywhere in time and space (if you have The Doctor’s TARDIS). While the main focus is on collectibles and toys, we also added in five geek-friendly books. More

Under the Radar’s Holiday Gift Guide 2022 Part 4: Technology

Dec 16, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to Part 4 of Under the Radar’s Holiday Gift Guide 2022, which is all about technology. Since we’re a music magazine/website we’re talking speakers, headphones, turntables, and more. More

Under the Radar’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide Part 3: DC and Marvel Collectibles and Toys

Dec 13, 2022 By Mark Redfern

The Top 4 films at the domestic box office in 2021 were all superhero movies (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Black Widow). So far, some of 2022’s Top 10 films feature such comic book characters as Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Batman, Thor, and Black Adam. In fact one-third of the Top 100 domestic movies of all-time (not adjusted for inflation) are lead by superheroes or villains. For fans of all these iconic characters there is no shortage of collectibles and toys. More

In Defense of “Star Trek: Nemesis”

Dec 12, 2022 By Steve King

Okay, okay. Many Trekkies don’t like Nemesis. More

Under the Radar’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2: Video Games

Dec 06, 2022 By Mark Redfern and Austin Trunick

The Year’s Most Turbo-Charged Gaming Gifts. More

Under the Radar’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1: Tabletop Games

Dec 05, 2022 By Austin Trunick

Some of this year’s best gifts for analog gamers. More

Wish You Were Here: A Tribute to the Late, Great Christine Mcvie

Dec 05, 2022 By Matthew Berlyant

On November 30th, 2022, Christine McVie passed away at the age of 79. More

Lana Del Rey – Reflecting on the 10th Anniversary of “Paradise”

Nov 11, 2022 By Austin Saalman

“Elvis is my daddy, Marilyn’s my mother, Jesus is my bestest friend,” sings indie pop phenomenon Lana Del Rey on her beguiling, if overlooked Paradise EP, identifying herself yet again as a neon lovechild of popular culture, and further mythologizing herself as a musical force to be reckoned with. More

Lou Reed – Reflecting on the 50th Anniversary of “Transformer”

Nov 09, 2022 By Austin Saalman

Effectively closing what had been a key year in glam rock, Lou Reed’s sophomore solo effort Transformer swiftly left its mark upon the face of popular culture, with the former Velvet Underground frontman introducing his grittily transgressive artistic sensibilities to a fresh decade. More