East India Youth

Consistently, Pleasingly Erratic

Mar 06, 2015 By Dan Lucas Issue #52 - January/February 2015 - St. Vincent

"Maybe we should get a shot of you stood next to that, looking sad?" I jokingly suggest as William Doyle, aka East India Youth, and I spot a poster advertising Mercury Music Prize winners Young Fathers on the door of London's Rough Trade East record store.  More

“Weird Al” Yankovic

Unconventially Unconventional

Mar 04, 2015 By Austin Trunick Issue #52 - January/February 2015 - St. Vincent

Following more than three decades as the premier maestro of musical parody, "Weird Al" Yankovic suddenly finds himself having the best year of his career. His 2014 release, Mandatory Fun, was the yuckster-accordionist's first Billboard #1 Album. More

Steven Wilson

Hiding in Plain Sight

Mar 02, 2015 By Stephen Humphries Web Exclusive

The inspiration for Steven Wilson's new album sounds like the stuff of urban legend. The story goes like this: A young woman dies alone in her apartment and no one notices for more than two years. When her body is finally discovered, her television is still on. More

Jenny Lewis

The Slowest Moving Train

Feb 25, 2015 By Mike Hilleary Issue #52 - January/February 2015 - St. Vincent

Enjoying a brief respite before embarking for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Jenny Lewis is sitting in what she calls the "clubhouse," a second bedroom in the hillside home in L.A. she shares with her longtime boyfriend and frequent musical collaborator Johnathan Rice. She's more or less taken over the room with various personal items, among them pieces of recording equipment, thrift store purchases, and lots of clothes. More

2014 Artist Survey: The Flaming Lips

Wayne Coyne on Why He Isn't Into Conspiracy Theories, How They Couldn't Make The Soft Bulletin Again, Immortality, and Angry Beatles Fans

Feb 20, 2015 By Cody Ray Shafer Issue #52 - January/February 2015 - St. Vincent

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

2014 Artist Survey: The Black Angels

Alex Maas and Christian Bland on U2, Bad Haircuts, Childhood Celebrity Crushes, Selling Out, and Changing Back to the Future

Feb 19, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions.

2014 Artist Survey: of Montreal

Kevin Barnes on Racism and Police Brutality in America, Respecting the Audience, the Questions He's Tired of Answering, and Collaborating with His Brother

Feb 18, 2015 By Matt Fink Issue #52 - January/February 2015 - St. Vincent

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions.

2014 Artist Survey: The War on Drugs and Nightlands

Dave Hartley on 2014's Best Albums, Michael Brown, U2 Giving Away Their Album, and "Bread Eyes"

Feb 17, 2015 By Mark Redfern Issue #52 - January/February 2015 - St. Vincent

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. Here are some answers from Dave Hartley of both The War on Drugs and Nightlands. More

2014 Artist Survey: Death From Above 1979

Sebastien Grainger on His Childhood Celebrity Crush, The Golden Girls, and Convincing Marty McFly to Sleep with His Mother

Feb 16, 2015 By Mark Redfern Issue #52 - January/February 2015 - St. Vincent

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. Here are some answers from Sebastien Grainger of Death From Above 1979. More

2014 Artist Survey: Hookworms

JW and MB on Time Travel, When They Were Sell Outs, the Artist That Most Got On Their Nerves in 2014, and Being in love with Scarlett Johansson

Feb 16, 2015 By Mark Redfern Issue #52 - January/February 2015 - St. Vincent

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More