Mar 06, 2015 By Dan Lucas East India Youth

“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

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

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

Feb 25, 2015 By Mike Hilleary Jenny Lewis

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

Feb 20, 2015 By Cody Ray Shafer Artist Surveys 2014

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

Feb 19, 2015 By Mark Redfern Artist Surveys 2014

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.

Feb 18, 2015 By Matt Fink of Montreal

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.

Feb 17, 2015 By Mark Redfern Artist Surveys 2014

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

Feb 17, 2015 By Mark Redfern Air

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 Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Barði Jóhannsson of Starwalker. Jean-Benoît Dunckel is also a member of the French band Air and Barði Jóhannsson is in the Icelandic group Bang Gang. More