Album Reviews

Laura Gibson
La Grande

Feb 03, 2012 Issue #39 - Best of 2011

A departure from the hushed bedroom delicacy of 2009’s Beasts of Seasons, La Grande ushers in a new direction for Portland, OR-based songwriter Laura Gibson. 

Classic Interviews

Casiokids

Casiokids
Child's Play

Jan 05, 2010 Issue #30 - Winter 2010 - Vampire Weekend

Recounting Casiokids 2009 schedule, frontman Ketil Kinden Endresen sounds a bit tired, despite being on break from tour duties. "We played 170 shows in 18 countries. It came as a surprise because the year before that we played maybe 35, 40 concerts!" he explains in quiet awe, speaking from his hometown of Bergen, Norway.

Comic Book Reviews

One Model Nation (Reissue)
Titan Books

Jan 30, 2012 Web Exclusive

One Model Nation has been re-released by Titan Books, promising some additional art, different publishing treatment (hard cover, new cover art, etc.), some bonus materials, and a new intro.

Book Reviews

Debbie Nathan
Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case

Jan 16, 2012 Web Exclusive

Sybil Exposed is a fascinating examination of the truth behind the subject of the 1973 bestseller Sybil and the "multiple personality" case that revolutionized the psychotherapy industry and the study of psychology.

Video Game Reviews

Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim (Android)
HeroCraft Ltd

Aug 12, 2011 #37 – St. Vincent

The purest measure of any game on a phone or tablet is addictiveness, and Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim ends up somewhere right around crack. 

Interviews

2011 Artist Survey: RACES

Feb 02, 2012

For Under the Radar's 9th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2011. Here's a survey from RACES.

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Pleased to meet you

Body Language

Jan 26, 2012 Web Exclusive

Body Language’s squiggly, headphone-worthy electro-soul feels very... 2011-ish. Social Studies, the band’s excellent EP (with its sugary synth pads and smooth percussion), may harken back to the glistening, disco-lite pop of the early ’80s, but the songs seem linked genetically to this decade, if for no other reason than the music press’s fascination with genre trends. 

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Lists

Under the Radar’s Top 50 TV Shows of 2011

Dec 22, 2011

Each of Under the Radar's writers submitted a list of their Top 20 favorite TV shows of 2011. Those lists were all combined and tallied up to form Under the Radar's master Top 50 TV shows of 2011. The list will also appear in Under the Radar's forthcoming Best of 2011 Issue.

Favorites from last year’s list, Mad Men and Eastbound & Down didn’t show new episodes in 2011—thus were ineligible in this year’s vote. However, favorites Modern Family, 30 Rock, and Community hung on—joined by such newcomers as American Horror Story, Game of Thrones, New Girl, and Suburgatory. Basically, any show that aired new episodes in America sometime in 2011 was eligible. Check out our final rankings below. 

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Galleries

The Civil Wars
February 1, 2012 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall


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Live reviews

Big Black Delta at Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA

Jan 14, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Jonathan Bates is crazy.

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Blog

From the Road Part 4: White Sea’s Morgan Kibby on Tour with M83

Jan 27, 2012 By Morgan Kibby

Poland. Berlin. Amsterdam. Paris. London. Home stretch. NYC admittedly took every ounce of anything out of me, and after sleeping for a scant two hours on Thanksgiving, we piled into the van and headed to JFK.

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