Mar 22, 2024 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip and Scott Dransfield both helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 11 this week, narrowed down from the 16 songs we seriously considered. More

Mar 21, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Last September, Broadcast announced a new demo collection, Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006-2009, on what would have been late singer Trish Keenan’s 55th birthday. Now they have confirmed a release date for the album and also announced another collection, Distant Call - Collected Demos 2000-2006, as well as sharing one track from each album, the unreleased demo “Follow the Light” from Spell Blanket and the demo version of Tender Buttons track “Tears in the Typing Pool,” from Distant Call. More

Sep 28, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Broadcast have announced a new demo collection, Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006-2009, today, on what would have been singer Trish Keenan’s 55th birthday. More

Jul 21, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) have shared covers of Broadcast’s “Tears in the Typing Pool” and Guided By Voices’ “The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory.” All proceeds from the covers will support Vote No Kansas, a political action campaign working to prevent the passing of the “Value Them Both” Amendment. If passed, Kansas legislature would be able to completely ban abortion. More

Sep 28, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

James Cargill of Broadcast has shared a previously unreleased four-track demo, “Where Are You?,” in honor of the birthday of late singer Trish Keenan, who would’ve been 52 today. More

Sep 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Broadcast singer Trish Keenan unexpectedly died in January 2011 from complications with pneumonia after contracting swine flu virus H1N1 while touring Australia. At the time of her passing Broadcast was a duo with James Cargill, also her romantic partner. More

Jan 02, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Two years ago the music community suffered an incredible loss when Trish Keenan, vocalist for the band Broadcast, tragically died of complications from pneumonia. More

Oct 31, 2012 By Laura Studarus

When we interviewed remaining Broadcast member James Cargill last year, he told us about his plans to continue recording after the passing of his bandmate, Trish Keenan. Today, Warp Records announced the results of that recording, The Berberian Sound Studio.

Nov 23, 2011 By John Everhart

Despite the tragic passing earlier this year of vocalist Trish Keenan, Broadcast‘s remaining member James Cargill is working on both a new Broadcast album and a soundtrack, utilizing vocals recorded by Keenan before her death. More

Jan 14, 2011 By Laura Studarus

In honor of Broadcast’s legacy, we posted a vintage interview and photoshoot with the band—both conducted for our Fall 2003 issue. More

Jan 14, 2011 By Frank Valish

According to a statement from Warp Records, Broadcast’s Trish Keenan has passed away, due to complications from pneumonia. More

Jan 13, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Today it was reported that Broadcast’s Trish Keenan—who leads her vocals to the band’s experimental pop—is seriously ill. More

Nov 15, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

Primavera promoters have announced today a slew of buzz-worthy acts joining Pulp for the epic five-day fest, which runs from May 25th through the 29th in Barcelona, Spain. More

Sep 22, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

In our previous news article about Broadcast‘s upcoming North American jaunt with Atlas Sound, we mentioned an EP was in the works from the British electronic pop duo. Details on that EP, or “mini-album” as the band is calling it, have arrived. You can buy Broadcast & The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age at Bleep or iTunes right now. More

Aug 26, 2009 By Mark Redfern

The fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (that’s a whole lot of fun, but here at Under the Radar we prefer to have fun fun fun fun) will go down on November 7th and 8th at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas. The fest’s lineup has just been announced. Highlights include Broadcast, of Montreal, Atlas Sound, Fuck Buttons, Fucked Up, Yeasayer, Les Savy Fav, Crystal Castles, Mission of Burma, Ratatat, Why?, No Age, Destroyer, HEALTH, Jesus Lizard, and Shearwater. More

Aug 19, 2009 By Mark Redfern

The CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival has announced the initial performers for this year’s event.Highlights include: Broadcast, School of Seven Bells, Atlas Sound, The Antlers, Local Natives, múm, Japandroids, Margaret Cho, The Very Best, Crystal Antlers, Portugal. The Man, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Wild Light, Suckers, and more. More

Jul 28, 2009 By Michele Yamamoto

Broadcast returns to tour North America for the first time in four years alongside Bradford Cox’s Atlas Sound. More