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Featuring The Beatles, The Charlatans, Weezer, Talking Heads, New Order, Steve Martin, Harry Potter, David Bowie, Beastie Boys, and More
Dec 18, 2024
By Mark Redfern and Frank Valish
Welcome to Part 5 of Under the Radar’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide. As you might expect from a music website, here we highlight some of the year’s best music reissues, on both vinyl and CD, from the last year. More
Nov 08, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The Grammy Nominations were announced today. We’re not sure we care, in light of Tuesday’s election results. More
Featuring Lush, The Beatles, Prince, Billy Joel, Tom Waits, Charlie Parker, Air Miami, Beastie Boys, and More
Dec 14, 2023
By Mark Redfern and Frank Valish
Welcome to Part 5 of Under the Radar’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide. As you might expect from a music website, here we highlight some of the best music reissues, on both vinyl and CD, from the last year. More
Plus Mount Kimbie, Sen Morimoto, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 9 this week. More
New 2023 Editions of 1962-1966 (“The Red Album”) and 1967-1970 (“The Blue Album”) Due Out November 10 via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe
Nov 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Yesterday, The Beatles released what’s being described as their last song, “Now and Then.” Now, as promised, they have released a video for the song, directed by Peter Jackson (the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Beatles: Get Back) in his music video debut. It features footage of the remaining Beatles working on the song in both 1995 (when George Harrison was involved) and 2022, as well cheeky footage of younger versions of the band (including John Lennon) interacting with current versions of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. More
A Music Video for the Song Directed by Peter Jackson is Coming Tomorrow
Nov 02, 2023
By Mark Redfern
The Beatles have released what’s being described as their last song, “Now and Then,” as well as a short film documentary on the song. A video for the song, directed by Peter Jackson (the Lord of the Rings trilogy) in his music video debut, is due out tomorrow. More
New 2023 Editions of 1962-1966 (“The Red Album”) and 1967-1970 (“The Blue Album”) Also Due Out November 10 via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe
Oct 26, 2023
By Mark Redfern
The Beatles are releasing what’s being described as their last song, “Now and Then,” next Thursday, November 2 at 10 a.m. EDT. They have also announced new 2023 editions of 1962-1966 (aka “The Red Album”) and 1967-1970 (aka “The Blue Album”), which will feature the new song. More
Also Watch McCartney Perform "I’ve Got a Feeling" with Archival Footage of John Lennon
Jun 27, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Paul McCartney was one of many performers at Glastonbury this past weekend. He performed “I Saw Her Standing There” and “Band on the Run” alongside Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, and was also joined by Bruce Springsteen for performances of “Glory Days” and “I Wanna Be Your Man.” McCartney also performed The Beatles’ 1970 song “I’ve Got a Feeling” up against archival footage of John Lennon. More
Recorded for Spotify Singles: Holiday Edition 2021
Nov 17, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Spoon have shared a cover of The Beatles’ 1967 fan club single, “Christmas Time (Is Here Again).” It is the latest release from Spotify Singles as part of their 2021 Holiday Edition. More
Part of Amazon Music’s [RE]DISCOVER Series
Oct 26, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Wilco have shared covers of two songs by The Beatles, “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Dig a Pony,” both originally from the sessions for their 1970 album Let it Be. The covers are being released as a part of Amazon Music’s month-long [RE]DISCOVER campaign in celebration of the reissue of Let it Be, which came out earlier this month. More
Due Out October 15 via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe
Aug 26, 2021
By Joey Arnone
The Beatles have announced a special edition reissue of their 1970 album Let it Be. It will be out on October 15 via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. More
McCartney III Imagined Due Out April 16 on Capitol
Mar 25, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Paul McCartney has shared a new Beck remix of the song “Find My Way,” originally featured on his McCartney III album from last year. The remix will be on the upcoming McCartney III Imagined, which consists entirely of reimaginings of songs from the original by different artists. More
Himesh Patel Stars as the Only Man Who Remembers The Beatles
Feb 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
From his 1996 breakthrough film Trainspotting (about Scottish heroin addicts) to the zombie classic 28 Days Later to space thriller Sunshine to Oscars Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire, the career of British film director Danny Boyle has taken some interesting paths. More
Featuring The Band, David Bowie, Prince, Pet Shop Boys, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, The Cranberries, The Beta Band, and More
Dec 20, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to part 9 of our Holiday Gift Guide 2018, which centers on music box sets and reissues, some on CD and some on vinyl. We’re splitting this section into two parts, as we were sent quite a few releases to include in it. More
The Best Of Due Out November 24, Watch Michel Gondry-Directed John Lewis Christmas Ad
Nov 10, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Elbow released a new album (their seventh), Little Fictions, back in February via Concord. Now the band have announced a new best of compilation, fittingly titled The Best Of, and shared its bonus track, a cover of The Beatles’ “Golden Slumbers” (from Abbey Road). More
Sep 15, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
This week Benjamin Clementine discusses the inspirations for his new record and the problems he sees around him, plus we round-up Trump’s deal-cutting, hurricanes, mass persecution in Myanmar, The Beatles on the EU, and Mavis Staples on the state of America. More
Music and Taxes: The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Primal Scream, Sharon Jones, The Knife, and More
Apr 21, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
This week we’re going to build bridges, albeit of a temporary and highly specific kind. Because if there’s one thing that unites people, it’s the confusion, frustration, and panic brought on by the tax filing deadline. More
"The Fifth Beatle" Was 90
Mar 09, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Late last night it was announced that Sir. George Martin had died. He was best known as the producer for almost all of The Beatles’ albums and thus was often referred to as “The Fifth Beatle.” The 90-year-old passed away in his sleep and former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr confirmed the news on Twitter. More
Performed “Just Seen My Face” and “Drive My Car”
Oct 01, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Beck and Paul McCartney teamed up last night and performed at a benefit for PETA, a 35th anniversary gala in Hollywood. They dueted on The Beatles’ classics “Just Seen My Face” and “Drive My Car.” More
Paul McCartney in Attendance
Jul 21, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Jack White hangs with Conan O’Brien and releases honest-to-goodness records with pretty much anyone he damn well pleases. Why not cover The Beatles? Solo. At the White House. With Paul McCartney looking on. We have the video. More
Apr 08, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
In conjunction with the release of the Beatles’ edition of Rock Band, Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music will be releasing the Beatles’ entire original recorded catalog in remastered CD format, complete with original UK release tracklistings and artwork. More
Interviews
"Some of that music is haunting, it's beautiful, and it's strange, and it's happy, and it's sad, and it's fucked up, it's all the stuff."
Feb 06, 2020
By Joshua M. Miller
The year is 1969. Eight-year-old Wayne Coyne and his older brothers anxiously gather around the record player to listen to The Beatles’ latest offering, a self-titled album released in November 1968 that is also known as The White Album. More