Album Reviews
Vampire Weekend
Only God Was Above Us
Apr 05, 2024 Web Exclusive
A day prior to the release of Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut album in January 2008, Pitchfork’s Nitsuh Abebe called it “already one of the most talked-about and divisive records of the year.”
Allen Ginsberg
Material Wealth: Allen’s voice in poems and songs 1956-1996
Apr 05, 2024 Web Exclusive
Allen Ginsberg, one of the key Beat Generation writers, managed to achieve the equivalence of rock-star status in the world of poetry.
Still Corners
Dream Talk
Apr 04, 2024 Web Exclusive
Anglo-American duo Still Corners return with their sixth album, Dream Talk, a 10-track exploration of ethereal dream pop soundscapes.
News
total tommy Shares New Single “Losing Out”
Apr 05, 2024
Total Tommy, unveils their latest single “Losing Out,” blending indie rock with grunge-inspired emotion to evoke the universal experience of feeling let down by others.
Interviews
Chastity Belt – Julia Shapiro on “Live Laugh Love”
Mar 29, 2024 Web Exclusive
It’s a tale as old as time: four friends in college decide to pick up some instruments and start a band together. With no experience and no plan other than to hang out and make music, indie rock band Chastity Belt could’ve easily seen its career start and end before graduation came around. Thirteen years later, though, the group and its four members—Julia Shapiro (she/her), Lydia Lund (she/her), Gretchen Grimm (she/her), and Annie Truscott (they/them)—are as strong as ever as they release their fifth studio album, Live Laugh Love (out today via Suicide Squeeze).
Elbow – Guy Garvey on Their 10th Album “AUDIO VERTIGO”
Mar 28, 2024 Web Exclusive
Elbow’s main man, Guy Garvey, has recently celebrated his 50th birthday. He marked the occasion in Manchester with his pal Peter Jobson from the band I Am Kloot and a “bunch of pirates” as he puts it.
Pleased to meet you
Eaves Wilder on a Year of Growth and New Experiences
Feb 01, 2024 Web Exclusive
Emerging UK singer/songwriter Eaves Wilder had a memorable 2023. It was a year in which she grew as an artist and discovered what it takes to become a touring musician. Under the Radar sat down to have a chat with her just before Christmas, and we delved into her early musical influences and how they informed the music she writes today.
Lists
Under the Radar’s Top 40 TV Shows of 2023
Jan 29, 2024
Last year was a challenging one for the entertainment industry with the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes. While this double blow—albeit for good causes—had detrimental snowball effects on the industry, there was still a solid grip of high quality material that made it to the not-so-small screen airwaves and streamers. Award-winning series like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Barry took their last bows, and we’re still waiting for a trifecta from Vince Gilligan to round out Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, but there was plenty to keep viewers glued to the tube. From superheroes to science fiction, political intrigue to teenage hijinks and dramatized jury service to historical dramas, we continue to be spoiled for choice. It was a battle for Under the Radar’s top television shows of 2023, but we’ve managed to narrow it down to 40 solid watches.
Live reviews
GalaxyCon Richmond 2024
Apr 05, 2024
I have attended GalaxyCon Richmond for several years now, alongside my wife Wendy and our daughter Rose (now 11), and every year without fail William Shatner is there and each year he is one of the highlights of the event.
Blog
GalaxyCon Richmond 2024
Apr 05, 2024
I have attended GalaxyCon Richmond for several years now, alongside my wife Wendy and our daughter Rose (now 11), and every year without fail William Shatner is there and each year he is one of the highlights of the event.
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