Jan 13, 2023
By Ian Rushbury
When Jeff Beck passed away on January 10, 2023 after contracting bacterial meningitis, he left behind an incredible legacy. More
Jan 13, 2023
By Austin Saalman
North Carolinian cult power pop outfit The Mayflies USA emerged triumphantly from the rich Chapel Hill music scene to deliver three noteworthy college indie releases in the late 1990s and early 2000s. More
Jan 05, 2023
By Steve King
Well, well, well… I feel like Mr. Bemis in The Twilight Zone episode “Time Enough at Last” when he crawls out from the bunker and into the bombed out city, except everything is still here and not as bad as we thought it would be. Don’t get me wrong: Things are still very bad, and trending worse, but at least the Republicans didn’t win the Senate. In politics, there are two kinds of relief: winning, and then not losing as badly as you expected. More
Dec 20, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to Part 8 of Under the Radar’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide, our final part. As you might expect from a music website, here we highlight some of the best music reissues, on both vinyl and CD. We also include two music books for good measure. More
Dec 19, 2022
By Mark Redfern and Austin Trunick
More of the best new home video releases for the holiday season. More
Dec 19, 2022
By Mark Redfern and Austin Trunick
The Best 4Ks, Blu-rays, and DVDs for the 2022 Holiday Season More
Dec 19, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to Part 5 of Under the Radar’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide. Whereas we previously highlighted DC and Marvel collectibles and toys, in this installment we look at products tied to other corners of the geek universe, including trips to Middle Earth, Hogwarts, and anywhere in time and space (if you have The Doctor’s TARDIS). While the main focus is on collectibles and toys, we also added in five geek-friendly books. More
Dec 16, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to Part 4 of Under the Radar’s Holiday Gift Guide 2022, which is all about technology. Since we’re a music magazine/website we’re talking speakers, headphones, turntables, and more. More
Dec 13, 2022
By Mark Redfern
The Top 4 films at the domestic box office in 2021 were all superhero movies (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Black Widow). So far, some of 2022’s Top 10 films feature such comic book characters as Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Batman, Thor, and Black Adam. In fact one-third of the Top 100 domestic movies of all-time (not adjusted for inflation) are lead by superheroes or villains. For fans of all these iconic characters there is no shortage of collectibles and toys. More
Dec 12, 2022
By Steve King
Okay, okay. Many Trekkies don’t like Nemesis. More