Under the Radar Magazine

First Aid Kit on “Palomino”

Older, Wiser, and Happier

Mar 29, 2023 By Jake Uitti Issue #70 - My Favorite Movie (Sharon Van Etten and Ezra Furman)

It’s funny; sometimes the closer you are to something, the harder it is to remember how special it can be. It’s the root of the phrase, Absence makes the heart grow fonder. For the Swedish-born folk duo, First Aid Kit, they know this maxim well. More

Philip Selway of Radiohead on His New Solo Album “Strange Dance”

Following the Dance

Mar 27, 2023 By Ben Jardine Web Exclusive

When Philip Selway sat down to write the drum parts for his third solo album, Strange Dance, he knew he wanted to work with another drummer. Selway, whose reputation as Radiohead’s chief percussionist often precedes him, explains: “I realized [it] wasn’t happening within about a day and a half.” More

The End: Duncan Wallis and Robin Richards of Dutch Uncles

Puppet Love

Mar 24, 2023 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

To end the week, we ask Duncan Wallis and Robin Richards of Dutch Uncles some questions about endings and death. More

Heartworms on Her Debut EP, Her Love of World War II Aircraft, and Working with Dan Carey

Drawn to the Darkside

Mar 24, 2023 By Andy Von Pip Web Exclusive

Sometimes a song can literally stop you in your tracks. Heartworms’ recent single “Retributions of an Awful Life,” which arrived alongside a dramatic, cinematic black and white video, is one such track. Intense, compelling, moody, and magnificent, Heartworms is the project of UK musician Jojo Orme, who started creating the music she was destined to make when she began to embrace her dark side. More

Gina Birch on Her New Album, Procrastination, and the Legacy of The Raincoats

She Will Survive

Mar 23, 2023 By Ian Rushbury Web Exclusive

It’s taken Gina Birch of beloved British late-’70s/early ’80s post-punk band The Raincoats the best part of 45 years to cross “record a solo album” off her “to-do” list. I Play My Bass Loud, co-produced by Youth and released on Jack White’s Third Man Records, is a sampler platter of what the venerable Ms. Birch has to offer. More

Unloved – David Holmes on “Polychrome”

Three’s No Crowd

Mar 17, 2023 By Lee Campbell Web Exclusive

Composer, DJ, and musician David Holmes is a creative bombshell. Along with Jade Vincent and Keffus Green, Holmes is one third of the band Unloved, who have just released Polychrome, their fourth album. More

“Poker Face” Music Supervisor Thomas Golubić Speaks on the Series’ Music

Behind the Music Scenes

Mar 17, 2023 By Kyle Mullin Web Exclusive

If you have a favorite music moment from our ongoing prestige TV era, chances are Poker Face music supervisor Thomas Golubić and his SuperMusicVision team curated it. More

Kælan Mikla On Their First Decade As A Band

The Icelandic trio also discuss touring and misogyny in the music industry

Mar 15, 2023 By Dom Gourlay Web Exclusive

Icelandic trio Kælan Mikla recently celebrated 10 years as a band. Here, they discuss their first decade, constantly being on tour and misogyny in the music industry. More

Tim Roth Discusses His New Film “Punch”

A Moving Script

Mar 11, 2023 By Kyle Mullin Web Exclusive

Tim Roth discusses his moving new film, Punch. More

Xiu Xiu on “Ignore Grief”

Using Pain to Help Others

Mar 10, 2023 By Candace McDuffie

Xiu Xiu’s latest album, Ignore Grief, was released on March 3 via Polyvinyl and falls in line with the experimental facet’s proclivity for arranging harrowing and sonically intense songs. More

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