Sep 02, 2014 By Austin Trunick Issue #50 - June/July 2014 - Future Islands

Are you a fan of Casual Sex? What’s not to love about Casual Sex? Casual Sex is fantastic. Once you give Casual Sex a try, you’ll never be able to get enough.

Sep 02, 2014 By Mark Redfern Owl John

We have a special theme on Under the Radar’s website this week which we’re simply calling Scotland Week. All throughout the week we will be posting interviews, reviews, lists, and blog posts relating to Scotland and in particular Scottish music. For some of the Scotland Week Q&As we emailed out the same set of Scottish related questions to various different musicians from the country.

Sep 01, 2014 By Laura Studarus Erasure

British singer/songwriter Andy Bell believes in fate. He speaks of his Erasure bandmate and writing partner, founding member of Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke as if their meeting 29 years ago was written in the stars.

Sep 01, 2014 By Austin Trunick James McAvoy

James McAvoy may be best recognized in the U.S. for his dramatic turns in acclaimed period films such as Atonement and The Last King of Scotland, and for playing the heroic Professor Charles Xavier in the two most recent X-Men films. The character he plays in Jon Baird’s wildly stylized Filth lies on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Sep 01, 2014 By Laura Studarus Tesla Boy

Seated at an outdoor bar in Moscow, only a stone’s throw away from the church where Pussy Riot famously performed their punk prayer, Tesla Boy frontman Anton Sevidov certainly looks the part of a burgeoning Russian electro pop star.

Aug 29, 2014 By Sondre Lerche Sondre Lerche

Who better to give us all tips on new music than accomplished musicians themselves. For this new series we have asked more established artists one simple request: tell us who your new favorite band is. For this My Favorite New Band Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche tells us about a new band from his home country.

Aug 28, 2014 By Marcus Kagler Interpol

For this Throwback Thursday we revisit our 2002 article on Interpol, our first interview with the band. It was in honor of their debut album, Turn On the Bright Lights. The article appeared in our third issue next to interviews with other hot New York City bands also releasing their debuts at the time, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Liars. Under the Radar Co-Publisher Wendy Lynch Redfern did a photo-shoot with the band at the Troubadour in Los Angeles during their sound-check. Two years later Interpol appeared on our cover for 2004’s sophomore album, Antics, and they graced the cover again for 2010’s self-titled fourth album. On September 9 the band releases their fifth album, El Pintor, their first to be recorded without founding member Carlos Dengler. Read on as guitarist Daniel Kessler explains why he’s filling in for Paul Banks, a recent band theft, the band’s beginnings, their songwriting process, and why there are 75 bands he likes better than Joy Division.

Aug 27, 2014 By Stephen Humphries Issue #50 - June/July 2014 - Future Islands

Here’s the first thing you need to know about Syd Arthur: It’s the name of a band, not an individual.

Aug 27, 2014 By Austin Trunick Web Exclusive

While filming 2012’s About Cherry, actor James Franco had the opportunity to explore the former San Francisco Armory. The massive, castle-like building now serves as headquarters for Peter Acworth’s Kink.com, the Internet’s largest producer of BDSM pornography. The facility is operated not unlike an old Hollywood studio lot, with multiple productions occurring simultaneously across the building’s many sets and soundstages, generating a steady stream of content for Kink.com’s various websites.