Jul 15, 2011
By Kyle Lemmon
Com Truise
Electronic artists are often judged by the “warmth” of their sounds. Princeton, New Jersey synth-wave revivalist Com Truise (aka Seth Haley) knows this all too well and went straight to the source of all that analog warmth: the Reagan era. More
Jul 08, 2011
By Lily Moayeri
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If you see Michael B. Jordan in the street, you can call out “Vince,” the character he has played on Friday Night Lights for the last two seasons, or “Alex,” the character he has played on Parenthood for the last season, or “Wallace,” the character he played on The Wire 10 years ago, or “Mike”—his actual name—and Jordan will answer to any one. More
Jun 30, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
Youth Lagoon
Like a lot of songwriters, Trevor Powers has learned that the best musical inspiration often comes at the expense of a broken heart. For four years the young native of Boise, Idaho had been with a girl—as he saw it, the girl. Last year, however, things began to unravel, and Powers, who had typically spent his free time jamming with various friends, had suddenly taken to a more solitary outlet. More
Jun 21, 2011
By Matt Fink
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It’s an oft-repeated maxim that most musicians secretly want to be comedians and comedians secretly want to be musicians, and it often follows that drummers are seen as the most reliable resources of humor within bands. Looking over the history of rock music, there seems to be some truth to this. More
Jun 10, 2011
By Matt Fink
#36 - Music vs. Comedy
Under the Radar’s Music vs. Comedy Issue, which is on stands now, features an article entitled “A Mutual Admiration Society: Where Comedy and Music Meet.” For that article we interviewed The Rosebuds’ Kelly Crisp, among others, and included a few quotes from him. Below is the full transcript of our interview with Crisp. More
