May 16, 2015 By Laura Studarus Tame Impala

Last night our current cover artist Tame Impala played at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

May 15, 2015 By Laura Studarus Jagaara

This weekend Brighton, England hosts The Great Escape Festival. Under the Radar has photographer Michael Burnell shooting on our behalf. Check out his gallery of images from the second night of the festival featuring A.O.S.O.O.N., Alabama Shakes, Blaue Blume, Dog In The Snow, Dunwells, Ho99o9, Jagaara, Kali Uchis, Rag N Bone Man, Secret Company, Seinabo Sey, The Strypes, and Tibet.

May 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Tame Impala

Tame Impala‘s upcoming third album, Currents, is due out July 17. The Australian band are on the cover of Under the Radar‘s current print magazine. Pick up a copy now to read the first interview with Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker about Currents.

May 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Sweet Spirit

Austin’s Sweet Spirit are going out on tour with Spoon, opening for the beloved Austin veterans. In honor of that Sweet Spirit are releasing a collaborative 7-inch with Spoon frontman Britt Daniel via Nine Mile Records (you can buy it at their tour dates together). The B-side is a cover of Spoon’s “Paper Tiger,” originally found on their 2002 classic album Kill the Moonlight.

May 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Jean-Michel Jarre

“Glory” is a collaboration between two French electronic music legends, past and present: Jean-Michel Jarre (who emerged in the 1970s) and M83 (who’s been an Under the Radar favorite for the last decade).

May 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is actively seeking experienced new writers to write for our print magazine, digital magazine for tablets/smart-phones, and our website. We’re not only looking for music writers, but are also on the hunt for writers who want to write about any of these entertainment mediums: film/DVDs, TV, comic books, and books.

May 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts José González

José González was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Luckily he didn’t bring his gross giant worm, but he did perform two songs.

May 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels (aka El-P and Killer Mike) recently teased their third album, but today they’ve released a new video for Run the Jewels 2 track “Early” (which features Boots).

May 15, 2015 By Michael Wojtas Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist

Welcome to Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist, where we compile the best tracks to debut online in the last week (or thereabouts). In this mix we’ve got new songs by Mac DeMarco, Giorgio Moroder feat. Charli XCX, Metric, Girlpool, Puro Instinct, Albert Hammond Jr., and more, plus a previously unreleased track from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.