May 14, 2010 By Laura Studarus The National

Last night, The National brought “Afraid of Everyone,” a cut off recently released album, High Violet, to The Late Show With David Letterman. The solid musicality and enjoyable performance wasn’t a surprise. The presence of notoriously late-night shy Sufjan Stevens, however, was. We have the video. More

May 14, 2010 By Laura Studarus Jarvis Cocker

Sad but true, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Well, sad for us that is. Swamped with back issues—which I’m all sure we can agree is a good thing—Under the Radar is passing them on to you with a sale on selected issues. The question is, can you have too much of a good thing? We’re offering two dollars off most available back issues! More

May 13, 2010 By Laura Studarus Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker has rocked with Pulp, slayed solo, and entertained children. So why not delve into the world of ambient recordings? He has with found sound album, Time to Think. We have the free download link. More

May 13, 2010 By Laura Studarus Phoenix

Last night Phoenix rocked last call with Carson Daly performing hit “Lasso” from last year’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. We have the clip. More

May 13, 2010 By Laura Studarus Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Los Angeles collective Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are known for their homespun, 1960s throwback charm. Predictably, they embrace this aesthetic on their new video “Home.” We have the clip. More

May 13, 2010 By Mark Redfern Ramona Falls

Ramona Falls (aka Menomena’s Brent Knopf) have released a new video for single “Russia,” which is taken from 2009’s slightly underappreciated debut, Intuit. In the charming clip our hero attempts to woo his lady via origami, Russian Dolls, and so forth, but she continually quotes the song’s “too little, too late” lyric. We have the video. More

May 12, 2010 By Laura Studarus Bat For Lashes

Today the third Twilight film Eclipse‘s soundtrack was announced. This time Under the Radar-friendly artists Metric, Beck, Bat For Lashes, and Florence and the Machine join the franchise who’s last installment included Thom Yorke, Lykke Li, and Grizzly Bear. More

May 12, 2010 By Hong Le MGMT

MGMT performed live from the Ed Sullivan Theater last night for CBS’ new series Live on Letterman. At least 300 lucky fans were in attendance for the 50-minute concert. The band also performed “Brian Eno” on the broadcast show. Check out the set list and video of the full performance, along with the video of their broadcast performance. More

May 12, 2010 By Hong Le Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos!, the seven piece band from Wales, U.K., performed “Romance is Boring” on Last Call with Carson Daily last night. It was in support of their third studio album, Romance is Boring. Check out their performance on Last Call. More