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Dec 17, 2024 · Stereo MC’s on “Connected” Dec 17, 2024 Issue #72 - The ‘90s Issue with The Cardigans and Thurston Moore. Rob Birch of Stereo MC’s remembers a love for rap and sampling fueling him and fellow member, DJ Nick Hallam’s excitement about starting a band together. Albums by Public Enemy and other hip-hop artists saw them set aside all they had learnt about making music via guitars to ...
Blu-ray Review: Paradise | Under the Radar Magazine
Dec 04, 2024 Web Exclusive By Austin Trunick Photography by Fun City Editions. Teenage Sarah (Phoebe Cates) is the well-to-do daughter of an English businessman; David (Willie Aames) is the buttoned-up son of Christian missionaries.
Brothers | Under the Radar Magazine
Nov 21, 2024 · When Eddie Van Halen died in 2020, it left a gaping hole in music. The man was unquestionably a genius, and his work in the band that took his name is unrivaled. It also, evidently, left a giant hole for his brother, Van Halen drummer Alex. Brothers, Alex Van Halen’s memoir, recounts the early ...
Miki Berenyi of Lush on the U.S. Release of Her Book “Fingers …
Oct 15, 2024 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish Photography by Abbey Raymonde. This year saw the long-awaited U.S. release of Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me from Success, the brilliantly written memoir from Lush singer and songwriter Miki Berenyi.With it, Berenyi lays bare not only the formation of Lush with co-founder Emma Anderson, the band’s ascendance to the height of shoegaze, and the ...
Fleetwood Mac: Mirage Tour '82 (Warner/Rhino) - review | Under …
Oct 07, 2024 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish. By 1982, one might say Fleetwood Mac was past its prime. Its best recorded material, bookended by 1975’s self-titled album and 1979’s Tusk, was already behind it.The age of ‘70s excess was passed and a new musical era was dawning.
Elvis Presley: Memphis (RCA/Legacy) - Under the Radar Magazine
Sep 23, 2024 Web Exclusive By Hays Davis. For those living in the Memphis, Tennessee area during Elvis Presley’s lifetime, it was news whenever the King was in town, with Elvis sightings always creating a buzz. For Presley, recording in Memphis held the promise of personal grounding and creative renewal.
10 Best Songs of the Week: Father John Misty, The Weather …
Nov 22, 2024 · 4. Horsegirl: “2468” This week, New York-via-Chicago-based rock trio Horsegirl announced a new album, Phonetics On and On, and shared its first single, “2468,” via a music video. They also announced some tour dates. Phonetics On and On is due out February 14, 2025 via Matador.Check out the album’s tracklist and cover artwork, as well as the tour dates, here.
The Cure: Songs of a Lost World (Fiction/Capitol) - review | Under …
Nov 01, 2024 Web Exclusive By Dom Gourlay. Having been teasing the prospect of a new Cure album for some time, the band’s 14th long player is finally with us. The long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s 4:13 Dream, Songs of a Lost World is a thing of beauty. Composed of eight songs—five of which have been regular staples in the band’s live sets since October 2022—Songs of a …
Bob Dylan and The Band: The 1974 Live Recordings …
Oct 21, 2024 Web Exclusive By Hays Davis. Eight years after having being booed nightly for the electric sets on their 1966 tour, Bob Dylan and The Band (then known as The Hawks) returned to the road together, and this time with a dynamic energy that stunned fans and critics. For a startlingly expansive look at that tour, The 1974 Live Recordings is a monumental 27-CD box set that includes all ...
4K UHD Review: Happiness | Under the Radar Magazine
Sep 25, 2024 Web Exclusive By Joey Arnone Photography by The Criterion Collection. An essential gem in the uncomfortable cinema canon, Todd Solondz’s Happiness (1998) is the cinematic equivalent of slowly peeling off a Band-Aid. Solondz’s singular blend of discomfort and jet-black humor will leave you both squirming in your seat and feeling bad for laughing.