Album Reviews
Black Lips
Sing in a World That’s Falling Apart
Feb 25, 2020 Web Exclusive
With Black Lips, the one thing you can be sure of is that things won't stay the same. The band made their name with raucous garage rock and unhinged live shows. In the 2010s they cleaned up their sound with big-name producers such as Mark Ronson and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys.
Shopping
All or Nothing
Feb 24, 2020 Web Exclusive
Shopping is more than just Rachel Aggs, but it comes as no surprise to find the British post-punk trio's fourth record opening on her distinctive guitar work. She plays with a glorious sharpness, fluidly precise, jarring without turning discordant.
King Krule
Man Alive!
Feb 21, 2020 Web Exclusive
Three years ago, Archy Marshall (aka King Krule) announced himself as one of this generation's most omnipresent and perceptive songwriters. On 2017's The Ooz, the then-23-year-old offered us a scuzzy, messy, caustic glimpse at his London-centric existence.
News
Premiere: E. Scott Lindner Shares New Track “21”
Feb 25, 2020
New York-based audio engineer/composer E. Scott Lindner has shared his new track "21," off of his forthcoming album In Flowers Through Space, due out this Friday via Ropeadope, and we are pleased to premiere it. The track is a gorgeous, sprawling, cosmic meditation that fuses avant-jazz and modern classical composition.
Interviews
Greg Dulli on “Random Desire”
Feb 24, 2020 Web Exclusive
Greg Dulli, frontman for The Afghan Whigs, has just released his first-ever solo record, Random Desire, via Royal Cream/BMG.
The End: Alaina Moore of Tennis
Feb 21, 2020
To end out the week, we ask Alaina Moore of the Denver indie pop duo Tennis some questions about endings and death.
Pleased to meet you
Dry Cleaning on “Sweet Princess” and “Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks”
Nov 26, 2019
As South London continues to pump out angular post-punk bands with all the regularity of a vending machine, such a well-populated landscape doesn't afford much room for differentiation. It's telling then that Dry Cleaning stand out effortlessly.
Lists
Ranked: 2020 Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films
Feb 09, 2020
The 92nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony will happen tonight, February 9th. As in years past, we've taken a look at this year's short film competitions. The Academy defines a short film as an original motion picture running 40 minutes or less, and excludes all advertisments, unaired or unsold television episodes, or credit sequences from feature-length films. Our critic, Shawn Hazelett, watched and ranked all of this year's Oscar-nominated shorts. Here, he looks at this year's documentary category.
Want to judge for yourself? Click here to find a list of theaters and showtimes for this year's Oscar-nominated shorts.
Galleries
King Princess
King Princess at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, February 5th, 2020
- The Strokes The Strokes at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, December 31st, 2019
- San Fermin San Fermin at Brooklyn Steel, December 6, 2019
- Andrew Bird 93XRT Holiday Jam with Andrew Bird and Alice Merton at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, December 8th, 2019
- X Ambassadors X Ambassadors at The Warfield, San Francisco, California, November 19th, 2019
- Hozier Hozier at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, November 25th, 2019
Live reviews
Bat For Lashes at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel
Feb 17, 2020
Bat For Lashes’ mystically inclined electro pop contains a host of characters, symbols, and metaphors.
Blog
Election 2020: The Anarchy Primaries
Feb 25, 2020
Liberals worry. They worry about real things. Conservatives worry about fake things. Democrats worry so Republicans don't have to; that's the way things work. At least until recently, the fundamentals of our democratic schism were strong.
Media
- Under the Radar Presents: “Why Not Both” Podcast Featuring Best Coast Best Coast
- Under the Radar Presents: “Why Not Both” Podcast Feat. Madame Gandhi, Penelope Isles, and More Madame Gandhi
- Under the Radar Presents: “Why Not Both” Podcast Featuring Kid Moxie Kid Moxie
- Under the Radar Presents: “Why Not Both” Podcast Featuring Marissa Nadler Marissa Nadler
- Under the Radar Presents: “Why Not Both” Podcast Featuring Kate Nash Kate Nash
- Spinning Coin Share Video For New Song “Ghosting” Spinning Coin
Cinema Reviews
The Whistlers
Feb 25, 2020 Web Exclusive
Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu has created a neat, sexy thriller but its convoluted ideas aren’t as clean as a whistle.
DVD Reviews
Vibes
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Feb 20, 2020 Web Exclusive
Sylvia Pickel (Cyndi Lauper) and Nick Deezy (Jeff Goldblum) are two gifted psychics.
Television Reviews
Better Call Saul Season 5, Episode 1: Magic Man
AMC, Sundays 10/9 Central
Feb 23, 2020 Web Exclusive
He's sporting a suit more garish than those of Jack Nicholson's Joker. He's slinging free burner cellphones, with his law firm on speed dial, to degenerates of all stripes. And he chose a decrepit little tent to house all these wayward doings. Yes, Jimmy McGill couldn't look more in his element.