Amira & Sam’s Martin Starr

On Standup, Poetry, and Thoughts of Joining the Military

Jan 30, 2015 By Zach Hollwedel Web Exclusive

Martin Starr, best known for his work in such television comedies as Freaks and Geeks, Party Down, and Silicon Valley, stars in writer-director Sean Mullin’s feature film debut, Amira & Sam. A slightly different sort of role in Starr’s filmography, Amira & Sam is a romantic comedy that deals with some heavy subject matter. In the film, Starr plays Sam, a recently-returned war veteran with hopes of becoming a standup comedian, who enters into a potentially lucrative business partnership with his cousin. Along the way, meets Amira, an Iraqi immigrant whose family has suffered devastating losses in the ongoing war. Despite their differences and the threat of Amira’s impending deportation, the two discover they might be perfectly matched for one another. More

2014 Artist Survey: Blaue Blume

Jonas Smith on 2014's Best Albums, Good vs. Evil, U2's Free Album, and His First Kiss

Jan 29, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

2014 Artist Survey: Xiu Xiu

Jamie Stewart on Breaking His Toes, Performing in a Whale, Mark Kozelek, Beetlejuice, and Racism in America

Jan 28, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

2014 Artist Survey: Lily & Madeleine

Lily Jurkiewicz and Madeleine Jurkiewicz on Uplifting Fan Interactions, Time Travel, Robin Williams, and 2014's Most Annoying Song

Jan 28, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

2014 Artist Survey: Syd Arthur

Raven Bush on 2014's Best Albums, U2's Free Album, and the Question He's Tired of Answering

Jan 27, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

2014 Artist Survey: Painted Palms

Reese Donohue on 2014's Best Music, Being Stopped at the Canadian Border, Conspiracy Theories, and His Childhood Celebrity Crush

Jan 27, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

2014 Artist Survey: Springtime Carnivore

Greta Morgan on 2014's Best Albums, Slimy Promoters, Her Childhood Celebrity Crush, and Bad Haircuts

Jan 26, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

The Death of Pop

A Teachable Moment

Jan 26, 2015 By Frank Valish Issue #51 - September/October 2014 - alt-J

After slogging it out in various unnamed and unknown bands throughout his youth, Angus James of U.K.'s The Death of Pop had enough. He decided to pack in the life of an unemployed musician and get a job.

2014 Artist Survey: Twerps

Martin Frawley on Mark Kozelek, the Teacher Who Ruined His Life, the First Album He Bought, and Why We Should Give U2 a Break

Jan 26, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

2014 Artist Survey: Generationals

Ted Joyner on Princess Leia, His First Concert, Bad Haircuts, and Which Golden Girls Character He's Most Like

Jan 23, 2015 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar's 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More