My Firsts: Louise Wener of Sleeper

Riding for Miles

Mar 21, 2019 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Louise Wener of Sleeper.  More

16th Annual Artist Survey: Mew

Jonas Bjerre on #MeToo, Social Media, The Dark Crystal, Climate Change, and Childhood Birthday Parties and Vacations

Mar 20, 2019 By Mark Redfern Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

For Under the Radar's 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2018 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions.  More

16th Annual Artist Survey: Anna Calvi

Calvi on Childhood Birthday Parties and Vacations and Her Most Surreal Experience in the Music Industry

Mar 20, 2019 By Stephen Axeman and Mark Redfern Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

For Under the Radar's 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2018 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Anna Calvi. More

16th Annual Artist Survey: Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives and Jaws of Love.

Ayer on #MeToo, The Muppets, Kanye West, and Climate Change

Mar 19, 2019 By Mark Redfern Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

For Under the Radar's 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2018 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions.  More

16th Annual Artist Survey: Piroshka

Miki Berenyi, Michael Conroy, KJ "Moose" McKillop, and Justin Welch on Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence, and Surreal Experiences

Mar 17, 2019 By Mark Redfern Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

For Under the Radar's 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions.  More

The End: Jake Webb of Methyl Ethel

Acceptance and Readiness

Mar 15, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Web Exclusive

To end out the week, we ask Jake Webb of Methyl Ethel some questions about endings and death. More

16th Annual Artist Survey: Xiu Xiu

Jamie Stewart on Climate Change, Childhood Birthday Parties and Vacations, His First Job, and Getting Bit by a Pit Bull

Mar 14, 2019 By Mark Redfern Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

For Under the Radar's 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions.  More

Glen Hansard on “This Wild Willing”

Musical Chairs

Mar 13, 2019 By Celine Teo-Blockey Web Exclusive

Glen Hansard had every intention to make another solo album in the much-loved troubadour style fans have to come to expect of him. However, a chance meeting at a Parisian gathering with the Khoshravesh brothers, an Iranian trio of classically trained musicians, set him on a different path.  More

16th Annual Artist Survey: Hop Along

Frances Quinlan on Anthony Bourdain, The X-Men, First Jobs, Bad Dates, and Disappointing Your Parents

Mar 12, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

For Under the Radar's 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2018 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Frances Quinlan of Hop Along. More

Composer Kris Bowers On Working on Oscar Winner Green Book, Finding Early Success

Bridging Past with Present

Mar 12, 2019 By Joshua M. Miller Web Exclusive

Actor Mahershala Ali portrays Dr. Don Shirley onscreen, but he has 29-year-old composer Kris Bowers to thank for making him look authentic while playing the piano. More