Dec 06, 2013
By Chris Tinkham
Writer/director Laura Colella felt like she was hitting her head against the wall after her planned third feature film, Liquor Land, failed to get made. Just as it was nearing the production stage, Liquor Land's producers dissolved their company. Frustrated with the stagnation, Colella tried to think of a no-budget project that was hands-on and made the most of the resources that she had. She proposed an idea to her Rhode Island housemates and neighbors, they jumped on board, and her award-winning film, Breakfast With Curtis, was born. More
Dec 05, 2013
By Tom Fenwick
Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM
Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland are in exuberant form as they discuss Rick and Morty, their latest collaboration, which charts the outlandish, anarchic inter-dimensional adventures of a morally ambiguous scientist and his idiot grandson. Rick—voiced by Roiland—catalyzes the show's humor as he switches between amoral antagonist and endearing protagonist. More
Dec 04, 2013
By Dan Lucas
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Few artists can have made left turns quite so dramatically as William Doyle. Two years ago I saw him live as the frontman of Doyle & The Fourfathers, a kind of '90s revivalist pop outfit; earlier this year, though, under the moniker of East India Youth, he released the Hostel EP, a record of dizzyingly vast electronic soundscapes that owed more to Krautrock than Britpop. More
Dec 01, 2013
By Austin Trunick
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The multi-talented Ronee Blakley first became involved with Robert Altman’s 1975 masterpiece, Nashville, as a songwriter. Shortly before filming began, she was cast as Barbara Jean, the city’s fragile queen of country. In her first film role, Blakley was nominated for the Academy Award for best supporting actress, and was responsible for a pair of the movie’s most heartbreaking scenes. More
Nov 29, 2013
By Austin Trunick
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Kathleen Hanna hopped on the phone with Under the Radar to talk about The Punk Singer, her legacy, and future projects. More
Nov 27, 2013
By Stephen Humphries
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For our Track-by-Track feature, we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring of Shearwater's Fellow Travelers, and for the next three days we'll post commentary by frontman Jonathan Meiburg on each of the album's songs.
Nov 26, 2013
By Austin Trunick
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Director Spike Lee’s latest, Oldboy, is a departure for the veteran filmmaker. This time around, he’s tackling a Hollywood remake of a South Korean cult classic. Park Chan-wook’s violent 2003 original was based on a Japanese manga series, and tells the tale of a former businessman who seeks revenge on the people who kept him imprisoned in a single hotel room for over a decade. More
Nov 25, 2013
By Lily Moayeri
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In the last 30 years, Howe Gelb (pronounced "how" and not "Howie") has released roughly 50 albums—although if you look to Gelb for confirmation of that number, he wouldn't be able to tell you for sure. More
Nov 22, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT
While particularly verbose in conversation, needing only the simplest prompt to launch into the details of his life and work, songwriter and composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone is completely silent as a frontman. More
