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Under the Radar’s My Favorite Movie Issue is 40% Off – Only $3.60 for a Limited Time

Issue 70 Stars Sharon Van Etten and Ezra Furman; It Also Features Jason Schwartzman and Kevin Morby Discussing Rushmore, Plus Interviews with Maya Hawke, Trent Reznor, Danny Elfman, Sufjan Stevens, Wil Wheaton, and John Lithgow

Apr 21, 2023

Now that Issue 71 is out, we’ve decided to offer 40% off our previous issue, Issue 70 (aka the My Favorite Movie Issue). The print version is available now for a limited time for only $3.60. Buy it here. More

Under the Radar Announces My Favorite Movie Issue Starring Sharon Van Etten and Ezra Furman

Issue 70 Also Features Jason Schwartzman and Kevin Morby Discussing Rushmore, Plus Interviews with Death Cab for Cutie, Maya Hawke, Alvvays, Trent Reznor, Danny Elfman, Sufjan Stevens, Wil Wheaton, Fred Armisen, Johnny Marr, and John Lithgow

Nov 18, 2022

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, the My Favorite Movie Issue, in which musicians and actors tell us about their all-time favorite movies. Issue 70 features Sharon Van Etten and Ezra Furman on the two covers. It also features an in-depth joint interview between singer/songwriter Kevin Morby and actor/musician Jason Schwartzman about Rushmore, Morby’s favorite film (which Schwartzman starred in). More

Danny Elfman Shares Video For Boy Harsher Remix of “Happy”

Bigger. Messier. Out Now via ANTI- / Epitaph

Oct 28, 2022

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has shared a video for a Boy Harsher remix of the song “Happy.” It is the latest music video for a remix from Elfman’s recently-released remix album, Bigger. Messier. More

Aug 12, 2022

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has released a new remix album, Bigger. Messier., today via ANTI- / Epitaph. The album consists of reworkings of songs from his previous studio album, Big Mess. Elfman has also shared a video for a reworking of the album track “In Time” by Blixa Bargeld. More

Jul 25, 2022

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has shared a Ghostemane remix of the song “Native Intelligence,” which features Trent Reznor. It is the latest release from Elfman’s upcoming remix album consisting of reworkings of songs from his previous studio album, Big Mess. The remix album, Bigger. Messier., will be out on August 12 via ANTI- / Epitaph. More

Danny Elfman Announces Remix Album, Shares Video For Iggy Pop Remix of “Kick Me”

Bigger. Messier. Due Out August 12 via ANTI- / Epitaph

Jun 29, 2022

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has announced the release of a new remix album consisting of reworkings of songs from his previous studio album, Big Mess. The remix album, titled Bigger. Messier., will be out on August 12 via ANTI- / Epitaph. Elfman has shared a video for a new version of the album track “Kick Me,” featuring Iggy Pop. More

Mar 21, 2022

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has collaborated with Trent Reznor on a new version of the song “Native Intelligence,” from Elfman’s latest solo album, Big Mess. Reznor provides lead vocals on the new version. More

Jun 11, 2021

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has released his first new solo album in 37 years, Big Mess, today via ANTI-/Epitaph. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. Also, today we posted our new interview with Elfman about the album. More

Danny Elfman Shares Crazy Video for New Track “Insects”

Big Mess Due Out June 11 via ANTI-/Epitaph

May 25, 2021

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman is releasing his first new solo album in 37 years, Big Mess, on June 11 via ANTI-/Epitaph. Now he has shared the album’s final pre-release single, “Insects,” via a crazy animated video for the song. “Insects” is actually a reworked version of an old Oingo Boingo song of the same name. More

Apr 12, 2021

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has announced his first new solo album in 37 years, Big Mess, and shared a new single from it, “True,” via a video for the track. More

Danny Elfman Shares Video for New Song “Kick Me”

His Fourth Single for ANTI-/Epitaph

Mar 11, 2021

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has shared a video for his new song “Kick Me.” The video, which stars Elfman, was directed by Petros Papahadjopoulos and features animation by Joe Pascale. More

Feb 11, 2021

Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has shared a video for a new song titled “Love in the Time of Covid.” The video, filmed in Berlin, features Scottish performer Shrek 666 and was created by filmmaker/photographer Sven Gutjahr and Elfman’s creative director Berit Gilma. More

Danny Elfman Shares Video for New Single “Sorry”

His Second Single for ANTI-/Epitaph

Jan 11, 2021

Iconic film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has shared a new single, “Sorry,” via a video for the track. More

Oct 29, 2020

Iconic film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has just released a new single titled “Happy” shortly after signing with ANTI-/Epitaph. This is Elfman’s first solo work since the release of his album So-Lo in 1984. More

Nov 23, 2015

We’re excited to premiere a rare, candid interview between Danny Elfman and filmmaker James Ponsoldt, in which the composer opens up to Ponsoldt about the inspirations that went into his score for The End of the Tour, his writing approaches to big versus small and orchestral versus non-orchestral scores, and how he still gets nervous whenever he plays a new score to a film’s director for the first time. More

Oct 01, 2010

Tim Burton and Danny Elfman. Danny Elfman and Tim Burton. Over the years, from Edward Scissorhands, to Beatlejuice, to Sleepy Hollow and Alice in Wonderland, it’s difficult to imagine one without the other. Now the unique relationship between musician and filmmaker is being feted in The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box (out this December via Warner). More



Interviews

Aug 08, 2022

The oldest recollection I have of Danny Elfman’s music revolves around one scene from 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, when Pee-wee hitches a nighttime ride with a trucker named Large Marge. More

Jun 11, 2021

The famed, prolific composer, and multi-instrumentalist, Danny Elfman, is a walking, talking opus. While some artists make a career of performance art, Elfman’s career is often seemingly performance art, embodied or personified. More