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Album Reviews

I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair

Christopher Owens
I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair

Dec 06, 2024 Web Exclusive

Over the last seven years, Christopher Owens has endured an unimaginable gauntlet of hardship and tragedy: the end of a longterm relationship, a debilitating motorcycle accident, and the unexpected passing of their primary Girls collaborator, Chet “JR” White.

Living in the Material World (50th Anniversary Edition)

George Harrison
Living in the Material World (50th Anniversary Edition)

Dec 05, 2024 Web Exclusive

George Harrison’s fourth solo album, the deeply spiritual Living in the Material World, straddles hope and the realities of our bloated needs and wants.

The Night the Zombies Came

Pixies
The Night the Zombies Came

Dec 04, 2024 Web Exclusive

With the fifth installment of their second coming, Pixies carry some of their signature blend of chaos and charm into the present, but don’t quite hit the high notes of their classic earlier work.

Classic Interviews

2015 Artist Survey: Johan Angergård of Club 8, Eternal Death, and The Legends

2015 Artist Survey: Johan Angergård of Club 8, Eternal Death, and The Legends
Angergård on His Favorite 2015 Albums, Streaming, the Election, ISIS, Star Wars, and More

Jan 11, 2016 Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar’s 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Johan Angergård, who is in a multitude of bands (including Club 8, The Legends, and Eternal Death, who all released new albums in 2015).

Comic Book Reviews

Second Hand Love

Second Hand Love
Drawn & Quarterly

Sep 06, 2024 Web Exclusive

Yamada Murasaki never received international acclaim during her lifetime. But now, thanks to Drawn & Quarterly’s excellent English language translations of her work, the groundbreaking manga artist is starting to get some of her much deserved recognition. Second Hand Love builds on the outstanding 2022 release, Talk to My Back, and contains two of the author’s most important stories: “A Blue Flame” and “Second Hand Love.”

Book Reviews

Lilly Wave

Brian Blomerth
Lilly Wave

Dec 05, 2024

Brian Blomerth’s Lilly Wave entrances with its spellbinding artwork detailing the life and research of John C. Lilly.

Interviews

Looking Through Glasgow Eyes with The Jesus and Mary Chain

Looking Through Glasgow Eyes with The Jesus and Mary Chain

Dec 04, 2024 Web Exclusive

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s UK tour starts this weekend (Friday 6th December), so Under the Radar caught up with founder member and vocalist Jim Reid

The Future is Female on FX’s “The Old Man”

The Future is Female on FX’s “The Old Man”

Dec 03, 2024 Web Exclusive

In Season Two of The Old Man, ​Alia Shawkat’s Emily Chase comes into her own, and brings with her an authenticity to the Middle Eastern character she plays. The actor, plus the series’ showrunner, Jonathan E. Steinberg, discuss what went into pulling off this sensitive mission.

Lists

Seven Music Documentary Films and Series From 2024 to Watch (and Three to Skip)

Jun 16, 2024

Music documentaries and series are a sure thing, or so it seems. 2024 has seen quite a few of them hit theatres and even more turn up on streamers. Among these are the high-profile ones such as the newly restored 1970 film, The Beatles: Let it Be and Frank Marshall’s The Beach Boys, not to mention Taylor Swift|The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), all on Disney+. Lil Nas X released his interpretation of Madonna’s Truth or Dare with his behind-the-scenes tour film, Long Live Montero (HBO). There is also Eno, the groundbreaking generative documentary feature on Brian Eno. Just as fascinating as the biographical docs are topical ones such as the recently released How Music Got Free (Paramount+).

Coming soon is Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (HBO), which shines a much deserved spotlight on the multi-hyphenate talent, and I Am: Celine Dion (Prime Movies), which shares the singer’s challenges with Moersch-Woltman Syndrome.

Whether or not you’re into the artists, subjects, or the music, there is a voyeuristic and vicarious thrill in watching musicians, both in their professional setting and personal lives. Music documentary films and series are often worth the time—except when they’re not. Here are seven must-watch music docs and series released in 2024, and three from this year that you can skip.—By Lily Moayeri