Under the Radar

Under the Radar is a quarterly indie music magazine that reaches audiences across North America and beyond, proudly declaring itself as "The solution to music pollution." Founded in 2001 by the husband-and-wife duo of Mark Redfern, a writer, and Wendy Lynch Redfern, a photographer, this independent publication is well-regarded for its comprehensive and engaging interviews with both well-known and emerging bands, accompanied by distinctive and artistic photo shoots. The magazine provides insightful and often witty articles that delve deeper than just a band's primary influences, frequently featuring exclusive photography. Notably, Under the Radar conducted the final interview and photo shoot with the late Elliott Smith in 2003, and it gained recognition for its music and politics issues in 2004 and 2008 (known as The Protest Issues), which included charity auctions supporting organizations like War Child. Aiming to be a trendsetter, Under the Radar interviews promising young artists long before they hit the mainstream spotlight, playing a key role in the rise of bands such as Fleet Foxes and Vampire Weekend, making it the first nationally distributed print magazine to feature either group. The publication was also an early advocate for artists like Bright Eyes, Interpol, Death Cab for Cutie, and many others, and it was the first American magazine to interview international acts such as The Duke Spirit and Friendly Fires. Each issue contains up to 200 reviews covering a variety of cultural releases, including music, film, television, DVDs, books, comic books, and video games. Additionally, Under the Radar’s website offers exclusive reviews, news, interviews, and a rich archive of past content.

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4K UHD Review: Sorcerer

1 day ago | undertheradarmag.com | Kaveh Jalinous

Web Exclusive If your local cinema’s showtimes (or box office trends of recent years) communicate anything, it’s that we live in a world of remakes. At the time of this review’s publishing, the 2025 summer film season has been dominated by two live-action remakes, neither of which seem to add anything novel to their original counterparts. The formula’s become all-too-familiar; a remake sidelines creativity for perceived familiarity.
Rivers of Nihil @ The Meadows, Brooklyn, US, June 20, 2025

5 days ago | undertheradarmag.com | Matthew Berlyant

Web Exclusive After the somewhat muted reception to their last album, 2021’s The Work, it’s nice to see Reading, PA’s leading progressive death metal lights Rivers of Nihil come back to Brooklyn and just wreak havoc on the venue with massive riffs and fans singing along to every word, particularly on material from 2018’s Where Owls Know My Name, long considered their masterpiece and one which even landed them in the Billboard 200 for a brief amount of time, a relative rarity for underground...
Premiere: Channel Vessel Shares New Single “I LOOK GREAT ON THE CROSS”

1 week ago | undertheradarmag.com | Caleb Campbell

News All New York-based band Channel Vessel makes a delightfully freaked-out and noisy style of shoegaze, forgoing the bleary lull of many of their contemporaries and instead drawing on the genre’s jagged, confrontational edges.
Premiere: OSKA Shares New Track, “Refined Believer”

1 week ago | undertheradarmag.com | Caleb Campbell

News All Later this week, Viennese indie singer/songwriter OSKA is set to share her sophomore album, Refined Believer. Arriving three years after My world, My love, Paris, her 2022 debut, Refined Believer iterates further on OSKA’s winsome, coruscating art pop, once again encircling her wispy vocals in charming indie balladry and warm pop melodies.
Premiere: Slake Shares New Track “Bauhaus The Dog”

1 week ago | undertheradarmag.com | Caleb Campbell

News All Slake is a new project led by indie singer/songwriter Mary Claire Hancock. Hancock has been releasing music under their own name for years now, but they’ve since moved away from their former indie rock stylings, adopting their new moniker alongside a more meditative, sepulchral presentation.
Matt Berninger: Get Sunk (Book/Concord) - review

1 week ago | undertheradarmag.com | Celine Teo-Blockey

Web Exclusive The tragic irony of getting on a plane to see a friend who is already dust before you lay eyes on them is the kind of leaden emotional milepost ripe for contemplation from The National’s gifted bard of sorrow, Matt Berninger.
Khanate @ Le Poisson Rouge, New York, US, June 3, 2025

1 week ago | undertheradarmag.com | Matthew Berlyant

Web Exclusive The doom/drone/experimental metal band Khanate’s first hometown show in twenty years promised to be an event, and that it most certainly was.
Pulp @ O2, London, UK, June 14, 2025

1 week ago | undertheradarmag.com | Irina Shtreis

Web Exclusive One of the Pulp-related YouTube findings is the 1985 monochrome footage from the band’s show at Gotham City Club in Chesterfield. “We were hoping to impress you with our professional attitude tonight but I don’t think we are going to”, says 22-year-old Jarvis Cocker, visibly unhappy with the sound and other technicalities. As he questions the levels of reverb on the stage, the audience seems preoccupied with other mundane issues.
Premiere: Tom Cox Shares New Single “Better Weather”

1 week ago | undertheradarmag.com | Caleb Campbell

News All Chicago-based indie singer/songwriter Tom Cox first got his start behind the drum kit, playing in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio and psych rock bands in Austin, TX.
Premiere: Sean Nicholas Savage Shares New Single “Insane 4 U”

2 weeks ago | undertheradarmag.com | Caleb Campbell

News All Later this month, prolific Canadian playwright, director, and indie singer/songwriter Sean Nicholas Savage is set to share his new album, The Knowing. The record follows after Savage’s 2020 album, Life is Crazy, and his 2022 follow-up, Shine, along with his three musicals, Please Thrill Me, The Fear, and The Plumber.