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Under The Radar
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Sales Rank: 814
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Under the Radar is an indie music magazine that is The solution to music pollution. It offers intelligent, humorous, in-depth articles that go beyond a band s major influences, accompanied by exclusive and stylistic photos. The publication is known for breaking exciting new bands.
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Under the Radar is an indie music magazine that is The solution to music pollution. It offers intelligent, humorous, in-depth articles that go beyond a band s major influences, accompanied by exclusive and stylistic photos. The publication is known for breaking exciting new bands.
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It may be called "Under the Radar," but this indie-rock music mag is way above average. Stuffed with insightful articles, relevant news and outstanding bands, Under the Radar is a must-have for fans of good indie-pop, rock and blow-your-mind alternative. Don't look for greasy gossip or trends -- just music, music and music. It starts off with some smaller interviews and Q&As, which still manage to be insightful as they interview people like Stephen Malkmus and Interpol. Then it's on to the major articles -- in-depth studies of the bands and the individual people. But Under the Radar also delves into the background of the music, how the bands feel about their fans, the inspiration, the side projects, and much more. Under the Radar also keeps an eye on the future: They cover future music releases by bands like Hot Hot Heat, the Doves, and Sparklehorse, as well as giving tabs on what other bands (Broken Social Scene) are doing in the limbo between albums. And of course -- new bands! They offer some good looks into promising newcomers who are just starting out in the musical world. The music-journalism world has undergone a bit of a revolution -- commercialized, aging mags like Spin and Rolling Stone are being supplanted by smaller but more relevant magazines like Filter and the online Kludge. Under the Radar is one such magazine -- except for frequency, there is nothing to complain about in this wonderfully in-depth, well-written exploration of good music -- Modest Mouse, Dntel, Beta Band, Clinic, the Decemberists, Sun Kil Moon and much more. Let's get this out of the way quickly -- compared to most music magazines, Under the Radar comes out infrequently. As a result, if you pick it up in a bookstore, you may find that the "future releases" have already come out. However, the insightful content and all the music it can introduce you to are worth the wait. The interviews are the best part of it all. The writing is calm, without the hyperactive, jokey wannabe-coolness that most magazines are infected with. The interviewers and columnists for Under the Radar are respectful and laid-back -- no "about your girlfriend" questions, thankfully. In these interviews, the musicians seem relaxed and at ease, like they know they're in good hands. But they can also be solemn -- in the sixth issue, Marcus Kagler gives a poignant tribute to the late Elliott Smith, remembering what Smith was like. While still a relative newcomer, Under the Radar shows that it it should be up there with Mojo and Filter as a must-have for music geeks. Toss out your copies of Rolling Stone and pick up Under the Radar instead.
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