Mar 05, 2026 By Celine Teo-Blockey Issue #72 - The ‘90s Issue with The Cardigans and Thurston Moore

The war in Bosnia had been raging on for four years when news of the Srebrenica massacre broke in July 1995. By then, 250,000 people had lost their lives and two million more had been displaced. But the long drawn out conflict had rendered most desensitized or apathetic.

Mar 02, 2026 By Dom Gourlay Web Exclusive

“What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?” turns 15 later this month (11th March), so Under the Radar sat down with frontman Justin Young to discuss the band’s debut album and how it shaped the band they are today.

Feb 26, 2026 By Mike Hilleary Web Exclusive

Setting aside whatever spiritual or scientific discourse may exist on the subject of destiny versus free will, Voxtrot frontman Ramesh Srivastava has determined his life—at least from a chronological standpoint—long abandoned any semblance of predictability. “I’m always surprised that life is not what you think it is, that there’s always another plot twist,” he says. “The vision you have of exactly how it’s going to turn out, what it’s going to be, is just not it.”

Feb 19, 2026 By Celine Teo-Blockey Web Exclusive

If the desire to make a conceptual dance album that embraces the emotional weight of cinematic scores while still practising the minimalist principles of neo-classicism wasn’t ambitious enough, Protomensch (out now on Mute Records)—the second album from Felsmann + Tiley—also packs in a philosophical bent and social commentary.

Feb 11, 2026 By Lily Moayeri Issue #74 - The Protest Issue with Kathleen Hanna and Bartees Strange

Imagine a society where music is forbidden. A society where listening to music is an offense punishable by imprisonment and lashings. Accessing music is only possible through illegal means. Sharing music is a risk you take with your life. This dystopian-like society is not the stuff of an extreme YA novel, it’s what’s been happening in Iran for the last 47 years, under the dictatorial rule of the Islamic Republic.

Feb 11, 2026 By Andy Von Pip

Juanita Stein of UK-based, Australian-born band Howling Bells talks about the band’s resilience and why they are back with their first new album in 12 years

Feb 06, 2026 By Kyle Mullin Web Exclusive

The “Down Cemetery Road” actor breaks down the premiere episode of the series whose first season is now streaming on Apple TV+

Dec 30, 2025 By Mark Redfern Issue #74 - The Protest Issue with Kathleen Hanna and Bartees Strange

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin of the Los Angeles-based electro-pop duo Magdalena Bay.

Dec 19, 2025 By Natalia Yanchak Web Exclusive

​​For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Natalia Yanchak of The Dears.