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Dec 22, 2024 · Sparks on the 50th Anniversary of “Kimono My House” Dec 31, 2024 Issue #73 - Maya Hawke and Nilüfer Yanya. In 1974, the band Sparks saw a startling change of fortune when they transformed from an American band with somewhat dim prospects into a British band that became an overseas sensation. Kimono My House was their breakthrough third album, reaching #4 on the UK albums chart and ...
Sunday (1994) on Love, Dark Humor, and Leaps of Faith
Apr 30, 2024 Web Exclusive By Andy Von Pip. Sunday (1994) recently made waves with their stunning debut single, “Tired Boy.” Not only does the single resonate like a lost classic, but the band also arrived with a fully formed visual aesthetic.
Simple Minds – Charlie Burchil on “Direction of the Heart”
Oct 20, 2022 Web Exclusive By Lee Campbell Photography by Dean Chalkley. As one of the founding members of Simple Minds way back in 1977, guitarist Charlie Burchill seems to be working as hard as ever with no sign of the band slowing down. Despite residing in Italy for years, he has not lost his thick Glaswegian accent. He will …
Violent Femmes – Gordon Gano on “Blister in the Sun” and 40 …
May 24, 2021 Web Exclusive By Jake Uitti Photography by Rocky Schenck. As soon as the bouncy guitar riff from Violent Femmes’ enduring pop hit, “Blister in the Sun,” comes on the stereo, likely you’re immediately boosted into a good mood. Then the childlike snare drums clap and the helium-like singing voice of the band’s frontman, Gordon Gano, comes in and the melody-induced grin on ...
No Country For Old Men [4K UHD] - Under the Radar Magazine
Dec 17, 2024 Web Exclusive By Zachary Lee Photography by The Criterion Collection “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” That line, uttered by Javier Bardem’s sadistic and psychopathic mercenary Anton Chigurh, opens Joel and Ethan Coen’s neo-Western crime thriller No Country for Old Men with wrathful violence and unforgiving charisma.
Julia Holter on “Something in the Room She Moves”
Mar 22, 2024 Web Exclusive By Jasper Willems Photography by Camille Blake. On “Sun Girl,” the iridescent opening track of Julia Holter’s new album, Something in the Room She Moves, the California-based composer lets her phrasing dissolve into novel expressions. It sounds as if she magically learns a new foreign tongue on the spot: “Sun girl …
Seven Music Documentary Films and Series From 2024 to Watch …
Jun 16, 2024 · The Greatest Night in Pop, about the writing and recording of USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” at Henson Studios is a masterpiece of director Bao Nguyen.Seeing the musicians’ personalities in close quarters, working all night, is a once in a lifetime opportunity. The footage of superstars standing nervously in the same room and bringing their …
Counting Crows Frontman Adam Duritz on Fame, Mental Health, …
Jul 06, 2021 Web Exclusive By Jake Uitti. For those, like me, reading this who grew up in the 1990s, the names Adam Duritz and Counting Crows are as ubiquitous as any other monikers in our memory banks. We remember when we heard “Mr. Jones” on the radio the first time—if you were like me growing up in central New Jersey, you heard it almost hourly on 97.5 WPST Trenton and Philadelphia!
Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom: A Peace of Us (Carpark) - review
Nov 26, 2024 Web Exclusive By Andy Von Pip. Christmas music often gets a bad rap—and sometimes, it’s warranted. But to dismiss all such songs as simply cheesy or shallow overlooks the depth and poignant beauty that many seasonal tracks can offer.
Bob Dylan and The Band: The 1974 Live Recordings …
Oct 21, 2024 Web Exclusive By Hays Davis. Eight years after having being booed nightly for the electric sets on their 1966 tour, Bob Dylan and The Band (then known as The Hawks) returned to the road together, and this time with a dynamic energy that stunned fans and critics. For a startlingly expansive look at that tour, The 1974 Live Recordings is a monumental 27-CD box set that includes all ...