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Dec 20, 2024 · Album Reviews John Cale Paris 1919 (Deluxe Edition) Dec 24, 2024 Web Exclusive. With his third solo effort, perpetually underrated avant-garde pioneer John Cale managed at last to reconcile the jagged art rock predilections of his oft-overlooked solo debut, 1970’s Vintage Violence, with the lush orchestral extravaganza of its successor, 1972’s The Academy in Peril.
Film Review: Queer | Under the Radar Magazine
Dec 05, 2024 By Jeremy Arblaster Web Exclusive. Few writers in American fiction inspire as much fascination as William S. Burroughs, a writer intrinsically tied to America’s Beat Generation alongside such literary greats as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
Shinedown’s Brent Smith On “A Symptom Of Being Human”
Feb 13, 2023 · Above all, despite the longevity of their career, Brent is excited yet always humble, when it comes to talking about the band’s success; “Don’t ever believe that you’ve arrived,” he says, “there’s always a bigger mountain.”
Bright Eyes: Five Dice, All Threes (Dead Oceans) - review | Under …
Sep 27, 2024 Web Exclusive By Marina Malin “I hate, the Puritans / I hate, Mary Magdalene / I hate the way she washed his feet, they still called her a whore / Jesus Christ, I hate you now and I hated you before…I hate, Vishnu / I hate, the Hari Krishna / David Koresh, Jim Jones, and Buddha / I hate this twisted logic, this sadistic hallelujah.”
Bad Moves: Wearing Out the Refrain (Don Giovanni) - review
Oct 17, 2024 Web Exclusive By Scotty Dransfield. Wearing Out the Refrain, Bad Moves’ third album, is meant to explore “the repetitive cycles of life that elicit existential nausea,” according to a press release that accompanied the album announcement. While lyrically, the album evokes the tired roundabout of political discourse, sonically, this collection of power-pop ragers is bursting ...
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Sarah McLachlan on “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” and its 30th …
May 09, 2024 Web Exclusive By Lee Campbell Photography by Kharen Hill. After building up a strong following in Canada with her first two albums, Sarah McLachlan broke into the U.S. and further afield with the compelling Fumbling Towards Ecstasy in 1993. She followed this up with her biggest selling album to date, Surfacing in 1997, which won two Grammy Awards.
The Cure: Songs of a Lost World (Fiction/Capitol) - review | Under …
Nov 01, 2024 Web Exclusive By Dom Gourlay. Having been teasing the prospect of a new Cure album for some time, the band’s 14th long player is finally with us. The long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s 4:13 Dream, Songs of a Lost World is a thing of beauty. Composed of eight songs—five of which have been regular staples in the band’s live sets since October 2022—Songs of a …
Miki Berenyi of Lush on the U.S. Release of Her Book “Fingers …
Oct 15, 2024 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish Photography by Abbey Raymonde. This year saw the long-awaited U.S. release of Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me from Success, the brilliantly written memoir from Lush singer and songwriter Miki Berenyi.With it, Berenyi lays bare not only the formation of Lush with co-founder Emma Anderson, the band’s ascendance to the height of shoegaze, and the ...
Fleetwood Mac: Mirage Tour '82 (Warner/Rhino) - review | Under …
Oct 07, 2024 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish. By 1982, one might say Fleetwood Mac was past its prime. Its best recorded material, bookended by 1975’s self-titled album and 1979’s Tusk, was already behind it.The age of ‘70s excess was passed and a new musical era was dawning.