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Olivia Rodrigo released her stormy hit ballad “Vampire” back in June. Since then, she’s sung the song in all sorts of media appearances: at the VMAs, on Saturday Night Live, in her Tiny Desk Concert. Now, we get another one.  » Read More

Jim Ladd, the pioneering and hugely popular freeform rock-radio DJ, has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that Ladd died at home in Carmichael, California on Saturday. He’d suffered from a heart attack. His SiriusXMU colleague Meg Griffin announced Ladd’s passing on his Deep Tracks show last night.  » Read More

You probably shouldn’t expect too much new music this week, but there’s at least one EP coming out that deserves your attention. In 2021, members of post-hardcore bands like Drug Chuch, State Champs, and the Story So Far got together to form the Los Angeles power-pop project Pile Of Love. Thus far,  » Read More

The violent, systematic attacks on Palestinian people, both in Gaza and elsewhere, have been all over the news for months. The massacres in Sudan haven’t gotten as much attention in the US, but they’ve also killed thousands and led to more than a million refugees. Next month, the Sudanese-Canadian soul-folk musician Mustafa will present a New Jersey benefit concert that’ll raise money for the people of Gaza and Sudan.  » Read […]

Amp Fiddler, the Detroit funk futurist whose work spans many generations, has died. The Detroit Metro Times reports that Fiddler died yesterday after suffering from an unspecified illness. (A GoFundMe campaign for Fiddler’s recovery went up last year.) Fiddler was 65.  » Read More

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.  » Read More

Welcome to Part 6 of Under the Radar’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide, our final gift guide this year. This one centers on collectibles, toys, and other geek-friendly presents.  » Read More

Welcome to Part 6 of Under the Radar’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide, our final gift guide this year. This one centers on collectibles, toys, and other geek-friendly presents.  » Read More

One of the greatest Dutch bands of the post-punk era, Nasmak, celebrate a reissue of 1982’s “4our Clicks” with a new release, “PM1 Perpetuum Mobile: It’s Long Since You Last Did Me.”  » Read More