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Classic Interview:  Though it’s reputed to be the most widely spoken musical language in the world today, rock and roll was born on the margins. The offspring of marginalized bluesmen, backwoods country singers, broke ass jazz bands, and rowdy kids who dared to mix black R&B with white pop music, it was once the musical representation of everything that was thought to be dangerously lurking beneath the veneer of American society. But, once its baby teeth fell out, it became a business, neutered for the masses with subsequent waves of reformations aimed at bringing the music back to its liberated roots. Arguably the most enduring of these, indie rock—itself the successor of the punk rock, New Wave, hardcore, and college radio scenes of the ’70s and ’80s—proudly carried the outsider banner, defining itself in opposition to the music that was designed to appeal to the masses, the antidote for everyone who wasn’t content to take what was fed to them on the radio and MTV. But by the middle of the first decade of the new century, indie was in, with Feist turning up in commercials, Sonic Youth playing on popular primetime TV shows, and stadiums full of sports fans chanting the hook to The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” Suddenly, indie rock had expanded its territory; it just wasn’t clear who its residents were anymore. (via A Decade of Indie: The Rise of the Outsiders | Under The Radar)

Classic Interview: 

Though it’s reputed to be the most widely spoken musical language in the world today, rock and roll was born on the margins. The offspring of marginalized bluesmen, backwoods country singers, broke ass jazz bands, and rowdy kids who dared to mix black R&B with white pop music, it was once the musical representation of everything that was thought to be dangerously lurking beneath the veneer of American society. But, once its baby teeth fell out, it became a business, neutered for the masses with subsequent waves of reformations aimed at bringing the music back to its liberated roots. Arguably the most enduring of these, indie rock—itself the successor of the punk rock, New Wave, hardcore, and college radio scenes of the ’70s and ’80s—proudly carried the outsider banner, defining itself in opposition to the music that was designed to appeal to the masses, the antidote for everyone who wasn’t content to take what was fed to them on the radio and MTV. But by the middle of the first decade of the new century, indie was in, with Feist turning up in commercials, Sonic Youth playing on popular primetime TV shows, and stadiums full of sports fans chanting the hook to The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” Suddenly, indie rock had expanded its territory; it just wasn’t clear who its residents were anymore. (via A Decade of Indie: The Rise of the Outsiders | Under The Radar)

Last night on The Simpsons the town of Springfield was invaded by a whole mess of special guests.

Last night on The Simpsons the town of Springfield was invaded by a whole mess of special guests.

Looking back: Under the Radar’s fifteenth issue.  Featuring: The Aliens • I’m From Barcelona • Peter Bjorn and John • Midlake • Viva Voce • Darkel • Kasabian • The Divine Comedy • Joanna Newsom • The Cardigans • Sparklehorse • Yo La Tengo • The Decemberists, Love Is All vs. The Vaselines • The Dresden Dolls vs. Bauhaus 

Looking back: Under the Radar’s fifteenth issue. 

Featuring: The Aliens • I’m From Barcelona • Peter Bjorn and John • Midlake • Viva Voce • Darkel • Kasabian • The Divine Comedy • Joanna Newsom • The Cardigans • Sparklehorse • Yo La Tengo • The Decemberists, Love Is All vs. The Vaselines • The Dresden Dolls vs. Bauhaus 

Joining the ranks of George Harrison, The Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes, U2, and a select number of yellow-ized musical artists, The Decemberists have revealed that they will guest as themselves during the new fall season of The Simpsons.

Joining the ranks of George Harrison, The Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes, U2, and a select number of yellow-ized musical artists, The Decemberists have revealed that they will guest as themselves during the new fall season of The Simpsons.

What is “indie?” a classic article:  Though it’s reputed to be the most widely spoken musical language in the world today, rock and roll was born on the margins. The offspring of marginalized bluesmen, backwoods country singers, broke ass jazz bands, and rowdy kids who dared to mix black R&B with white pop music, it was once the musical representation of everything that was thought to be dangerously lurking beneath the veneer of American society. But, once its baby teeth fell out, it became a business, neutered for the masses with subsequent waves of reformations aimed at bringing the music back to its liberated roots. Arguably the most enduring of these, indie rock—itself the successor of the punk rock, New Wave, hardcore, and college radio scenes of the ’70s and ’80s—proudly carried the outsider banner, defining itself in opposition to the music that was designed to appeal to the masses, the antidote for everyone who wasn’t content to take what was fed to them on the radio and MTV. But by the middle of the first decade of the new century, indie was in, with Feist turning up in commercials, Sonic Youth playing on popular primetime TV shows, and stadiums full of sports fans chanting the hook to The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” Suddenly, indie rock had expanded its territory; it just wasn’t clear who its residents were anymore. (via A Decade of Indie: The Rise of the Outsiders | Under The Radar)

What is “indie?” a classic article: 

Though it’s reputed to be the most widely spoken musical language in the world today, rock and roll was born on the margins. The offspring of marginalized bluesmen, backwoods country singers, broke ass jazz bands, and rowdy kids who dared to mix black R&B with white pop music, it was once the musical representation of everything that was thought to be dangerously lurking beneath the veneer of American society. But, once its baby teeth fell out, it became a business, neutered for the masses with subsequent waves of reformations aimed at bringing the music back to its liberated roots. Arguably the most enduring of these, indie rock—itself the successor of the punk rock, New Wave, hardcore, and college radio scenes of the ’70s and ’80s—proudly carried the outsider banner, defining itself in opposition to the music that was designed to appeal to the masses, the antidote for everyone who wasn’t content to take what was fed to them on the radio and MTV. But by the middle of the first decade of the new century, indie was in, with Feist turning up in commercials, Sonic Youth playing on popular primetime TV shows, and stadiums full of sports fans chanting the hook to The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” Suddenly, indie rock had expanded its territory; it just wasn’t clear who its residents were anymore. (via A Decade of Indie: The Rise of the Outsiders | Under The Radar)

As previously announced, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy has been using his downtime from the wordy Pacific Northwest band to put a few words down on paper. (via Get a Preview of the Second Young Adult Novel By Colin Meloy | Under The Radar)

As previously announced, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy has been using his downtime from the wordy Pacific Northwest band to put a few words down on paper. (via Get a Preview of the Second Young Adult Novel By Colin Meloy | Under The Radar)

As mentioned earlier this year, The Decemberists are among a number of notable musical artists contributing to the soundtrack of The Hunger Games’ star-studded film adaptation. Today the band’s track “One Engine” has found its way online to stream, and is also available for purchase via iTunes. (via Listen: The Decemberists - “One Engine” | Under The Radar)

As mentioned earlier this year, The Decemberists are among a number of notable musical artists contributing to the soundtrack of The Hunger Games’ star-studded film adaptation. Today the band’s track “One Engine” has found its way online to stream, and is also available for purchase via iTunes. (via Listen: The Decemberists - “One Engine” | Under The Radar)

The Decemberists have announced that they will be releasing their first live album as a follow-up to last year’s studio work The King Is Dead. (via The Decemberists Announce First Live Album | Under The Radar)

The Decemberists have announced that they will be releasing their first live album as a follow-up to last year’s studio work The King Is Dead.

(via The Decemberists Announce First Live Album | Under The Radar)

The Decemberists: Long Live the King EP (Capitol) | Under The Radar

The Decemberists’ last album, The King is Dead, was a deliberately ramshackle affair. Inspired by Peter Buck’s mandolin and Gillian Welch’s off-key harmonizing, the nasal-voiced, hyper-literate Colin Meloy and his band of merry noisemakers stripped their prog-leaning sound way back to an Americana core.

Last week we released our 10th Anniversary Issue. The 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview. The jam-packed issue has extra pages with tons of exclusive interviews and unpublished photos—which makes this issue a must-have. Here are 10 Reasons Why You Should Read Under the Radar’s New 10th Anniversary Issue:Find out who would win an arm wrestling match between Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom.Discover what Paul Rudd and Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy have in common, via a joint interview.See alternate cover photos of Feist, The National, Aziz Ansari, She & Him, Death Cab for Cutie, and more.Read Chris Walla’s exclusive firsthand take on social media’s place in the music world.Find out how your band can remain creatively viable beyond a 10-year period.Hear what Broadcast’s James Cargill has planned for future releases from the band.Discover what The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne thinks of being labeled an acid-taking weirdo.View previously unseen exclusive photos of Beck, Air, Beirut, Cat Power, The Decemberists, Florence and the Machine, Metric’s Emily Haines, She & Him, Tegan & Sara, and Sufjan Stevens.Read what friends have to say in memory of Elliott Smith, plus unreleased photos from his last photo shoot.Catch up with new interviews on early Under the Radar cover stars such as Grandaddy, Broken Social Scene,Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Rilo Kiley, and more.About Under the Radar: Under the Radar is an internationally distributed indie music print magazine and website that’s independently published by husband-and-wife team Mark and Wendy Redfern. It is based in Los Angeles. The 10th Anniversary Issue is available on newsstands this week and online now by subscription. (via :.. Here are 10 Reasons Why You Should Read Under the Radar’s New 10th Anniversary Issue | Under The Radar ..:)

Last week we released our 10th Anniversary Issue. The 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview. The jam-packed issue has extra pages with tons of exclusive interviews and unpublished photos—which makes this issue a must-have.


Here are 10 Reasons Why You Should Read Under the Radar’s New 10th Anniversary Issue:

Find out who would win an arm wrestling match between Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom.

Discover what Paul Rudd and Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy have in common, via a joint interview.

See alternate cover photos of Feist, The National, Aziz Ansari, She & Him, Death Cab for Cutie, and more.

Read Chris Walla’s exclusive firsthand take on social media’s place in the music world.

Find out how your band can remain creatively viable beyond a 10-year period.

Hear what Broadcast’s James Cargill has planned for future releases from the band.

Discover what The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne thinks of being labeled an acid-taking weirdo.

View previously unseen exclusive photos of Beck, Air, Beirut, Cat Power, The Decemberists, Florence and the Machine, Metric’s Emily Haines, She & Him, Tegan & Sara, and Sufjan Stevens.

Read what friends have to say in memory of Elliott Smith, plus unreleased photos from his last photo shoot.

Catch up with new interviews on early Under the Radar cover stars such as Grandaddy, Broken Social Scene,Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Rilo Kiley, and more.

About Under the Radar: Under the Radar is an internationally distributed indie music print magazine and website that’s independently published by husband-and-wife team Mark and Wendy Redfern. It is based in Los Angeles. The 10th Anniversary Issue is available on newsstands this week and online now by subscription.

(via :.. Here are 10 Reasons Why You Should Read Under the Radar’s New 10th Anniversary Issue | Under The Radar ..:)