With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.




Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
The Los Angeles Issue

Ezra Furman, Goodbye Small Head
A glitchy folk-punk opera like a pastoral take on Lou Reed’s Berlin, the songwriter’s quivering-yet-empowered latest sees her knocked down—but never knocked out.

Youth Code, Yours, with Malice
The EBM duo continues to test new waters with their debut EP for metalcore label Sumerian, inviting experimentation on each of these five bone-rattling recordings.

Kali Uchis, Sincerely,
Moving from the synth-dembow-pop of last year’s Orquídeas to dreamy neo-soul, her fifth album sees Uchis adapt the tripling axis of joy, pain, and existential dilemma into cloudy song.
Margaret Farrell

Remembering all the confections we lost last year in dramatic acts of sensuality, spite, and symbolism.

The follow-up to 2020’s “After Hours” is out this Friday, January 7.

Whether in life or death, Motörhead is forever.

Rico Nasty
You can watch the three performances on December 31 starting at 6 p.m. PST

Some of our favorite artists are sending warm wishes as we enter the holiday season.

The Smile is a collaborative project with Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner.

“Covers of Covers” celebrates Under the Radar’s previous cover stars with cover versions from the publication’s favorite artists.

“With nearly two years of COVID, are any of us the same people we were before?”

It follows her recent “RAP?” and “POP?” EPs she shared earlier this month.

As you do.

The Honyock vocalist makes his solo debut.

The clip stars Fred Armisen and Vanessa Bayer and features everyone from Ringo Starr to Weird Al.

The film documenting the creation of 2020’s “how i’m feeling now” is out January 28.

The ’90s sitcom–inspired special also features Macaulay Culkin, Aparna Nancherla, Luenell, and more.

It’s one of the bonus singles off BC’s forthcoming deluxe version of 2020’s “Always Tomorrow.”

Following the Chromatics splitting up in August, Radelet releases a cover of “Twilight” as her first solo single.

The Swedish composer and pipe organ musician’s recent Nantes set attracted dozens of angry Catholic protestors.

The single initially appeared on Annie Clark’s album “Daddy’s Home” from earlier this year.

The two single are the final recordings with founding member and drummer/trumpeter Steve Lamos.

The second installment of the four-part collection includes four new tracks.