First recognized photograph of me and Wendy, in 2000; a yr later the primary concern of Beneath the Radar was launched.
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Based by music author Mark Redfern (that’s me) and photographer Wendy Lynch Redfern, Beneath the Radar started as a black & white zine distributed round Los Angeles. Wendy and I met and fell in love in December 2020 and a yr later our first concern was born. Over 20 years later, it’s nonetheless run by the identical couple—we’re now married with a daughter (Rose, at the moment 12), residing in Virginia, and nonetheless placing out print points that includes unique images, passionate journalism, and a deep love of indie music.
We’ve weathered the collapse of Borders Books (which worn out half our distribution), the demise of conventional print promoting, and extra, however by no means overpassed what made us begin this journal: a perception within the energy of nice music and significant journalism.
We have been the primary nationwide print journal to interview Vampire Weekend and Fleet Foxes, the primary U.S. outlet to speak to Moist Leg and The Final Dinner Celebration, and early champions of now-beloved artists like Charli XCX (on our cowl in 2013, 11 years earlier than Brat). We helped outline the indie increase of the 2000s—that includes Dying Cab for Cutie, Vivid Eyes, Interpol, The Nationwide, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and plenty of extra—and have additionally interviewed older legends like Brian Wilson, Yoko Ono, Peter Gabriel, New Order, and Depeche Mode. We have been additionally the final journal to interview and {photograph} Elliott Smith earlier than his tragic demise.
And we’ve executed all of it with out company backing or billionaire traders.
We’ve outlasted most of our print-era friends not as a result of we had the deepest pockets or the most important employees, however as a result of we’ve saved it private. As a result of we care. As a result of we consider music journalism needs to be pushed by coronary heart, not algorithms.
In order for you a deeper have a look at how Beneath the Radar survived the final 20+ years—by means of births, deaths, cross-country strikes, and a quickly altering media panorama—learn our behind-the-scenes secret origin story, written for our twentieth Anniversary Concern in 2021.
Every concern of Beneath the Radar consists of:
- 20–30 in-depth interviews
Our subsequent concern—Concern 75—is a sequel to our fan-favorite ’90s Concern, that includes brand-new interviews with the artists, filmmakers, and creatives behind a few of the decade’s most iconic music, movie, and TV. - 20–50 album opinions
- A downloadable MP3 sampler of as much as 40 new tracks
- Unique images—much less inventory photographs or label promos
- Unique options that usually keep in print months earlier than going surfing
We’re aiming to enroll 500 new subscribers earlier than it goes to press this summer season. When you worth considerate music journalism, in the event you miss flipping by means of a superbly designed print journal, or in the event you merely wish to assist a passionate, family-run publication—that is the time to subscribe.
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