First identified photograph of me and Wendy, in 2000; a yr later the primary challenge of Below the Radar was launched.
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Based by music author Mark Redfern (that’s me) and photographer Wendy Lynch Redfern, Below 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 challenge was born. Over twenty 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 authentic pictures, passionate journalism, and a deep love of indie music.
We’ve weathered the collapse of Borders Books (which worn out half our distribution), the loss of life of conventional print promoting, and extra, however by no means overlooked what made us begin this journal: a perception within the energy of nice music and significant journalism.
We had 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 Occasion, 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 Demise Cab for Cutie, Vibrant Eyes, Interpol, The Nationwide, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and lots of extra—and have additionally interviewed older legends like Brian Wilson, Yoko Ono, Peter Gabriel, New Order, and Depeche Mode. We had been additionally the final journal to interview and {photograph} Elliott Smith earlier than his tragic loss of life.
And we’ve achieved 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 largest workers, 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.
If you would like a deeper have a look at how Below the Radar survived the final 20+ years—via births, deaths, cross-country strikes, and a quickly altering media panorama—learn our behind-the-scenes secret origin story, written for our twentieth Anniversary Difficulty in 2021.
Every challenge of Below the Radar consists of:
- 20–30 in-depth interviews
Our subsequent challenge—Difficulty 75—is a sequel to our fan-favorite ’90s Difficulty, 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 critiques
- A downloadable MP3 sampler of as much as 40 new tracks
- Unique pictures—much less inventory photos or label promos
- Unique options that usually keep in print months earlier than logging on
We’re aiming to enroll 500 new subscribers earlier than it goes to press this summer season. Should you worth considerate music journalism, in case you miss flipping via a fantastically designed print journal, or in case you merely wish to help a passionate, family-run publication—that is the time to subscribe.
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