First identified 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 twenty years later, it’s nonetheless run by the identical couple—we’re now married with a daughter (Rose, at present 12), dwelling in Virginia, and nonetheless placing out print points that includes authentic 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 loss of life 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 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 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 growth of the 2000s—that includes Dying Cab for Cutie, Brilliant 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 finished 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 workers, however as a result of we’ve stored it private. As a result of we care. As a result of we consider music journalism ought to be pushed by coronary heart, not algorithms.
If you need a deeper have a look at how Beneath the Radar survived the final 20+ years—by way 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 Problem in 2021.
Every concern of Beneath the Radar contains:
- 20–30 in-depth interviews
Our subsequent concern—Problem 75—is a sequel to our fan-favorite ’90s Problem, 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 images—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. If you happen to worth considerate music journalism, for those who miss flipping by way of a fantastically designed print journal, or for those who merely need to help a passionate, family-run publication—that is the time to subscribe.
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