For @arloparks.music-social.com, clubbing isn’t merely fun— it’s nothing short of personal salvation, and inspiration for her excellent new album. Peep my digital cover about the singular London singer-songwriter for @undertheradar.bsky.social www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/d...

So excited to see @undertheradar.bsky.social’s second 90s issue published, and proud to have contributed some of the best articles of my career about rap legends De La Soul, groundbreaking cop procedural Homicide: Life on the Street & influential teen comedy Clueless. Tap below for more!

Calling it imperfect is an understatement. Peep mu @undertheradar.bsky.social review of the TV misfire of the year www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/impe...

Amazon’s Underground Railroad drama The Gray House’s 80min premiere is duller than an old butter knife thanks to inert writing and stage-y production values. The actors and subject matter deserved so much better. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_...

Wait until Trump picks two more Supreme Court justices...

Like its Las Vegas setting’s neon billboards & slot machines, Strip Law’s jokes are dizzying. You’re sure to rewind segments of this new Netflix animated comedy laughing at one gag long enough to almost miss the next. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/stri...

Turns out they still make ‘em like they used to- 70s set, Robert Redford produced indigenous crime saga @darkwinds.bsky.social 4th season builds on old Sundance's legacy while empowering a marginalized community. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review: www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/dark...

Stage legend Adam Godley gave one of 2025’s most underrated performances as a bumbling, brokenhearted P.I. on AppleTV’s Down Cemetery Road. Peep our @undertheradar.bsky.social Q&A www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/a...

For @aquakultre.bsky.social , long-forgotten history hasn't even passed. Read more about the Nova Scotia R&B visionary’s centuries-spanning new concept album in my latest for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Indeed, it's an amazing album and a must-listen for sure. That's why I've put it into my vinyl collection as well.

I interviewed Wolf Parade’s @spencerkrug.bsky.social about I’ll Believe in Anything going viral 20 years after its release, thanks to Heated Rivalry We talked about Montreal lofts, old synthesizers, aging, and Not Being Hockey Guys www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...

Florence Welch screams about screaming on the title track, makes love to Death Himself on “Witch Dance” and more on Everybody Scream— making Florence + The Machine’s latest LP a daring must-listen. Peep my year end coverage for @undertheradar.bsky.social www.undertheradarmag.com/lists/under_...

Merle Haggard was always a studio dynamo- from the pinging percussion on "Workin Man Blues" to the fade out on "Silver Wings." But old pal Willie Nelson lets Hags' songwriting speak for itself on this moving tribute. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/work...

Mercilessness never sounded so peerless. Freddie Gibbs ethers Benny the Butcher and spits vignette bars over perpetual-motion-prolific producer the Alchemist’s beats on Alfredo 2. Peep my latest for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social’s best of 2025 coverage: exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Finger Eleven and Headstones talked bringing circa-2000 music to a generation of kids who aren't trying to be "too cool for school" in my latest for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Not since Deadwood has a series featured profanity with such humorous flair. Death By Lightning catches lightning in a bottle. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/deat...

If @mikiberenyi.bsky.social says it, it’s gotta be true (take it from me, she gives no BS during interviews). Subscribe to @undertheradar.bsky.social Support spirited independent media ✍️ 📚 🎙️ 👏

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The Lowdown on @fxnetworks.com is my favorite show of the year. Ethan Hawke plays salacious scribe Lee Raybon with glee yet grit, and Sterlin Harjo cements his TV auteur rep. 👀 my @undertheradar.bsky.social review: www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_...

A greasy haired, pot bellied Gary Oldman clearly has the time of his life returning as a brilliant but uncouth spook on @slowhorsesappletv.bsky.social Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review of the excellent 5th season: www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/slow...

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode. We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

Had to see the whole song 🎶 Beautiful 💕 youtu.be/gR_ihUk6VFk?...

@tyler-childers.bsky.social’s heinous protagonist hoots & hollers on “Bitin’ List.” Such instantly memorable character studies make Snipe Hunter less like a series of tracks than chapters in a twisted Southern gothic novel. Peep my @undertheradarmag review www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/snip...

Your #spotifywrapped may strike a surprising new chord if you use it to ring in 2026. Read about musicians' exodus from the streaming giant because of its connection to AI weapons in my latest @exclaimdotca.bsky.social feature exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Like the rings inside a towering oak tree visible once it’s been felled, this album contains layer upon layer of artistry and songcraft. Peep my review of Cass McCombs’ latest for @undertheradar.bsky.social www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/inte...

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

@missmargoprice.bsky.social talked grieving Kris Kristofferson and taking up the Outlaw Country mantle for our @exclaimdotca.bsky.social Q&A exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Chinese artist Leng Jun,I have never seen anything like it. Extraordinary!!!

It was a pleasure to ask Kathleen Edwards about Longing for Canada, "Naked Knife Fighting with Viggo Mortensen" and more for the @exclaimdotca Questionnaire. I even found out I need to change my wall paper! 😆 exclaim.ca/music/articl...

You were today years old when you read my compelling, endearing Q&A with Mocky and Feist for @Under_Radar_Mag. They talked turning memes to anthems, AI’s impact on art, and more www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/m...

Front Page of the Day: He will not be deterred. #ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files

“People don’t always come to a rap album expecting it to be like an art film. But this has a surreal story, and it’s a trauma story and it’s comedic and tragic” @mike-eagle.bsky.social said about Neighborhood Gods Unlimited during our @undertheradarmag Q&A www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/o...

Sometimes Netflix's Too Much doesn't amount to enough. But Megan Stalter quirkily and unflinchingly stars in what deserves to be the breakout leading role of the year. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review: www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/too_...

U.S. Girls’ latest, Scratch It, sounds like it’s haunting the golden oldies that inspired your favorite contemporary artists. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/scra...

Please tell me it's SPICEWORLD

“As somebody of Nigerian descent, Afrobeats is a part of me. I wanted to share that, and the freedom to dance” @sincerelytobi.bsky.social said about his new afrobeats instant classic “Changes” during our @exclaimdotca.bsky.social Q&A exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Like the Beef of Chicagoland sandwiches so eloquently shot in its food montages, The Bear S4 (on @fxnetworks.com) gets back to basics and is sure to satisfy your dramedy cravings. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review: www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_...

“I had in mind Nick Drake, among others good at boiling stuff down on top of acoustic guitar” TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe says of the love song lineage he longed to join on a standout on his latest LP. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social profile for more www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/d...

If you’ve never seen one before, this is a strawberry finch.

Sibling trio HAIM have released their new album, "I Quit," today via Columbia. Here is our rave review. “With musicians as accomplished, daring, and pop savvy as this (and let’s not forget their good taste in influences), 'I Quit' hardly shows a seam.” www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/i_qu...

Forget yacht rock. Haimwill have you sold on their top down, accelerator floored convertible rock with their new instant classic, I Quit. Peep my @undertheradar.bsky.social review: www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/i_qu...

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

Long before Aquila’s family watched her at the JUNOS, the rising Toronto R&B diva learned to sing by ear from her parents’ dancehall and Whitney Houston records. Read more about the R&B legacy she is forging in my new profile for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

Fantastic memoir. Mike”s humble, kind and insightful voice tells stories that fill in the full picture of Tom Petty. And of the Heartbreakers.

Caroline Rose's glass shard sharp lyricism is plot twisty and twisted in the most distinct and riveting of ways. Peep my review for @undertheradar.bsky.social www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/year...

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