Author Archives: Dylan Hundley

I recently spoke with Linda Perry, frontwoman of 4 Non Blondes and one of the most prolific songwriters and producers of the past three decades.

After “What’s Up?” became an era-defining hit in 1993, Linda stepped behind the boards and wrote and produced some of the biggest songs in pop music: Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful,” Pink’s “Get the Party Started,” Alicia Keys’ “Superwoman,” plus work with Dolly Parton, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Joan Jett, and Courtney Love. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015, and made history in 2019 as the first solo woman nominated in the Grammy’s Producer of the Year category in fifteen years.

Now, Linda is stepping back to the front. Her first solo album in over 25 years, Let It Die Here, was released May 8, 2026 via Kill Rock Stars/670 Records. The 17-track record is a raw, cinematic reckoning with grief, family, and survival, written and recorded alongside the making of her new documentary of the same name.

Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, directed by Don Hardy, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is rolling out theatrically through Mercury Studios and Evan Saxon Productions: New York was on May 8, Los Angeles today, May 13, with screenings continuing through May and June in San Francisco, Palm Springs, San Diego, Denver, and London, with many featuring live Q&As and acoustic performances from Linda.

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Today on Radar, I spoke with Genre is Death, an uncompromising noise duo made up of Ty Varesi (guitar, vox) and Tayler Lee (bass, vox).

They moved to NYC in 2023, looking for something beyond what small-town Georgia had to offer. They hit the ground running. A chance encounter with ’80s underground stalwarts Live Skull pulled them into the city’s noise scene and into orbit with Lydia Lunch and The Art Gray Noizz Quintet. In 2025, they toured with Gogol Bordello and shared stages with Bush Tetras and Jon Spencer.

Their debut LP, Attractive People, is out this Friday on In the Red Records, recorded by Martin Bisi at BC Studio in Gowanus. We spoke about their beginnings, their journey to New York, and the making of Attractive People. Tune in.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

Today on Radar, I spoke with Genre is Death, an uncompromising noise duo made up of Ty Varesi (guitar, vox) and Tayler Lee (bass, vox).

They moved to NYC in 2023, looking for something beyond what small-town Georgia had to offer. They hit the ground running. A chance encounter with ’80s underground stalwarts Live Skull pulled them into the city’s noise scene and into orbit with Lydia Lunch and The Art Gray Noizz Quintet. In 2025, they toured with Gogol Bordello and shared stages with Bush Tetras and Jon Spencer.

Their debut LP, Attractive People, is out this Friday on In the Red Records, recorded by Martin Bisi at BC Studio in Gowanus. We spoke about their beginnings, their journey to New York, and the making of Attractive People. Tune in.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods—frontman, social commentator, author, and actor.

Alongside the band’s thirteen albums, Jason has appeared in Peaky Blinders and stars in the new rave-era thriller Game, directed by John Minton and produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead). We talk about drugs, therapy, breaking free from addiction, the birth of Sleaford Mods, artistic perspective, live performance, and the new record, Demise of Planet X out on Rough Trade on January 16th.

Tune in for a long, open listen.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

Midge Ure is one of the architects of the sound that defined a generation.

As the frontman and creative co-architect of Ultravox, co-writer of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, and the producer behind some of the most enduring records of the new wave era—including “Fade to Grey” and “Vienna”—he shaped synth-pop and post-punk at the moment both genres were finding their footing. His fingerprints are all over many eras.

On this episode of Radar, Midge joins us to talk about five decades of making music and his first new album in twelve years. A Man of Two Worlds is out May 8 on Chrysalis—sixteen tracks split across two distinct worlds, instrumental and vocal, from one of the most quietly influential figures in modern British music.

Ure will tour the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand with dates kicking off on May 8th in Bath. More information can found at www.midgeure.co.uk.

Tune in.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

PHOTO: DANNY CLINCH | I recently sat down with Ani DiFranco to talk about her new book, The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom, out March 3, 2026 on Akashic Books. Written with Lauren Coyle Rosen, it’s a series of conversations tracing DiFranco’s creative process, spiritual life, and decades of work as an artist and activist.

Our conversation covers all of it and what it means to make art from a place of deep spiritual grounding. If you want to catch her live, she’s on the road this spring and summer for the Spirit of Love tour, kicking off April 22 in Jackson, MS and running through August. You can also find her at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 24, the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on May 1, and a New York-area stop at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on May 10.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Martin Bisi, the founder of BC Studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn—one of the most storied independent recording spaces in New York history.

Martin engineered and produced records for Sonic Youth, Swans, John Zorn, Afrika Bambaataa, and countless others across the no-wave and post-punk underground. We got into Martin’s life views, the relevance of New York culture, and the perils of capitalism.

I encourage you to dive deep into Martin’s entire catalogue including his own work as an artist and find him on Instagram at @maritinbisibc to follow along with all his happenings.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

Actress, musician, and storyteller Gina Gershon joins us to talk music, Hollywood, and her brand new memoir.

Known for her iconic roles in Bound, Showgirls, Face/Off, and The Insider, as well as her Broadway turn as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Gershon has carved out one of the most distinctive careers in the business. Music has always been a big part of her world too—she’s recorded albums, toured across America, and performed at Carnegie Hall three times alongside Sting, Laurie Anderson, Joan Baez, and Gogol Bordello.

Her new memoir, AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs, drops March 3, 2026. It’s a collection of true stories covering her journey from the San Fernando Valley to Hollywood and New York City, with candid encounters involving Prince, Bob Dylan, Bob Fosse, Sharon Stone, and many others.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Sergio Rotman, composer and saxophonist best known for his work with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, the influential Argentine ska/rock band. With the Cadillacs he won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance for Fabulosos Calavera in 1998—the first time an Argentine band received a Grammy.

Outside the Cadillacs, Sergio led the long-running punk-rock group Cienfuegos. He’s also collaborated extensively with Mimi Maura—including co-founding her band in 1999. Along the way he’s recorded and produced with artists such as Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Debbie Harry, Mick Jones (The Clash), Big Youth, Los Auténticos Decadentes, Todos Tus Muertos, and Los Cafres. He has also released several solo albums and singles in recent years as Rotman, many of which have been produced by Pablo Martin.

We speak about all his work in these amazing projects plus his life in Buenos Aires. You can catch Sergio at his club in BA, Strummer Bar, where he hosts his Basura Post-Punk nights and on the road with the Cadillacs. Follow him @sergiorotman on insta to discover all his happenings.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

Lene Lovich is an American-born, British-based new wave artist whose wild originality helped define the late-’70s post-punk sound.

After moving from Detroit to London, she immersed herself in the art scene, writing lyrics for Cerrone’s “Supernature” before breaking out with her 1978 debut Stateless. Its single “Lucky Number” became an instant classic—off-kilter, infectious, and unlike anything else on the radio—introducing her playful, theatrical voice and bold visual style to the world.

Through her releases on Stiff Records and beyond, Lovich fused punk urgency with pop hooks and art-rock experimentation. Her look and sound—braided hair, angular rhythms, bursts of yelps and whispers—pushed the boundaries of what pop could be.

After stepping back in the ’80s to raise a family, she returned with Shadows and Dust in 2005 and still performs today, an enduring symbol of creative freedom and eccentric brilliance.

We spoke about all these things in the midst of her current travels with The B-52’s and Devo here in the US, her first full US tour in 35 years.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods—frontman, social commentator, author, and actor.

Alongside the band’s thirteen albums, Jason has appeared in Peaky Blinders and stars in the new rave-era thriller Game, directed by John Minton and produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead). We talk about drugs, therapy, breaking free from addiction, the birth of Sleaford Mods, artistic perspective, live performance, and the new record, Demise of Planet X out on Rough Trade on January 16th.

Tune in for a long, open listen.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Godlis, the photographer whose images defined CBGB’s, the Bowery, and downtown New York in the ’70s punk scene.

His iconic photographs of the Ramones, Patti Smith, Television, Blondie, Talking Heads, Richard Hell, and many more offered a window into that world that stays with us today. It’s an astonishing record.

We talk about his college years in Boston and when he first picked up a camera. Having that first camera (a Leica) robbed, making his way back to New York, fully realizing his desire to be a defining street photographer, and how he discovered CBGB’s, and more.

His books include History Is Made at Night, Godlis Miami, and Godlis Streets, each capturing a different part of the worlds he’s been documenting for decades. All wonderful documents of one of the greatest street photographers of all time.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Daniel Ash, musician, songwriter, and singer—and a founding member of Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, and Love and Rockets.

Daniel and I talk about his electromagnetic tendencies, the formation of Bauhaus, his love of solitude and city, chrome, gear, how he first discovered the EBow, music he loves, and the Ashes and Diamonds album.

The new band consists of Daniel in his usual roles bringing his signature post-punk, glam and experimental style. He is joined by Bruce Smith on drums, programming, and backing vocals. Bruce is a veteran of Public Image Ltd. and The Pop Group. Paul Spencer Denman is on bass. Paul is best known as the bassist for Sade and Sweetback.

Ashes and Diamonds have released the single and video for “On A Rocka” whose video was directed by Jake Scott, and their latest single “Setting Yourself Up for Love.” The full album is out on Halloween through Cleopatra Records via streaming and limited edition vinyl. It’s all gorgeous!

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades.

Beyond his work with the band, he’s shaped the sound of artists across genres—from The Orb, The Verve, and Paul McCartney to Kate Bush, Crowded House, Gina Birch, and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour—blending experimental, dub, and atmospheric elements into a signature production style. His career bridges punk, mysticism, and radical creativity, making him one of the most singular figures in modern music.

We spoke about dimension-crossing experiences with Killing Joke, writing and production techniques, current work, and worldviews. Tune in.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently caught up with Tytti Roto, who’s been a big part of the Helsinki underground for years—you might know her from Rosettes, Modem, Plastic Tones, or Ty Roxy.

I met Tytti back in September when we played the same Synthicide night, and I was completely blown away by her and her band Modem. They’re a synth-pop duo she started with Ville Valavuo in 2020, drawing on their shared love of the electronic sounds of the ’80s.

When we talked, Tytti was in the studio working on the new Plastic Tones record—her first band—while Modem had just dropped their second full-length, Interface. And knowing her, I’m sure something’s cooking for Ty Roxy too.

Go check it all out: Modem via Don Giovanni Records, Ty Roxy via Fonal Records, and all things Tytti on Instagram.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.