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 All things Tytti on Instagram @rotoxy ICYDNK: I’m Dylan Hundley — artist, performer, co-creator and singer of Lulu Lewis, and all things Darling Black. I also co-host and curate Salon Lulu, a New York-based performance series, and once upon a time appeared in the classic 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. ICYDK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & the creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu, which is a New York-based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker. Raised in a film family (his mother is Hayley Mills), Crispian grew up on music and cinema where he has spent his life as an artist & filmaker. He formed Kula Shaker in 1996; the debut, K, became one of the UK’s fastest-selling debuts of the ’90s. The band's sound mixes 60s psychedelia with elements of Indian music. The name, suggested by Mills after his first trip to India, was created in honour of one of the twelve Alvars (saints of south India), the ninth-century Indian emperor and holy man, King Kulashekhara. In Indian culture, the name Kulashekhara is thought to be lucky or auspicious. Indeed it has been bolstered by hard work and respect for craft. We talked about his early years, time in India, the perils of early success, spirituality, and why making art is a timeless human endeavor. Kula Shaker’s latest and upcoming releases include the single “Good Money” (September 2025) and the album Wormslayer (due January 30, 2026), described by the band as a “kaleidoscopic storm of psychedelia, celestial harmonies, and cinematic scope.” They’re mid-tour with The Dandy Warhols now; the final U.S. date is in San Francisco tonight before they head back to the UK into early 2026. ICYDK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & the creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu, which is a New York-based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently spoke with Daniel Ash, musician, songwriter and singer. 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 & 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 / 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 & video for On A Rocka. Video directed by Jake Scott and latest single Setting Yourself Up for Love. Full album out on Halloween via Cleopatra Records via streaming and limited edition vinyl. It’s all gorgeous! Go pre-order. xoxo ICYDK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & the creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu, which is a New York-based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.  

Bob Bert is a musician, photographer, and zine publisher known for his drumming in influential bands such as Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Bewitched, Chrome Cranks, Knoxville Girls, Jon Spencer and the Hitmakers, and Lydia Lunch Retrovirus.  Bob, also an artist, zine publisher, and photographer, spent many years working for Andy Warhol, producing silk screens until his death. He has been a passionate member of New York’s art & music scene since the early ’70s.  Bob has seen everyone, been everywhere, and played with a huge percentage of influential East Coast bands and will be releasing his first solo album shortly. His first live performance in this latest iteration premiered at Salon Lulu back in 2024. Keeping it all alive in NYC! ICYDK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & the creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu, which is a New York-based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.  

Gina Birch has been creating groundbreaking sound and images for nearly five decades. Best known as a founding member of the pioneering post-punk band The Raincoats, Birch helped shape a musical vocabulary that was raw, self-determined, and unconcerned with the rules. Formed in 1977 with Ana da Silva while at Hornsey College of Art, The Raincoats became a touchstone for artists from Kurt Cobain to Bikini Kill—valued as much for their fearless experimentation as for their songs. Birch’s creative life has always extended beyond The Raincoats. She’s made music with Dorothy and The Hangovers, directed videos for New Order and The Libertines, and built an amazing visual art practice consisting of video work and painting.  Her piece “3 Minute Scream” was part of the Tate Britain's "Women in Revolt!" exhibition in 2024 and her work has been in shown in galleries worldwide.. Her solo work, produced by Youth of Killing Joke, includes 2023’s I Play My Bass Loud and her latest release Trouble (2025) all out via Third Man.  ICYDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

Natasja Alers is the co-director of Grauzone Festival, a multidisciplinary event in The Netherlands that brings together post-punk, experimental music, visual art, and film. She’s also a sculptor, DJ, and painter with a background in ceramics, installation, and collage. Grauzone alumni include Echo & the Bunnymen, Lebanon Hanover, Anja Huwe (Xmal Deutschland), A Place to Bury Strangers, DAF and many more which speaks to the range of Natasja’s vision as a curator & artist. Born in The Hague, she studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and later in Berlin. Her work has previously been on display at Design Museum Den Bosch,  Collectible Art Fair, Art Zuid, PAN Amsterdam, Big Art, Rademakers Gallery and foreign exhibitions in cities such as Berlin, Brussels, Antwerp and Copenhagen. Natasja’s work is included in private and museum collections worldwide. We spoke about all these things plus her upcoming public installations that encompass her environmentalist efforts and her deep dedication to Grauzone plus all it stands for. ICYDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

Joe Concra is a painter, a builder, and the CO+ founder of the O+ Festival, based in Kingston, NY. O+ is a community-rooted organization that connects artists and musicians with health and wellness care through a radical exchange model that started with an annual music & healthcare exchange festival and has expanded into year round care. In this episode, we talk about how it all began, what it takes to create systems of care outside of the system, and the deep link between art, service, and place. Joe’s perspective is thoughtful, kind, and rooted in lived experience. This is a conversation about action, belief, and building something meaningful from the ground up & creating real positive change in communities. ICYDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently sat down with my old friend John Adams. John is an artist, songwriter and filmmaker. I first know him from his punk party band Banana Fish Zero that was based here in NY. You all may know him more from his incredible work as a filmmaker with his family, Adams Family Films. They have made eight features since 2012 including 2021’s Hellbender which is also the name of the family's super cool music project (spelled H6LLB6ND6R). John was first inspired by bands like Black Flag that took him on a journey through punk with many bands and establishing himself and a benevolent master of chaos ceremonies. In 2008, he was cast in a Fuse Channel show called Rock and Roll Acid Test in a stuntman / maniac with a hammer role. This is what first brought the family out to California where they started making their very distinctive films entirely on their own. Now they have become punk masters of horror.  I encourage you all to go track down all his music, all Adams Family Films and keep your eyes peeled for the next one currently making festival rounds, Mother of Flies and is being distributed by Shudder Films in 2026. ICYDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan

I recently sat down with my partner in music & life, Pablo Martin. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pablo is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, engineer and master mixer. He’s been making music since he was sixteen years starting with Argentinian goth heroes El Corte.  We spoke about his early musical life &  journey to New York. First working with R&B icons like Mary J. Blige as an engineer, to joining the Tom Tom Club as lead guitar, to forming The Du-Rites & Lulu Lewis and making ten full length albums between both of these last two acts over the last decade. He has worked with an array of artists as a producer, mixer and engineer. J-Zone, Atmosphere, Sun Ra Arkestra, Sergio Rotman, Kid Cudi & Ghost Face Killah are some to note. I’m amazed at Pablo’s abilities which I have watched up close for a decade.  Coming up next for him will be yet another Du-Rites EP entitled Tenement. Lulu Lewis just released our first single in a bit which we slaved over for some time, as we always do. It came out last week. It’s called Sinner. Proper 70’s disco with a twist. Upcoming is a live album which we recorded in May 2025 at The Bridge Studio in Brooklyn. ICYDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

I recently sat down with my former bandmate and friend, Jay Mumford. Jay’s career as a session and touring drummer has paired him with artists across multiple genres. From Hermanos Gutierrez, to Danger Mouse; Lulu Lewis; Adrian Quesada; Vampire Weekend; Just Blaze; Dan Auerbach; Greyhounds; Madlib; Michael Kiwanuka and many more. He’s also co-founder and shares producer and songwriter duties with Pablo Martin (my partner) for their funk outfit, The Du-Rites. Jay is on tour with Adrian Quesada with dates in August and September and played on Quesada’s Boleros Psicodelicos 2, which dropped June 27th on ATO Records. There’s a new EP (Tenement) from The Du-Rites dropping this fall and he’s back in the studio with Amsterdam-based keyboardist, producer and arranger, Soul Supreme, working on new material. I recommend heading over to his Instagram, @jaymumfordmusic to stay in the loop. ICYDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

Suzi Ronson is stylist, writer, musician and the woman who helped shape one of the most iconic eras in music first by co-creating David Bowie's groundbreaking look for Ziggy Stardust. Her memoir Me and Mr. Jones describes this along with the wild & interesting journey she shared as a part of the core group of people who propelled Bowie & themselves into history without expecting it. Suzi and I spoke about these times, her career, life with her husband Mick Ronson and the aftermath of the Spiders from Mars ending.  This episode is unvarnished and human as we like to keep Radar. Bowie was no saint but, we all love him, including Suzi, who tells her tales of these times from a deeply clear eyed place.  ICYDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.  

I recently spoke with producer William Garrett. William is probably best known for his work as lead producer of Spotify Singles where artists re-recorded one of their original songs alongside a cover of their choice. Over the course of this project, he recorded an amazing array of artists. The list is wild. I’ll just shout out some of my favorites because it would be too lengthy to list 750 of them. Yo la Tengo, Jack White, Idles, The Hives, Orville Peck, Toots and the Maytals, Yo-Yo Ma, Muse, Elton John, Lily Allen, Florence + The Machine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem…you get the idea. Before all that he was roaming around studios in NYC & Boston working on early Sugar Hill Gang, Afika Baambaatta and multiple albums with John Cale. We talk about ALL this.  Recently, he worked with Jon Batiste on the soundtrack to the movie Saturday Night, and the Beethoven Blues album. Just completed an album with the Shedrick Mitchell Trio and he’s doing a song with Amber Rubarth, Sara Bareilles and Celisse. Just started a new album with Bandits on the Run, recording in a house in the Catskills, building a studio there from scratch.    TUNE IN!   ICKDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

Mona Kayhan is the owner of The Bridge, a large room recording studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A stunning space devoted to making exceptional recordings in a manner that has become less common and is upholding the tradition of sonic excellence. The new tradition that should also be celebrated here is that this space is a woman-owned commercial recording studio. Mona and I talked about her training as a classical pianist, making field recordings of traditional music in West Africa with Griot masters, working at indie labels, starting the Electronic Music School at the forefront of Dubstep, running stages at Lollapalooza & Austin City Limits and her deep love of artists & making them heard. Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.  

Andi Harriman is a NY based DJ, producer, music journalist, and the boss of the party / label, SYNTHICIDE, which promotes live and DJ events all over NYC. She is the author of Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace, the worldwide compendium of post-punk and goth in the 1980’s. She is also an EBM artist. We recently spoke about her upbringing in a Pentacostal family in Appalachia, how she first discovered 80’s Goth subculture, our shared love of Depeche Mode and her unending energy to create environments that support lovers of darker & synth driven sounds from multiple genres with no barriers. We both agree that there should be more women everywhere. I really love everything that Andi makes & think she has an amazing story. I suggest heading over to Synthicide on Instagram where you can keep track of the events. You can find Andi’s page @andi80’s which has links to her music and piles of great stuff including vinyl over on Bandcamp on the Synthicide page. Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the classic New York film Metropolitan.

On this episode of Radar, I spoke with Jon King, co-founder and lead singer of Gang of Four, about his new memoir, To Hell with Poverty! A Class Act: Inside the Gang of Four. The book offers an account of his journey from a working-class upbringing in South London to international success with the band.  We discuss Jon’s early days in the slums of London, his passion for reading, art, and the political and social themes that influenced their music. King discusses what brought him to make music and the broader cultural landscape that shaped their work. This conversation coincides with Gang of Four's "The Long Goodbye" tour, marking the band's final performances. The current lineup includes King, original drummer Hugo Burnham, bassist Gail Greenwood, and guitarist Ted Leo.  Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & 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 Feel Famous: Punk Diaries 1977-1981 is a girl’s coming of age story set to the pulse of punk rock. The book tracks 17-year-old Angela Jaeger’s exciting discovery of punk music and its accompanying lifestyle in 1977. A music enthusiast living in New York’s East Village, Angela’s story unfolds chronologically, charting her late adolescence in tandem with her transition from observer of the nascent punk scene to eager participant. Gradually becoming a nightly fixture of her neighborhood’s vibrant underground rock milieu at CBGB and Max’s Kansas City, by 1978 she had continued to fulfill her punk fantasy abroad. She followed the Clash on a tour across England, finally returning home in 1979 to start her own band. Angela encountered an impressive cast of characters on her adventures, including Lydia Lunch, Joe Strummer, Billy Idol, Klaus Nomi, and Sid Vicious.    Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & 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 Berlin based artist Annika Henderson about her wonderful new album Abyss, her early years in Bristol, a little bit about Tricky and her process.    From the Press Release: British-born, Berlin-based musician Annika Henderson, better known as Anika, has created her new, third album Abyss out of the frustration, anger, and confusion she feels from existing in our contemporary world. Notably heavier than her previous releases, the 10-track Abyss feels raw, urgent, and fuelled by strong emotions.   “There’s so much going on in the world, and you have to sit there and watch it through a screen that you’ve allowed into your home, like a vampire who had been preying at your door, then immediately digest it, have an opinion, and publicly comment on it,” Anika says. “The state of the world just feels like an abyss right now.” With this new album, she wants to create a place where people can feel safe to be themselves, and to unite in their diversity. “Abyss is like a call to action,” she says. “To come and figure it out together.”   Abyss was recorded live to tape at the legendary Hansa Studios in Berlin (where the likes of Depeche Mode and David Bowie also recorded) in just a few days. Recording live and with minimal overdubs was an important decision, Anika stresses, in order to capture the raw immediacy of the album. As before, she wrote the songs herself, before fleshing them out with Martin Thulin of Exploded View, and then assembled a live band to join the pair in the studio – comprising of Andrea Belfi on drums, Tomas Nochteff on bass (Mueran Humanos) and Lawrence Goodwin (The Pleasure Majenta) on guitar, with studio engineering done by Nanni Johansson and Frida Claeson Johansson. “I always work with people I respect and admire,” Anika says. “It’s very genuine in that way.”   You can find Anika’s Abyss on all streaming platforms and on vinyl via Sacred Bones and at anika-music.com where you can also find all her live dates this year across Europe and later in the year in the US.   Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & 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.

Slow Magic, 1977-1978, is a collection of never-before-heard songs that Jeff Bridges wrote and recorded with a band of his oldest and closest friends. Culled from a single decaying cassette tape labeled “July 1978,” these recordings are a window into the musical life of one of our greatest living actors who holds music as dear as all the art forms he participates in. The raw & organic tone of these recordings evokes the breeze and spirit of 1970’s Venice & Malibu beach where they were recorded. I talked with Jeff about these sessions, his process as an artist and how the multitude of mediums he participates in all blend together. Slow Magic is out on Record Store day on April 12th. You can go to jeffbridges.com to check out all of Jeff’s work including his amazing photography, drawings and the fascinating Life is but a Dream series.  Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & 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.    

Post-punk legends THE CHAMELEONS are gearing up for a brand new full-length album due later this year (their first full-length in over 20 years!), they've released two new EPs Where Are You? and Tomorrow Remember Yesterday - the former consisting of new material and the latter of archival material recorded with the current lineup.   Their latest five song EP Tomorrow Remember Yesterday is a collection of newly recorded songs whose origins harken back decades. Says Vox: "These songs were amongst the very earliest songs we got together pre-Peel session in 1981, but were discarded at the time due to them feeling unfinished.” I sat down with Vocalist/bassist Vox (fka Mark Burgess) for this episode and it was quite a ride! We talked about Peel Sessions, Spotting his favorite Dr. Who on the stairs at the BBC, Steve Lillywhite, Linn Drums, Ayahuasca, Therapy, Love & The Psychedelic Furs.  Dylan Hundley is an artist & performer. She is the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis & creator of all things at Darling Black. She co-curates & 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.