Radar Bros.

Radar Bros. (also known as Radar Brothers) are an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in 1993 by Jim Putnam (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Senon Williams (bass) and Steve Goodfriend (drums). They released their self-titled EP in 1995 on Fingerpaint Records. In 1996, they signed to Restless releasing a self-titled full-length record Radar Bros. the following spring.
Jim Putnam is the son of Bill Putnam, founder of Universal Audio and widely considered to be the father of modern music recording. He founded both Universal Recorders and United Western Recorders. Jim Putnam was a former guitarist for Medicine and Maids of Gravity before starting the Radar Bros. Putnam has recorded most of the Radar Bros. albums and the Mt. Wilson Repeater release in his studio, the Phase 4 Intergalactic Recording Facility.
== Links to Peel ==
The band did three sessions for Peel's show and after his death it was later found out that he had a copy of their debut self titled album in his Record Collection: R.
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1996-12-10. Broadcast: 05 January 1997
*Wise Mistake Of You / Tukon / Stay / Silence And Television
2. Recorded: 1999-09-19. Broadcast: 17 November 1999
*Shifty Lies / Shoveling Sons / Five Miles / Sisters Of Property
3. Recorded: 2000-04-23. Broadcast: 22 June 2000
*Open Ocean Sailing / Friend / Secrets / Underwater Culprits
== Other Shows Played ==
;1995
*08 September 1995: 'Animals (10 inch-Radar Brothers EP)' (Fingerpaint)
*16 September 1995 (BFBS): 'Animals (10"-Radar Bros E.P.)' (Fingerpaint)
*17 November 1995: 'Hey (CDS-6 Songs EP)' (Fingerpaint)
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*05 October 1996: Lose Your Face Again (album - Radar Bros.) Restless
*12 October 1996: On The Floor (album - Radar Bros.) Restless RPRO-090
*02 November 1996: On The Floor (album - Radar Bros.) Restless
*10 November 1996 (BBC World Service): On The Floor (CD Album - Radar Bros.) Restless
*17 November 1996: ‘Lose Your Face Again (CD - Radar Bros )’ Restless
;1999
*thumb|330x330px08 July 1999 (Radio Eins): Open Ocean Sailing (LP – The Singing Hatchet) Chemikal Underground
*12 August 1999: 'You've Been Hired (CD-The Singing Hatchet)' (Chemikal Underground)
*05 September 1999 (BFBS): 'Shoveling Sons (CD-The Singing Hatchet)' (Chemikal Underground)
*08 September 1999: Shoveling Sons (LP – The Singing Hatchet) Chemikal Underground
*09 September 1999 (Radio Eins): 'The Pilgrim (LP-The Singing Hatchet)' (Chemikal Underground)
*15 September 1999: All The Ghosts (LP – The Singing Hatchet) Chemikal Underground
*16 September 1999 (Radio Eins): 'You've Been Hired (CD-The Singing Hatchet)' (Chemikal Underground)
*13 October 1999: 'The Pilgrim (LP-The Singing Hatchet)' (Chemikal Underground)
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*16 March 2000: Shifty Lies (CD - 5) Chemikal Underground
*30 March 2000 (Radio Eins): 'Shoveling Sons (CD-The Singing Hatchet)' (Chemikal Underground)
*19 April 2000: Shoveling Sons (LP: The Singing Hatchet) Chemikal Underground
;2002
*18 April 2002: You And The Father (LP – And The Surrounding Mountains) Chemikal Underground
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: R
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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