Chicago rapper Common has been selected to replace Michael Franti at the Wanderlust Festival in Lake Tahoe, California. Franti and his group Spearhead had to cancel the gig due to an emergency surgery last Thursday (July 23) to remove the singer’s ruptured appendix. Common will perform Saturday night during the Wanderlust Festival, which takes place […]
Archive for July, 2009
Eminem’s MJ Outfit is Up for Bid
July 28th, 2009 
Brandon Eminem stans take note. Earlier today (July 27), several of the rapper’s signature items went up for bid online as part of The Rock and Roll Pop Art Auction. Among the pricey digs is a blood splattered white suit jacket made by Lucelli that Em wore at the photo shoot for his 2004 album Encore. […]
All Time Low unveil Fall tour plans
July 27th, 2009 James Shotwell We’re excited to finally tell you that All Time Low is headlining this fall with We The Kings, our good friends in HEY MONDAY, and our newer pals in The Friday Night Boys. The first set of dates can be seen below: 10/15 Hartford, CT @ Webster 10/16 Providence, RI @ Lupo’s 10/18 Washington DC […]
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Tags: all time low, hey monday, the friday night boys, tour, we the kings 
Comments Off on All Time Low unveil Fall tour plansBe on The New UTG SAMPLER!!
July 27th, 2009 James Shotwell +++NOW ACCEPTING SONG SUBMISSIONS+++ Under The Gun Review Present: Building A Better A Scene Volume 3 Compilation Release Date: August 25th, 2009! That’s right, it’s finally time to begin collecting tracks for what will become our third compilation as a website. Our past two compilations have carried a variety of nearly every genre and/or size […]
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July 27th, 2009 James Shotwell The first five people to email: info@underthegunreview.net with their name and address will win a copy of The Scene Aesthetic’s new EP, A Type & A Shadow! EMAIL US QUICK! CATCH THE SCENE AESTHETIC ON TOUR!
Posted in Features, News Tags: a type and a shadow, contest, fastest finger, free cd!, new album give away, the scene aesthetic, tour dates Comments Off on *CONTEST* Win The Scene Aesthetic’s new EP!Eminem’s Brother (Nate Kane) may get off easy
July 27th, 2009 Brandon Nate Kane, better known to Eminem fans as his little brother Nate, has reportedly coped a plea deal which will help the twenty-three-year-old avoid temporary jail time while he awaits his next court date in which he will be sentenced for the drunk driving charges he faces. Nathan Mathers agreed to plead guilty to operating […]
The-Dream to retire
July 27th, 2009 Brandon In other news, R&B singer, songwriter The-Dream has announced he will be ending his solo career. Much like Bow Wow and Soulja Boy before him, the Atlanta native made his retirement announcement late Thursday night via the social micro-site, Twitter. “Being true to my word. I always answer the fans and followers. I am engaged […]
iTunes trying to get more customers to buy full-length albums
July 27th, 2009 Brandon Wow — I am back. After a four-day birthday weekend, I am back with some more interesting news from the music industry. I am excited to report that we may be seeing a dip in prices for full-length albums on iTunes. How awesome would it be to pay less than $9.99 for an album? Check […]
UTG TV: The Cab Interview
July 27th, 2009 James Shotwell In the midst of their headlining run on the “What Happens in Vegas…” Tour, Pop rock heartthrobs The Cab were nice enough to talk to [UTG] James for a few minutes about life as a headlining band and more importantly, THE NEXT ALBUM! Be sure to catch the band on tour and look for them […]
Posted in Features, Interviews Tags: decaydance, interview, pop rock (genre), the cab, UTG Raw, utg tv, utg utv, video, what happens in vegas, whisper war 1 Comment »UTG RAW: Alexisonfire
July 27th, 2009 James Shotwell Canadian rockers Alexisonfire were nice enough to talk to [UTG]James last week at Boston Warped and now we have the audio from that conversation for you to enjoy. If, for some reason, you have troubles playing the audio, comment and tell us so that we cna provide a transcript for those desiring it. [audio: utgrawalexis.mp3]
Posted in Features, Interviews Tags: alexisonfire, audio stream, interview, old crows, UTG Raw, warped 2009, young cardinals Comments Off on UTG RAW: AlexisonfireHe Is Legend – It Hates You
July 27th, 2009 James Shotwell Artist: He Is Legend Album: It Hates You Genre: Hard Rock Label: Tragic Hero I don’t think we need to waste too mcuh time with the “quirky” introduction to this review as my “first impressions” pretty much gave away our views on this record. He Is Legend’s third label release, It Hates You is an […]
Posted in Reviews Tags: album review, alternative, hard rock, he is legend, it hates you, punk (genre), record review, review, rock (genre), tragic hero 3 Comments »Stream the new Death Before Dishonor
July 27th, 2009 James Shotwell Death Before Dishonor’s brand new album, Better Ways To Die is up, in its entirety, on the band’s Myspace.
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