Archive for August 7th, 2011

Weezer covers “Pumped Up Kicks”

While performing at Pacific Amphitheater at the Orange County Fair, Weezer surprised their fans by playing a cover of Foster The People’s “Pumped Up Kicks.” You can hear the cover below. What do you think of the cover? Leave us a comment below.

Chad Sugg covers “Super Bass”

Chad Sugg of Backseat Goodbye posted a cover of Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass.” He explained that this was a spur-of-the-moment cover, and he did it pretty well, don’t you think? If you have an opinion on the cover, leave a comment below. Also if you like what you hear, ‘like’ Backseat Goodbye on Facebook.

Alex Goot covers “Good Life”

Alex Goot, Youtube cover sensation, recently covered OneRepublic’s “Good Life” with some help from Megan Nicole. If you like what you hear, you can ‘like’ Alex Goot on Facebook. You can check out the cover below and let us know what you think in a comment.

BREAKING NEWS: The April Year announce hiatus

Former Unsigned Spotlight artists The April Year announced via Twitter moments ago that they will be going on indefinite hiatus following the premiere of a new song later today. The tweet which sparked outcry can be viewed below: UTG has reached out to The April Year for comment, but has not received a reply. We […]

Evan Brewer performs live

The latest addition to the Sumerian Records family, Evan Brewer, has given his fans everything they wanted with his solo debut, Alone. Watch this amazing musician put on a show with his songs “Vertigo” and “A Climate for Change,” off of Alone, that can be found below. If you don’t appreciate this then you simply […]

INDIE FILM SPOTLIGHT: Madison County

We’re sure you’ve noticed by now, but film has been becoming a very large part of Under The Gun Review. We are all huge film buffs and felt we could save everyone a few clicks by expanding our coverage (and honestly, it’s nice not having to write about (insert band) premiereing/unveiling/announcing (insert event) over and […]

Members of Killswitch Engage, Cannibal Corpse and The Black Dahlia Murder form side project

It is alleged that Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage, Times Of Grace) has teamed up with George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, of Cannibal Corpse, and Shannon Lucas from The Black Dahlia Murder on a new side project. No official group name has been stated but in a recent interview with Lithium Magazine Adam mentioned the formation of this […]

Volumes complete work on ‘Via’

Los Angeles metal outfit Volumes have recently let their fans know they have completed work on the forthcoming Mediaskare Records release, Via. For further proof, band Tweeted earlier and it can be found right here. No official release date has been set yet for Via but UTG will be sure to update you all when […]

BREAKING NEWS: Big Boi arrested, charged with drug possession

WOW, easily the breaking story of today. Big Boi (Antwan Patton) was arrested in Miami, this morning, on three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. It has been confirmed that the Outkast member was carrying ecstasy pills, MDMA powder and Viagra on him. Under The Gun […]

EXCLUSIVE: Iwrestledabearonce film horror movie, plan theatrical run

During a recent interview with Iwrestledabearonce it was revealed that the Century Media act recently completed their first horror film. Written and directed by Justin Beasley (who directed videos for the band in the past), we have few details on the plot, but can confirm the entire band acts, lots of people die, and according […]

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Royce Da 5’9″ ft. Eminem – Writer’s Block (Remix)

The duo behind Bad Meets Evil have partnered again for a remix of Royce’s single, “Writer’s Block.” Marking the first appearance on Eminem on a DJ Premier beat, click below to stream, download, and enjoy this banger:

MOD SUN announces “Blazed By The Bell” mixtape, sets release date

Hippy-hop pioneer MOD SUN has announced plans to release his latest mixtape, Blazed By The Bell on September 16. This will be the artist’s first release since In Mod We Trust impacted earlier this year. Under The Gun is currently seeking an exclusive from this release and will hopefully have more details for you soon. […]