Archive for June 7th, 2013

Far From Proper’s Van Breaks Down, Band Asks Fans for Help

Far From Proper, a five-piece pop punk unit hailing from New York state, alerted social media earlier this morning that their van has broken down roughly two hours from Knoxville, Tennessee, the next stop on their current tour with On My Honor. In an effort to continue touring, the group has put all the music […]

REVIEW: The 1975 – ‘IV’

ARTIST: The 1975 ALBUM: IV GENRE: Alternative rock LABEL: Vagrant Records The 1975 have been playing music since 2002, but they haven’t always been known by that name. They tested out a number of different names, before they finally settled on The 1975. It was inspired by a note hand written inside a book vocalist […]

Watch The Lonely Island Perform ‘Semicolon’ With Alanis Morissette

The Lonely Island performed their latest single “Semicolon” on Jimmy Kimmel Live with Alanis Morissette. Dressed as typical nerds from an 80s teen movie, the men of Lonely Island and Alanis Morissette gave fans a grammar lesson, but not without a cascade of pop culture references from Urkel to Alf. After Alanis was done acting […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Liquid Casing

“The passion for music is common to us all and keeps us going. We are proud of the fact that we’re a multi-cultural band, and we’ve figured out how to capitalize on our differences.” Under the Gun Review is very pleased to bring you this exclusive interview with Liquid Casing, an up-and-coming progressive/post-punk quartet from […]

STAY HOME: ‘Upstream Color’ Added To Netflix Instant

Every now and then a movie comes along that we have every intention of reviewing, but somehow never manage to push said review out of our minds for the public to consume. More often than not this is due to a simple lack of getting things done, but once in awhile it’s because the film […]

MOVIE REVIEW: Detention Of The Dead

Film: Detention Of The Dead Starring: Jacob Zachar, Alexa Nikolas Directed by: Alex Craig Mann We would need to add a few people to the film staff if we hoped to cover every zombie film released in any given year, but every now and then a title comes along that seems to demand our coverage. […]

J. Cole Explains “Let Nas Down”

Last night, J. Cole held a listening party in New York City for his new album, Born Sinner. During the event, Cole discussed various elements of the album and the influences behind it, including the story behind the highly anticipated (and recently leaked) track “Let Nas Down.” Thanks to a new video uploaded by Youtube […]

J. Cole Debuts “Let Nas Down”

We’re just weeks away from the release of J. Cole’s Born Sinner, and tonight another new song found its way online ahead of the June 18 release. “Let Nas Down” has been one of the most talked about tracks throughout the promotion process for Born Sinner. Many have already begun calling it Cole’s “Big Brother,” […]