Archive for February 19th, 2014

Pharrell Announces New Solo Album ‘G I R L’

Riding the wave of an extremely successful 2013, Pharrell has announced plans to release a new solo album, his first in eight years, in 2014. Titled G I R L and due out for release on March 3, Pharrell claims that the album is “rap-free” and is more like his 2013 single “Happy” than his previous […]

Silver Snakes Premiere New Song “Red”

Silver Snakes, the up and coming post-hardcore band on the impressive Bridge Nine Records roster, has debuted a new song called “Red” from their upcoming album, Year Of The Snake, over at Alt Press. This track is surprisingly different from the other tracks we’ve heard from Year Of The Snake, and shows the acoustic angle […]

EXCLUSIVE: Get Stoked Sign To Imminence Records & Premiere New Single

We are happy to be the first to announce that Imminence Records have signed the Michigan-based pop punk outfit Get Stoked. The band combines the upbeat sound of pop punk with elements of hardcore to create some heavy hitting, high energy music. To celebrate this exciting announcement, we are streaming the band’s brand new single, […]

Rest In Peace: Devo Guitarist Bob Casale Passes Away At 61

Bob Casale, the guitarist and founding member of Devo has passed away due to complications from heart failure at the age of 61. A true staple of the band, Casale played on every Devo record beginning with their 1978 debut, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! through 2010’s Something For Everybody. Casale also […]

MAIDS Des Moines Bandits

UTG VIDEO PREMIERE: MAIDS – “Bandits”

Self-described as “Midwest Disco,” the Des Moines dance duo MAIDS have delivered a sensually satisfactory new single in “Bandits.” The song, produced by Luke Pettipoole and Brandon Darner (The Envy Corps, Imagine Dragons), is smooth and seductive, with a transposed sense of simplicity not often captured with such passive grace. Listeners will find the track […]

UPDATED: Pussy Riot Members Temporarily Detained For Questioning In Sochi, Allegedly Beaten Physically

**UPDATE** Video has surfaced of Russian police officers pepper spraying and beating the women in Pussy Riot as they attempt to begin another Olympic protest performance Wednesday. Just as guitars and microphones start coming out, the officers move in. Be warned, the video depicts mild violence and it’s not an easy watch. You can view […]

Chuck Ragan Reveals New Song, Tour Dates

Chuck Ragan‘s latest full-length, Till Midnight, is due out on March 25, and his latest single, “Something May Catch Fire,” is proof that the release date can’t come soon enough. Like “Non Typical,” which was released earlier this year, the beautiful album-opener places Ragan’s rough but soothing vocals over a full backing band, a first […]

UTG PHOTOS: Fight The Silence Tour (2/10/14)

Under The Gun’s Head of Photography, Corbin Alvae, stopped over at the Fight The Silence Tour on February 10 at The Crofoot in Pontiac, MI. Well would you look at that– right back at it again at my home venue of The Crofoot in Pontiac, MI. I love this place to death and I was […]

You Can Finally Marvel At The First Trailer For ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

We’ve been waiting many months for this very moment after being teased only with various images and video originally leaked from a Comic-Con reveal last summer. Tonight, the very first full, official trailer for Marvel’s upcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy world premiered on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Star-Lord himself, Chris Pratt, was a guest on […]

Watch The New ’22 Jump Street’ Trailer With An Alternate Ending

We’ve already seen two slightly different trailers for the forthcoming movie, 22 Jump Street, and now we have a third one to check out. This time though, the trailer has an entirely different, and hilarious, ending to it. As you already know, this sequel finds Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum undercover once again, but this […]