Archive for December 17th, 2014

Tyler Carter Releases Music Video For New Single, “Georgia”

It’s well established by now that Tyler Carter is a talented musician. He has fronted multiple bands by now, and provides guest vocals on at least a dozen singles. Chances are, fans will enjoy just about anything he releases, and for good reason. A couple of days ago Carter announced that he will be releasing […]

REVIEW: Charli XCX – ‘SUCKER’

Artist: Charli XCX Album: SUCKER Genre: Pop Label: Asylum Records In the lead-up to SUCKER, I posited a comparison between Charli XCX’s current career arc and early 2000’s Avril Lavigne. Something about the former’s progression from what would now be considered Lorde-esque alt-pop to pop punk reminded me of a better version of Lavigne’s grunge-aping early work turning into […]

Here Are A Few Records That Gave Me A Lot Of Feelings In 2014

2014 marked the beginning of a lot of things for myself. I’d started my fourth year in college, worked my first real job, got my first real paycheck, joined Under The Gun’s incredible team, and began to get a good sense of the “real world.” For the most part, I’d say 2014 would’ve beaten 2013 […]

REVIEW: The Cinema – ‘Talking In Your Sleep’

Artist: The Cinema Title: Talking In Your Sleep Label: 8123 Records Genre: Indie Pop In 2011, a new musical force was brought upon the music world when Lydia’s frontman Leighton Antelman and producer Matt Malpass created The Cinema. This resulted in their debut album My Blood Is Full Of Airplanes the same year, which was […]

Hopsin Calls It Quits, Moves To Australia

Los Angeles-based rapper Hopsin has announced via his social media pages that he is walking away from the rap game. The rapper who busted original tracks such as “Sag My Pants,” “Hop Is Back,” and the “Ill Mind Of Hopsin,” said in his statement that “this profession just isn’t for me.” He continued to tell […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies’ Is All Filler And No Killer

Film: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch Directed by: Peter Jackson The big finale to Peter Jackson’s second Middle Earth trilogy is finally here, for better or worse. Jackson took a 300-page children’s book and the appendices left by the Tolkien estate to cultivate a new […]

Kendrick Lamar Debuts Untitled New Song On ‘Colbert Report’

Stephen Colbert is in the midst of wrapping up his long-running and highly successful Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report, and last night he asked Kendrick Lamar to help him say goodbye. Serving as the final musical guest The Colbert Report will ever host, K. Dot partook in a short conversation with Stephen before surprising […]

CHON Sign With Sumerian Records

After independently releasing two EPs over the past two years, California progressive rock outfit CHON have revealed they are the newest addition to Sumerian Records’ roster. Along with the exciting announcement that finds them among the ranks of Animals As Leaders and Periphery, the group have also stated their debut full-length will hit stores via Sumerian in […]

Pond Share “Sitting Up On Our Crane” Video

Shake off the work week worries and prepare to get a little trippy because the men of Pond have shared another fantastic single off their upcoming 2015 album. “Sitting Up On Our Crane” is the latest single to surface off Man It Feels Like Space Again, and earlier this week its official video found its […]

YG Spits His “2015 Flow” In New Music Video

Between the massive success of multiple singles with backing from Drake and Jeezy to the critical acclaim of his debut record, My Krazy Life, 2014 has undoubtedly been the year of YG. Capping off his ascent to rap stardom in the past 12 months, the Bompton born artist released a short film and accompanying soundtrack, […]