Artist: Bad News Bears Album: Battle Scars Genre: Emo rock Record Label: Faded Youth Records Mixed feelings of appreciation and surprise come when spinning debut LP Battle Scars from solo emo-rocker Bad News Bears. More times than not BNB impresses and dazzles, showing a magnificent amount of musicianship and songwriting craft throughout the record. Battle […]
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ALBUM STREAM: Bad News Bears – ‘Battle Scars’
July 8th, 2013 
Dan Bogosian Bad News Bears have long done a good job of being the press darlings of the alternative scene. Previously featured in Alternative Press, Mike Sacchetti’s rock outfit’s new record, Battle Scars, was mixed by The Wonder Years‘ Nick Steinborn, who also played drums. You can hear the quality in the mix, with a tiny bit […]
SONG PREMIERE: Bad News Bears – “Young Hearts”
June 26th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Our good friend Mike Sacchetti, AKA Bad News Bears, is graciously letting us premiere the stream of his brand new track “Young Hearts.” This song will be off of his upcoming release, Battle Scars, on July 9 via Faded Youth Records. All of the songs on BNB’s release were written, performed, and co-produced by Sacchetti. Drums […]
Bad News Bears Stream New Song “Bloodsucker”
June 18th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Our friend and fellow UTG staffer, Mike Sacchetti (Bad News Bears), has paired up with AbsolutePunk.net to stream his brand new song called “Bloodsucker.” This song comes off of BNB’s forthcoming full-length, Battle Scars, that is released on July 9 through his imprint Faded Youth Records. Additionally, Sacchetti recruited Nicholas Steinborn (The Wonder Years) to […]
STREAM: Bad News Bears – Best That We Can (Demo)
October 1st, 2011 James Shotwell Bad News Bears are currently working on new material and we’ve gotten our hands on one of their latest demos. The demo, which was recorded earlier this year via iPad, features mastermind Mike Sacchetti and his guitar giving you everything they can. It’s a sign of growth, both musically and lyrically, that we think will […]
EP Stream: Bad News Bears – “Prospects”
January 19th, 2011 James Shotwell UTG is once again continuing our 2011 commitment to bringing you more of the best unsigned bands than ever before with an exclusive EP stream from Philadelphia’s Bad News Bears. If you love Goot, Something Corporate, or Gatsby’s American Dream – you won’t want to miss this!
UTG INTERVIEW: Lydia Talks ‘Run Wild’ On Their Headlining Tour
October 20th, 2015 Jacob Tender “I think I’m going to shotgun a Redbull. They don’t affect me like they used to,” said Lydia guitarist Justin Camacho as I walked into the green room of Musica, Akron’s coziest music venue. “Damn, you got the XL one,” continued Leighton Antelman, vocalist of the group to Matt Keller, who holds up the keys […]
Morrissey: ‘The World Won’t Listen’
November 20th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Our friend Morrissey has had no trouble in the past speaking his mind when he dislikes someone. A great example is when he penned an op-ed about the late Margaret Thatcher shortly after she passed. He made it very clear she was hated, and he was not the only one who shared that feeling. Today, […]
REVIEW: Holy Ghost! – ‘Dynamics’
September 26th, 2013 Mike Sacchetti Artist: Holy Ghost! Album: Dynamics Genre: Indie Synth-Pop Label: DFA Records Holy Ghost! have come a long way since their rap release on DFA Records under the name, Automato. In fact, they’ve come a long way since their self-titled release in late 2009. The Brooklyn duo consisting of Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser are able to fill in the […]
REVIEW: Pond – ‘Hobo Rocket’
August 30th, 2013 Mike Sacchetti Artist: Pond Album: Hobo Rocket Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Indie, Space Rock Label: Modular Recordings Anymore, it feels as though all things music have been coming from Australia. Pond, a group of psychedelic rockers from Perth have been no stranger to the indie-rock scene. If their psychedelic vibes remind you of a similar Australia outfit named Tame […]
What The Film!? – Birdemic: Shock and Terror
April 30th, 2012 Dane Sager What The Film?! is a new weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the plot holes Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by comedy writer Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try and pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with […]