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The Unicorns Reissue ‘Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?’ With Four Bonus Tracks

With their reunion shows taking place in just a few days, The Unicorns have released a reissue of their iconic 2003 album Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? on iTunes and other digital retailers. The reissue sees the original tracks remastered and includes four bonus tracks, including a live version of “Haunted House” and a cover […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘I Believe In Unicorns’ Showcases Young Love

Film: I Believe In Unicorns Starring: Natalia Dyer, Peter Vack Directed by: Leah Meyerhoff With whim and creativity to spare, I Believe In Unicorns may be the most innovative coming-of-age film you see all year. Davina (Natalia Dyer) is a lonely teen girl who spends her days going to school, fantasizing about unicorns, and taking […]

REVIEW: Islands – ‘Ski Mask’

Artist: Islands Album: Ski Mask Genre: Indie Rock Label: Manqué Music Nick Thorburn has long since established himself as an indie rock mainstay beyond The Unicorns. When Islands first formed, people couldn’t help but compare his new band to his old, wondering if anything they would create could top Who Will Cut Our Hair When […]

Islands’ Latest Now Streaming

Vapours can be streamed in it’s entirety over on Myspace. This will be their third studio album, set to drop September 22. Produced by Nick Diamonds, a.k.a. Nicholas Thorburn (The Unicorns, Human Highway, Reefer, Th’ Corn Gangg) and Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead, TV On The Radio) and Drummer Jamie Thompson (a.k.a. J’aime […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Sullivan Discuss ‘Heavy Is The Head’

Last year, the guys in Sullivan announced the end of their seven-year hiatus, and shortly after confirmed the details of a brand new album. The group signed to Spartan Records, and dropped one of my personal favorite albums of 2014 – Heavy Is The Head. Since they got back together they have kept themselves busy […]

Independent Film Festival Boston Unveils Full 2014 Film Lineup

The full film list for IFF Boston 2014 has been unveiled. In a newsletter update to supporters and previous attendees earlier today, Independent Film Festival Boston revealed not only the opening and closing night films for this year’s event, but also the name of every title that will play between April 23 and April 30. […]

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As Of Right Now, The Strokes Don’t Plan On Touring In Support Of ‘Comedown Machine’

It’s not all unicorns and lollipops when it comes to The Strokes’ upcoming album Comedown Machine. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture has stated that the band currently does not have a support tour in the works for their fifth album. Not only that, but any future touring plans have been limited to the abstract. When asked by […]

Sounds Familiar: Week 3

Continuing our expansion of original content, Under The Gun Review presents its latest column, Sounds Familiar, dedicated to trawling the world and web for the latest remixes, redos, and reminiscent bits that our newest columnist Julia McAlpine finds appealing. Be prepared for some diversity in your music library. The songs may not be new, but they […]

REVIEW: The Browning – Burn This World

Album: Burn This World Band: The Browning Genre: Electronic Metalcore Label: Earache Records Things that go well together: peanut butter and jelly, rainbows and unicorns, football and wings, etc. Not all things are so easily and obviously paired, however, especially when it comes to music. Robert Plant and Allison Krauss was a pretty great musical […]