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REVIEW: Real Friends play to their strengths on ‘The Home Inside My Head’

Artist: Real Friends Album: The Home Inside My Head Label: Fearless Records Genre: Starting Line-influenced pop-punk, the last pop-punk band that’s not ashamed of their genre Due to either the Pop Punk Defense Force dying with Man Overboard this Spring, blatant over-saturation of the market in 2013, or all of the good bands rebranding as “emo” […]

Listen to Andrew Luce and Rory Fresco team up on “Clue”

Rory Fresco has had himself one hell of a year in 2016. When Kanye West released “Real Friends” on Soundcloud back in January, the 18-year-old Kansas City native’s “LOWKEY” automatically played after, and people were extremely into it. Since then, Fresco has secured a record deal with Epic Records and is preparing for his major […]

Mayday Parade Stream New Single “Letting Go”

There has been a ton of hype behind Mayday Parade‘s forthcoming new album, Black Lines. The pop-rock quintet’s first single off of Black Lines was the rocking “Keep In Mind, Transmogrification Is A New Technology.” But where “Keep In Mind” was a straight up JAM, “Letting Go” is a melancholy ballad full of all the quintessential earnestness that has […]

Real Friends’ New Music Video For “Sixteen” Will Make You Very Sad

Illinois sad boys Real Friends have just put out a heartbreaking new music video for their song, “Sixteen.” Taken from their most recent album Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing, and under the direction of Max Moore, the video features a young boy’s lonely sixteenth birthday party at a bowling alley. […]

Riot Fest Chicago 2015 Lineup Revealed

Christmas has moved from December to May this year, and tonight is the night Santa gives us all the one thing we have been demanding: The lineups for Riot Fest 2015. The final lineup to be revealed tonight, May 27, was for the Chicago event, which takes place Sept. 11-13. Additional bands and details will be revealed […]

UTG INTERVIEW: The Technicolors Talk Tour, Joining 8123 and Their New EP

Having recently released their stellar debut EP, Ultraviolet Disguise, 81twentythree’s very own The Technicolors set out on a full U.S. tour alongside label-mates The Maine, Real Friends, and Knuckle Puck. Under The Gun got to catch up with the Phoenix natives before they played their New York City show. The garage rock/90s Brit-pop-inspired three-piece talked […]

Every Time I Die Announce US Summer Tour

After recently having wrapped up a month-long run with The Used, Buffalo metalcore outfit Every Time I Die are once again heading out on the road this summer, still in support of their 2014 full-length record, From Parts Unknown, and Record Store Day EP release, Salem. Set to kick off late July in Richmond, VA, […]

UTG INTERVIEW: The Maine Discuss ‘American Candy,’ Recording In Joshua Tree

Arizona alt-rock five-piece The Maine recently wrapped up the US leg of their ‘American Candy’ tour with Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, and The Technicolors. Under The Gun had the pleasure of sitting down with lead singer, John O’Callaghan, and lead guitarist, Jared Monaco, in New York City before their show. Here they discuss the reception […]

The Maine Release Cover Of Weatherbox’s “The Drugs”

In anticipation of their upcoming fifth studio album, entitled American Candy, The Maine have just put out a cover of “The Drugs” by Weatherbox. The band has previously talked about wanting to cover older songs and they have apparently been listening to this song for about ten years now. Their solid rendition features Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, […]

Real Friends To Release ‘More Acoustic Songs’ EP

In celebration of Record Store Day this April, Illinois pop-punk five-piece Real Friends will be putting out a new acoustic EP via Fearless Records. Due out on April 28, More Acoustic Songs will be comprised of four new, original acoustic tracks. The four-track compilation will follow their crowd-pleaser EP, Put Yourself Back Together, from 2013 […]

The Maine Premiere New Single, “English Girls”

As we have previously mentioned, alt-rock outfit The Maine have recently wrapped up the recording process for their newest record entitled American Candy. Due out on March 31, the new record will be serving as the direct follow-up to their 2013 release of Forever Halloween. Today the Arizona five-piece has shared the first single off the […]

The Maine Announce Spring Headlining Tour Featuring Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, And The Technicolors

Every time I see The Maine in the news, I have to remind myself that this is not the same band that released Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop and Black and White back in the neon days of yore. The Tempe, AZ indie pop group have announced plans to head out on a monster Spring headlining […]