I Am The Avalanche/The Movielife frontman Vinnie Caruana has released the title track, “Survivor’s Guilt,” off his upcoming first solo LP, out May 27 via Equal Visions/Big Scary Monsters. The song is a contrast to the faster-paced tracks we’re used to hearing from both his bands as it’s just Caruana and an acoustic guitar. In […]
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Vinnie Caruana emotionally strips down with “Survivor’s Guilt”
April 21st, 2016 
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Vinnie Caruana Signs With Equal Vision Records, Recording Full-Length Solo Album
December 12th, 2015 John Bazley Vinnie Caruana, frontman of I Am The Avalanche and The Movielife, has signed to Equal Vision Records. The label will release his debut solo album, which he is currently recording in a New Jersey studio. While Caruana has yet to release a full-length solo effort, the singer released a fantastic solo EP in 2013 titled City […]
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The Movielife Announce More Reunion Shows
January 8th, 2015 Ryan Kappy As you may or may not know, The Movielife have proclaimed their triumphant return from the depths of Long Island recently. To celebrate this, the band announced two NYC reunion shows in early February, which are currently both sold out. Do not fear, fans, especially ones in the Philadelphia and California area, for the band […]
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The Movielife Announce a Reunion
December 15th, 2014 Corey From It brings me great pleasure to post something about Vinnie Caruana and the boys from The Movielife and not have to tell you to continue dreaming about a reunion. Today, in an interview with Noisey, the band confirmed that they would indeed be reuniting. They will playing a one-off show in New York, at the […]
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I Am The Avalanche Announce NYC Holiday Show
November 11th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Excessive drinking [of eggnog] is well in order this evening, oh I, I couldn’t imagine any other way… Some people like to associate Christmastime and the holidays in New York City with the tree at Rockefeller Center or singing songs and playing in the snow. For some, seeing Vinnie Caruana and the gang rocking your […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Vinnie Caruana – “It’s Been Way Too Long”
October 16th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun Review is pleased to announce that we are premiering a new track by New York’s own Vinnie Caruana. “It’s Been Way Too Long” is an original track off of the soundtrack for the motion picture Bridge and Tunnel, which has been making waves across film festivals countrywide. Since its inception, the independent […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Bayside & I Am The Avalanche At Music Hall of Williamsburg (10/4/14)
October 11th, 2014 Kellie Gannon Under The Gun sent photographer, Kellie Gannon, to Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City to photograph Bayside on October 4, 2014. Over the years, I have seen Bayside play on a vast array of stages, some with only a handful in the crowd and some with enormous festival crowds. Seeing Bayside play Music […]
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UTG EXCLUSIVE: John Nolan Talks ‘Bridge And Tunnel,’ TBS, And Straylight Run
September 1st, 2014 Derek Scancarelli If you may have noticed, we here at Under The Gun Review are big supporters of the independent film Bridge and Tunnel, which features an overwhelming amount of talent from cast, to crew, to composers. A few months ago, we ran an interview with Ryan Hunter (NK, Envy On The Coast) where he discussed creating […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Bridge and Tunnel’ Gets Long Island Right
September 1st, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Film: Bridge and Tunnel Starring: Ryan Metcalf, Arjun Gupta, Mary Kate Wiles Directed by: Jason Michael Brescia Simply speaking, Bridge and Tunnel is the film I didn’t know I was waiting for. Director Jason Michael Brescia follows up his 2012 release The Newest Pledge in a complete directional change. This story fuses elements of humor, […]
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Glamour Kills Announces Acoustic Weekend Tour Featuring Vinnie Caruana, Brian Marquis
August 4th, 2014 Ryan Kappy Glamour Kills is at it again in announcing another tour, only this time it is an Acoustic Weekend tour that will be happening later on this month. On the bill for this short tour are Vinnie Caruana (I Am The Avalanche, The Movielife) and Brian Marquis (Therefore I Am), who are no strangers to playing acoustic […]
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May 30th, 2014 Corey From As exciting as it is to see I Am the Avalanche back in action, there are still a few of us holding out hope that The Movielife would someday play shows again. So anytime Vinnie Caruana performs old Movielife tracks, we get even more pumped, as this is is about as close as it may […]
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March 25th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli On March 18, our buddies in I Am The Avalanche dropped their third album worldwide. Wolverines is the highly anticipated follow-up to the band’s 2011 release, Avalanche United. One week prior to release, the band streamed the album in its entirety through Billboard. By the time Looney Tunes CDs hosted IATA’s in-store appearance, most fans […]
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