The stars just keep aligning for young trap producer Baauer. First his song, “Harlem Shake”, became the sonic framework for a video dance meme, a meme which accelerated in popularity at an unprecedented rate. Then he topped the iTunes Singles chart. Now, to complete his coronation as king beatmaker of the moment, he sits at […]
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Baauer And “Harlem Shake” Materialize At The Top Of Billboard Hot 100 Chart Thanks To Incorporation Of Streaming Data
MOVIE STREAM: The Pirate Bay – Away From the Keyboard
Today, director Simon Klose released his new documentary The Pirate Bay – Away from the Keyboard online for free via YouTube and unsurprisingly The Pirate Bay. It’s not just a trailer or clips, it’s the entire film. Best part? The world première of the film is slated for today at the Berlin International Film Festival. Once […]
WATCH: Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” Is The Beating Heart Of A New YouTube Dance Meme
Does this mean that Baauer is going to be the next PSY? Trap producer Baauer has quickly ascended to the upper echelon of tastemaker approved beatmakers. It’s difficult to quantify a ranking like that, but here it goes. On one hand Baauer, real name Harry Rodrigues, is doing high-profile residencies at Las Vegas nightclubs and […]
ALBUM STREAM: My Bloody Valentine – ‘m b v’
Yeah, in case you hadn’t heard, seminal shoegaze act My Bloody Valentine returned with their first album since 1991’s Loveless last night. There was little warning or fanfare. A couple Facebook posts outlining the release, an updated website, and that was about it. But My Bloody Valentine took an usually forward thinking step for an […]
MUSIC VIDEO: TeraBrite – “Now” (Paramore Cover)
Paramore‘s recent single, “Now”, has only been available for a couple of days and TeraBrite have already released a cover version of the track along with a music video. “This song came out yesterday, we just had to cover it in one night. ‘Now’ really hits home for us,” the group wrote on YouTube. Watch these […]
Clams Casino Just Set Up An Official Youtube Account And He’s Taking Upload Requests
Hip-hop producer Clams Casino is taking a move straight out of Lil B’s based playbook – he’s uploading all of his music to Youtube. In the span of a few hours Clammy Clams has already added every track from both of his instrumental mixtapes, his Rainforest EP, his production work for A$AP Rocky, and a couple of […]
WATCH: Last Bon Iver Performance, Is This The End for Bon Iver?
EDIT: Contrary to Blogular Belief, Bon Iver is Not Going On Hiatus Justin Vernon of Bon Iver announced on Minnesota Public Radio station, 89.3 The Current’s Local Show, that it may be time to pull the plug on the band. According to City Pages, when asked what the band was up to these days, Vernon […]
THE SHORT CUT: An Interview with Director Colin Levy
The Short Cut is a new column on Under The Gun that showcases the careers of short film directors. Shorts are often overlooked when it comes to the entire spectrum of film, and by including interviews with the directors themselves and information about their creative efforts, this column will highlight the work of some of […]
THE SHORT CUT: An Interview with Director Chris Jones
Australia’s own Chris Jones got his start as a freelance children’s book illustrator while working on his Industrial Design degree at Swinburne University of Technology, later to get involved with computer games at Beam Software. He eventually left Beam (by then known as Infogrames) in 2000 to begin working on The Passenger; an impressive, animated […]
STREAM: Grizzly Bear – “Yet Again”
Do yourself a favor. Clear your schedule for a quick second. Set aside the next five minutes of your life in order to listen to the second leak from the sleepy rock wonder kids Grizzly Bear upcoming album Shields. “Yet Again” will be released September 18th on the band’s Warp Records full length. It is worth […]