Archive for July, 2012

EDITORIAL: “The Watch: How Marketing Doomed The Sci-Fi Comedy’s Chances at the Box Office”

As predicted, The Dark Knight Rises continued to hold audiences in its grip this weekend, easily defeating a duo of new releases including The Watch and Step Up Revolution. Although both debuts opened to unimpressive numbers, The Watch was the biggest loser of the two. The star-studded sci-fi comedy, which finds a group of suburban […]

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MUSIC VIDEO: John Mayer – “Queen of California”

The music video for John Mayer‘s “Queen of California” is finally here. The leading single from Mayer’s Born and Raised was just released this morning, and it seems to borrow quite heavily from Matt Costa’s music video for “Cigaretta Eyes.” Like Costa’s, Mayer’s video seems to be shot in one continuous take (with a few computerized […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Anchor & Braille – “Find Me”

On the eve of the release of Anchor & Braille’s latest musical effort, The Quiet Life, the band release a music video for the song “Find Me”. You can take a look at the music video below the jump. If you have never heard of Anchor & Braille before, I highly recommend checking them out. […]

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS: JULY 27-29

Holy box office numbers, Batman! The Dark Knight Rises reels in the most money for the second weekend in a row! Nolan’s final Batman film made more than the rest of the top five weekend movies combined. The Watch and Step Up Revolution ranked third and fourth respectively, being beat out by the kids movie with the prehistoric mammals. You can […]

Circa Survive Premiere New Song

Pennsylvania rockers Circa Survive have released a brand new song off their upcoming album titled “Sharp Practice”. The band’s new record, Violent Waves, is due out on August 28 on Atlantic  Records. Circa Survive will be hitting the road this fall alongside Balance And Composure, Touche Amore, and O’Brother for a full US tour. Give […]

What The Film!? – Queen Of The Damned

What The Film?! is a 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 major plot […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Diggy Simmons – “New God Flow”(Freestyle)

Rap up-and-comer Diggy Simmons, son of rap legend Russell Simmons, has released a hot new freestyle, spittin’ over Pusha T and Kanye’s “New God Flow”. Simmons also released a music video, directed by Clifton Bell, to go along with the freestyle. The video follows the young rapper riding around the streets of New York City, […]

STREAM: Mindset – “Leave No Doubt”

Baltimore straight-edge hardcore group Mindset released the title track off of their debut full length Leave No Doubt today, and it’s got me wanting to go wall to wall in my office. It’s a youth crew anthem, it’s hard, and it is the kind of jam that really will get hardcore kids excited. Mindset is […]

Peter Jackson Announces The Hobbit to Be Three Films, Not Two

Well, there you have it. There have been rumors the past few weeks that Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit would be turned into not two films as previously announced, but three. There haven’t been any official confirmations, until now. Peter Jackson himself announced via his Facebook page, on behalf of all of the studios involved, that […]

Bring Me The Horizon Sign With RCA Records

Popular UK metalcore outfit Bring Me The Horizon have revealed inking a brand new record deal with RCA Records. The band also announced they will be releasing their new record, and RCA debut, sometime in 2013. The band has been quiet as of late, taking a break from performing live, although they will be headlining  the UK […]

Yellowcard Announces Fall Tour Dates with The Wonder Years and We Are the In Crowd

Ever since the news dropped that Yellowcard would be touring with The Wonder Years and We Are the In Crowd, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the dates. Finally, we can give you the details to what may be one of the best tours of the Fall. Hitting almost every major market, Yellowcard is back, and they […]

LIVE VIDEO: Frank Turner – “If I Ever Stray (Live)”

Anyone who knows me understands that I have an extraordinary man-crush on Frank Turner. I’m 100% okay with admitting that on the internet, because frankly (GET IT?!?!?!) he’s such a inspiring musician and person (met him once, great dude). It’s really hard not to love the man. Enough with my gushing though. UK artist Frank Turner released […]