For starters, Saddle Of Southern Darkness is easily one of the most bad-ass band names I’ve come across in some time. It immediately evokes a sense of ominous intent, something nefarious no doubt. Although the band’s music may not provide the heaviness one might suspect, given the name, it’s certainly inspired by it, and the […]
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Saddle Of Southern Darkness create evil country born from metal influences
March 16th, 2016 
Brian Leak 
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Bitter’s Kiss has a defeatist view on love in video for “No One Will”
March 16th, 2016 Brian Leak Young, New Jersey-based singer-songwriter Chloe Baker, known musically as Bitter’s Kiss, has been on a steady rise since making waves with the initial release of her self-titled debut early in 2015. With a few music videos in tow and a new EP on the way, both the momentum and the anticipation are strong. One of […]
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Pass out with Sparrow Sleeps’ lullaby versions of all your favorite punk and emo songs
March 10th, 2016 Brian Leak Rockabye Baby! may cover the classics, but Indianapolis duo Sparrow Sleeps take a more modern route and record covers of songs and full albums from all your favorite bands in a style that could be considered the musical equivalent of a crib mobile and herbal microwave bear. With clever, baby-friendly title reworks in tow, Sparrow […]
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Director John Carpenter streams “Angel’s Asylum” from ‘Lost Themes II’
March 10th, 2016 Brian Leak John Carpenter, the Master Of Horror, will release his second solo album, Lost Themes II, on April 15 through Sacred Bones Records. Following up his debut from last year, we’ve heard one excellently ominous cut from the new album thus far in “Distant Dream,” but now, the beloved auteur of such films as Halloween and […]
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Trophy Scars to go on indefinite hiatus
March 9th, 2016 Brian Leak One-of-a-kind New Jersey band Trophy Scars have followed up their excellent 2014 LP, Holy Vacants, with the news of an indefinite hiatus. This is unfortunate for fans to say the least, but understandable considering the fact that Trophy Scars have been active for 14 years and have a considerable amount of other projects currently between […]
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March 8th, 2016 Brian Leak Are you somebody who loves entertainment? Are you the first of your friends to know about current events in the music, film, or entertainment industry? Can you write at length about those current topics? If you—or someone you know—loves and enjoys writing about music and/or movies, consider joining our team and contributing to Under The Gun […]
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Chris Wirsig’s ’20 Matches’ score is fittingly dark and eerie
March 7th, 2016 Brian Leak San Francisco-based musician Chris Wirsig serves as one half of the noire-pop outfit no:carrier, but he’s dabbled in countless other endeavors as well. One recently most impressive includes composing the appropriately unsettling score for Mark Tapio Kines’ short film, titled 20 Matches, which was funded at a whopping 712% of its original $1,000 goal through […]
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Daniel Grinberg’s ‘Short Stories’ are spirited and welcoming
March 7th, 2016 Brian Leak Daniel Grinberg began teaching himself to play multiple instruments at an early age. Being less than proficient in school, he’d turn to music as his go-to—as so many of us do—and in the long run, it’s paid off. Grinberg’s most recent project, dubbed Short Stories, follows many musical and other field endeavors over the years […]
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March 4th, 2016 Brian Leak UTG’s Patreon, originally launched in August of last year, has been completely rebuilt to support more realistic expectations from both the patrons and us, the content makers. We have big things on the way with many positive changes and plenty of great content. Below is a revised version of our original explanation of the Patreon […]
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March 4th, 2016 Brian Leak Having had the opportunity to work with New Jersey singer-songwriter Charlie Sztyk in the past, we couldn’t pass up the chance to do so again in premiering his brand new, David Ross-directed video for “God Damn Fool.” The song, taken from Sztyk’s full-length debut, The Arc Pt. 1 & 2, is a fantastically folky slice […]
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Gideon King & City Blog provide easy listening on debut LP
March 4th, 2016 Brian Leak New York renaissance man/musician Gideon King has stepped away from working solo, with a mission to create something truly captivating within a full-band setting. The project born from this idea is Gideon King & City Blog, a group that completes that aforementioned mission with a compelling amalgam of smooth jazz fusion, classic rock, and alternative […]
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The first official trailer for ‘Ghostbusters’ is here and it’s slimy
March 3rd, 2016 Brian Leak Most are quick to judge a feature-length film on a two-plus minute trailer, and in the case of 2016’s Ghostbusters reboot, the masses already seem divided. Today, the first official teaser for Paul Feig’s female-led reboot of the paranormal comedy franchise (originally launched in 1984) has arrived, and I’ll go ahead and say that based […]
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