Under The Gun sent photographer Derek Scancarelli to Best Buy Theater in New York City to photograph Rise Against on September 29, 2014. Rise Against. The two words can bring together mass amounts of people, regardless of their demographic or where they call home. Whether the audience consists of hundreds or tens of thousands, the […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Rise Against & Touché Amoré (9/26/14)
October 6th, 2014 
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October 4th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of the year’s best month, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re […]
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YG Kicks It Old School In “Do It To Ya” Music Video
October 1st, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “They say it never rains in Southern Kalifornia,” reads the opening slate of YG‘s new music video, “Do It To Ya,” but that’s hardly the most confusing thing about this music video. The video isn’t widescreen. That’s right, we are experiencing a return of dimensions that was only meant to portray music videos on vacuum […]
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BEHIND THE SCENES: Melody Joy’s “Beauty Is Pain” Video Shoot
September 26th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Melody Joy is one of the most ridiculously unique performers I’ve stumbled upon in a while. Admittedly, at first view of her music video for “Ronald Reagan,” I was confused and drawn in by the spectacle of it all. It combines elements of humor, strangeness, various foods and sexuality. It’s the first rap song that […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Hostage Calm’s ‘Die On Stage’ Is Their ‘Born In The U.S.A.’
September 15th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli In 2012, there were countless people frantically concerned that the world was coming to an end. To some, it didn’t matter that December’s doomsday was approaching. At least they’d have the time between October 9 and the end of the world to blast Hostage Calm‘s breakthrough record Please Remain Calm. On September 16, we will […]
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LIVE REVIEW & PHOTOS: Funny Or Die’s Oddball Comedy Festival (8/22/14)
September 9th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli The Oddball Comedy Festival has made its way around the country this summer and will continue to bring laughter to stand-up fans through the end of September. The tour has been hitting grand-scale theaters as opposed to the usual hole-in-the-wall comedy clubs. Although it takes away the intimacy of a smaller environment, it does manage […]
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AFROPUNK 2014: Cipher Reunite To Honor Life Of Danny Bobis
September 2nd, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “I know Danny was feeling every single moment of it. I know Danny was rocking with us,” says Cipher vocalist Maurice “Moe” Mitchell. Three years ago, the New York hardcore community lost one of our brothers, Daniel Bobis, in a tragic accident. He was a man who was able to foster various types of relationships […]
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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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UTG SESSION: Sleep On It, Part 2 – Train Tracks
September 1st, 2014 Derek Scancarelli UTG TV is happy to present you with the second installment of our UTG Session with the boys in Sleep On It. For part one, we brought you an interview with the band from their first ever national tour (‘The Rebel Alliance Tour’), in addition to an acoustic rendition of a brand new track called […]
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UTG SESSION: Sleep On It, Part 1 – Interview & “Sunrise”
August 29th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Chicago natives Sleep On It just wrapped up their first co-headlining tour alongside their buddies in Real Talk on ‘The Rebel Alliance Tour.’ The tour, which made its way from Kentucky to New York and back, marks the first time the band has officially hit the road. As a band that operates in a completely […]
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UTG TV: Rockstar Mayhem Fest 2014 With Body Count
August 28th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli For our last installment of UTG TV‘s Rockstar Mayhem Festival coverage, we spoke with the revived iconic hardcore legends in Body Count. The guys just finished the summer long run on the road with the Mayhem Festival and wrapped things up last weekend at the Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn, NY. Ice-T, who had no problem […]