Oh, Charli. The should-be pop star – for now only a “pop ingenue” or “pop singer” in articles – seems destined to only get tastes of the limelight while featuring on the hits of others. First came “I Love It,” which was fine – that song is fantastic, and Icona Pop is pretty great. The […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Sasquatch! Music Festival Takes The Gorge Amphitheater By Storm
June 11th, 2014 
Xander Deccio Under the Gun Review sent photographer, Xander Deccio, to the Sasquatch! Festival in Quincy, WA on the weekend of May 23-25. To quote my colleague, Morgen Schuler of Seattle Weekly, “Sasquatch! is like summer camp for music lovers. You don’t know what it’s like to experience a weekend at the Gorge in George until you’ve been […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘A Million Ways To Die In The West’
May 30th, 2014 Sam Cohen Film: A Million Ways to Die in The West Directed by: Seth MacFarlane Starring: Charlize Theron, Seth MacFarlane, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried The old frontier; a time and place ripe with tumbleweeds, gunslingers, cholera, and dick jokes? Seth MacFarlane creator/writer/director/actor of such comedies as TV’s Family Guy and 2012’s buddy comedy Ted brings his familiar […]
WATCH: Scarlett Johansson in First Trailer for Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’
April 2nd, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer While Luc Besson has found success in recent years writing and producing the Taken movies, you’d have to go all the way back to 1997’s The Fifth Element to find his last memorable directorial effort. So what does one do when they find themselves in a bit of a rut? Well, they go back to […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Bag Man’
March 7th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Film: The Bag Man Directed by: David Grovic Starring: John Cusack, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Da Costa There was a point in John Cusack’s career where it was pretty clear what he was doing: cashing in his checks from starring in massive blockbusters (Con Air, America’s Sweethearts, 2012) so he could fund his passion projects […]
Don’t End 2013 Without Falling In Love With These 5 Pop Songs
December 6th, 2013 James Shotwell The year seems to be winding down faster than usual, and it feels like every time I get a minute to surf the net I stumble across a new ‘best of’ lists that commands me to give a portion of precious free time to an album someone I more often than not have never met […]
UTG PREVIEW: Eight Reasons Riot Fest Is Your Middle School Dream Come True
September 10th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest Chicago is everything an alternative music lover of the past 3 decades wants in a festival. It is arguably the most buzzed about, tweeted at, liked and talked about festival of 2013. It has the potential to be legendary. Riot Fest Chicago will be a weekend full of unforgettable sets and unrealistic appearances. Here at […]
Riot Fest Announces Day-By-Day Lineups In Chicago
July 24th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Riot Fest announced the day-by-day lineups for its Chicago, IL festival dates. The festival invites huge names including Fall Out Boy, Bad Religion, The Replacements, Andrew W.K., Blink-182, Rancid and so many more. It’s the can’t miss event of 2013. Click through the link provided to access ticket purchasing. Head through the jump to look […]
Riot Fest Lineup Announced, Fall Out Boy And Blink 182 To Headline
May 15th, 2013 Dan Bogosian You know when a “scene” festival lineup is pretty damn strong? When you have Taking Back Sunday, Say Anything, and Saves the Day below the halfway mark of your poster and Brand New on the third line. As announced by our fellow AbsoluteVoices website PropertyOfZack, this year’s Riot Fest will feature (and take a big […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Changing Modes
March 2nd, 2013 Brian Leak UTG is pleased to bring you this exclusive interview with New York City’s talented art rock outfit, Changing Modes! Founder, Wendy Griffiths, took some time to speak with us about their fifth studio album, In Flight, their unique sound, and what has kept them moving forward for the better half of two decades. So read […]
What The Film!? – Max Payne
May 14th, 2012 Dane Sager What The Film?! is a new 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 […]
Nicki Minaj and Drake perform together
August 14th, 2011 Michelle Last night, during the Toronto stop of Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale tour, Nicki Minaj brought out rapper Drake to perform in his home city. Not only did they perform the hit “Moment 4 Life” together, but Minaj also treated Drake to a lap dance.