West Coast edge meets Midwest born flows on the latest collaborative track from The Game and Dej Loaf. There have been a lot of collaborative singles, albums, and mixtapes throughout the history of hip-hop, but more often than not those joint efforts fail to live up to the hype or quality of the projects released […]
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Nina Corcoran’s ‘Best of 2014’ in Music
January 19th, 2015 
Nina Corcoran If there’s anything to be certain of when it comes to music, it’s that you can’t control when it strikes you. In a year filled with violence, racism, disease, and political stumblings, our brains were in overdrive trying to do the right thing. For most, music serves as an escape. It articulates emotions and brings […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Whiplash’ Is Likely The Best Film Of 2014
October 24th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: Whiplash Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons Directed by: Damien Chazelle Featuring two unforgettable performances and a script that is as close to perfection as you can find in cinema today, Whiplash is a surefire contender for best film of 2014. There have been many films about music and various fictional individuals’ attempts at greatness, […]
Drew Caruso’s ‘Best of 2013’ In Music
December 10th, 2013 Drew Caruso As the year ends, I find myself shuffling through the albums I have accrued over the past months. Each album an experience, an insight gained, a lens changed, I have continually found myself lost in the art that encapsulated the sonic apotheosis of this past year. The experiences captured within these sounds provide themselves as […]
UTG LIST: Best Albums of 2012
December 24th, 2012 Tyler Osborne All year the Under the Gun Review staff has weighed in on what we thought about the albums the music scene had to offer. This year has been good to us musically, but it’s a really hard process to shave down to our ten favorites of the year. As you’ll see when you read through […]
Radiohead Announce West Coast Tour Dates
January 10th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Radiohead have propelled back in to the spotlight with their Coachella announcement, as well as the latest demo releases, and the group are not stopping there. They have announced an entire string of West Coast touring dates in March and April, that are going to be the best performances of their career. The group are […]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Selects “The Descendants” As Best Picture Of 2011
December 11th, 2011 James Shotwell The year is winding down and as such, “best of” lists are ramping up. From coast to coast, blog to blog, everyone is feeling the call to let you know what was the best media consumed in 2011. Tonight, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association announced their year end list and are definitely turning a […]
The Downtown Fiction to release Best I Never Had – EP
February 11th, 2010 Grant Trimboli The Downtown Fiction (TDF) hailing from Fairfax, VA, will release its new Best I Never Had – EP, March 23 on Photo Finish Records (3OH!3, Envy on the Coast, Anthony Green). The EP, recorded with acclaimed producer Stacy Jones, is now available for pre-order at: http://tinyurl.com/TDFpreorder. In addition to being sold separately as a digital […]
Best of 2009/Our 2,000th Post!
December 25th, 2009 James Shotwell What you’re looking at right now is the 2000th post in the history of Under The Gun Review. We’ve been waiting all day to bring this to you along with the two exclusives to UTG that will follow shortly, but first: The UTG Staff’s “Best of 2009” Lists James Shotwell – Owner/Founder/Editor ALBUMS OF THE […]
FREE: New MC Lyte “Rocking With The Best”
July 30th, 2009 Brandon New MC Lyte “Rocking With The Best” (Single) Click here to download a digital copy of the single for free Web Links http://mc-lyte.com http://www.myspace.com/mclyte
REVIEW: Modest Mouse – ‘Strangers to Ourselves’
March 17th, 2015 Corey From Artist: Modest Mouse Title: Strangers to Ourselves Label: Epic Records Genre: Alternative, Indie At this point in the career of Modest Mouse, any new music comes with some unfortunate but fair expectations. It’s nearly impossible to listen to a new album and not think about past work. But that doesn’t mean we can’t welcome change […]
REVIEW: Weezer – ‘Everything Will Be Alright In The End’
October 7th, 2014 John Bazley Artist: Weezer Album: Everything Will Be Alright In The End Label: Republic Records Genre: Rock A while back, Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem mentioned in an interview that Weezer’s “Hash Pipe” is his least favorite song ever. Like many other Weezer fans, I was confused by his choice. Why not “Ice Ice Baby” or “Who […]