Ridgewood lo-fi punk rockers Parquet Courts drop their new album, Sunbathing Animal, today on What’s Your Rupture? / Mom+Pop. To celebrate its release, they’ve shared a new video for “Black and White.” The video, directed by Austin Brown and Melbourne-based artist Johann Rashid, blends together multiple reels of black and white film recorded in the band’s […]
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Parquet Courts Pay Homage to Retro Films in “Black and White” Music Video
June 3rd, 2014 
Nina Corcoran 
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Tags: Black and White, Brooklyn, film, lo-fi, music video, new, new music video, new video, new york, New York City, Parquet Courts, punk (genre), queens, rock (genre), Sunbathing Animal, video 
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UTG PHOTOS: Black Label Society & Down (5/10/14)
May 15th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun sent photographer, Derek Scancarelli, to Best Buy Theater in New York City to photograph The Revolver Golden Gods Tour on May 10, 2014. Over 2,000 members of the BLS New York Chapter gathered Saturday night for a sold-out evening of metal music. The stacked lineup included Black Label Society, Down, Devil You […]
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UTG TV: Little Barrie Speak On ‘Shadow’
May 13th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Last Thursday UTG TV headed into New York City to meet up with our friends in Little Barrie at Santos Party House. Fortunately, we were able to catch them just before they headed to Europe for a UK tour followed by dates in Germany, France, and the Netherlands. For those who are not familiar with […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Iggy Azalea (5/5/14)
May 7th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun sent guest photographer, Laura Murray, to Irving Plaza in New York City to photograph Iggy Azalea on May 5, 2014. Iggy Azaelia is on the path to next level pop stardom. Currently, she is featured on Ariana Grande’s single “Problem,” which is #1 on the iTunes song chart. The Australian native’s debut […]
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UTG TV: YG & DJ Mustard To Take Over White House In 2016
May 1st, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “Vote for me for President 2016-2020. The Red House. Weed is legal in every state. Motherfucker, Imma turn The White House into a flip session.” If you haven’t heard of YG & DJ Mustard, you must be living under a rock. Or a boulder. Something along those lines. On March 18, YG teamed up with […]
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UTG TV: Twelve Foot Ninja Celebrate Their Revolver Golden Gods Award
April 30th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down,” reads a Snapple cap I’ve just exchanged with Stevic, lead guitarist of Twelve Foot Ninja. He’s mildly interested and certainly exhausted. In our brief walk together it became clear how intellectual and curious his mind really was. By this point, he was mainly concentrated on the […]
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UTG EXPERIENCE: RiFF RaFF’s ‘Neon Icon’ Tour (4/21/14)
April 23rd, 2014 Derek Scancarelli It’s almost midnight and RiFF RaFF just exited the stage at Irving Plaza. Blunt smoke is filling the green room as he finishes taking photos with VIP meet and greet winners. Just when he thought it was over, he’s approached by a group of people who didn’t exactly fit the expected demographic for one of […]
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UTG TV: The White Buffalo On Patriotism, Religion, And His Concept Album
April 23rd, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Last Friday, Chuck Ragan and the Camaraderie, The White Buffalo, and Jonny Two Bags performed in New York City’s Irving Plaza. Unsurprisingly, all of the performancse were heartfelt and electric. Chuck Ragan only rolls with the best. We’ll be posting photos from the show in the coming days. Fortunately, UTG TV was able to sit […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Flume & The Chainsmokers (4/14/14)
April 19th, 2014 Kellie Gannon Under The Gun sent photographer, Kellie Gannon, to Highline Ballroom in New York City to photograph MTV Presents: Artists to Watch featuring The Chainsmokers and Flume on April 14, 2014. If by now the phrase “LET ME TAKE A SELFIE!” isn’t stuck in your brain on repeat for no apparent reason, let me accidentally-on-purpose ingrain […]
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UTG PHOTOS: The Decibel Magazine Tour (4/11/14)
April 17th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun sent photographer, Derek Scancarelli, to Best Buy Theater in New York City to photograph The Decibel Magazine Tour on April 11, 2014. In 2014, March Madness came in the form of decades of metal. The Decibel Magazine Tour spanned across 21 cities, traveling between Orlando and Seattle before wrapping up in the […]
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Oculesics And Autocatalytica Announce Master Egg Tour
March 22nd, 2014 Dan Bogosian Two of New England’s (and, uh, New York City’s) finest progressive acts are heading out on tour together. Prog-metal act Autocatalytica (featuring Emmett Ceglia on drums, who you may recall as the handsome devil from Sugar Bomb!) and math-experimental band Oculesics (who used to feature Ceglia on drums, but that’s besides the point) are covering […]
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UTG PHOTOS & REVIEW: Scott Ian’s ‘Speaking Words’ Tour (3/5/14)
March 17th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Ladies and gentlemen, UTG can now double-confirm that Scott Ian is a very well-spoken, hilarious, and brutally honest man. If you were able to catch our interview with him a little while back, you probably chuckled at some of that charisma while perusing our conversation with him. When his first ever US spoken word tour […]
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