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Natalie Imbruglia Covering The Cure Is Heaven On Earth

Remember Natalie Imbruglia? Our friends outside of America have watched the pop songstress lead an incredible and diverse career in the spotlight, but here in The States the singer-songwriter hasn’t had a major hit since “Torn” dominated the charts in 1997. I can’t say whether or not a time will ever come when Imbruglia reaches […]

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: 10 Cover Songs We Hope To Hear at Riot Fest Chicago

Nothing gets a festival crowd going like a good cover tune, so it’s no surprise that many of my favorite memories from Riot Fest 2013 involved covers. The festival opened on Friday afternoon with Hatebreed paying tribute to fallen Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman with their cover of “Ghosts of War,” during which Jamey Jasta made […]

The 10 Best Riot Fest Social Media Moments Of The Year

Riot Fest isn’t only known for being the North American festival that goes above and beyond to create the most unforgettable lineups. Yes, the carnival is cool and the music is great (there’s even going to be an arcade in Chicago this year). But why do people really love Riot Fest? It’s probably the social […]

Riot Fest Release Chicago and Denver Set Times

The moment is finally here — we can all start budgeting and planning our weekends for Chicago and Denver Riot Fest stops. The greatest punk rock show in North America, Riot Fest has a stacked lineup at both festivals including the likes of The Cure, Slayer, The National, The Flaming Lips, Weezer, Say Anything, Taking […]

Riot Fest Announces Chicago And Denver Lineups

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. After months of anticipation and speculation, the lineups have been announced for the Chicago and Denver editions of this year’s Riot Fest, and you can see them below. Based on the history of Riot Fest and the announcement of the Toronto lineup last week, no one […]

The Cure Announce New Album Plans

After a six-year-long wait, The Cure will release their 14th album, entitled 4:14 Scream later this year. The record comes as a follow-up to 2008’s 4:13 Dream and will be accompanied by a tour in which the band will play a series of albums in full. The band has embarked on this type of tour twice before, once […]

STREAM: A Perfect Circle Cover Ozzy and The Cure in 15-Minute Mashup

On November 26, A Perfect Circle will digitally release A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo, a box set featuring four audio albums and one concert video. The content includes audio of the band performing each of their three studio albums front-to-back during their 2010 three-night discography residency, as well as audio and video […]

Austin City Limits Releases Schedule

Austin, TX’s slogan should include not only keeping the DIY-centered city “weird,” but musical too. Austin City Limits returns this year for two weekends, October 4-6 and October 11-13, and the schedule has just been released. Much to festival-goers’ delights, the two weekends have a pretty similar schedule. Much to festival-goers’ disappointment, there are some […]

Sounds Familiar: Week 6

Continuing our expansion of original content, Under The Gun Review presents its latest column, Sounds Familiar, dedicated to trawling the world and web for the latest remixes, redos, and reminiscent bits that our newest columnist Julia McAlpine finds appealing. Be prepared for some diversity in your music library. The songs may not be new, but they […]

STREAM: J. Cole – “The Cure”

Roc Nation’s own J. Cole released a special treat for his fan base, in the form of an official Watch The Throne remix, and we cannot wait for you all to listen. Cole takes a unique approach to The Throne’s track “Lift Off” and makes it his own. Be sure to click through the jump […]

STREAMS: The Weeknd – Cure/Superhero

Two new tracks have appeared from the The Weeknd‘s former days with production crew, The Noise, and UTG is excited to let you listen. You may recall back in May when four unreleased tracks surfaced on the net, one of which, was named “Rescue Me” and is the alternate version of “Superhero.” “Superhero” and “Cure” […]

REVIEW: Junius – Reports From The Threshold of Death

Artist: Junius Album: Reports From The Threshold Of Death Genre: Fucking awesome metal (realistically, it’s more like shoegaze metal) Label: Prosthetic Records In a musical land full of carbon copy bands and micro genres, every band’s trying to find a sound or angle that best defines them. A small handful of bands cultivate a truly […]