August 4th, 2012 
Michael Meeze Pop-rockers, Cartel, are entering the studio on August 20 to begin recording their new album. The forthcoming album will be the Georgia quartet’s fourth, and first full-length since 2009′s Cycles. Last year Cartel released the quick-hitting, pop-gem , In Stereo EP.
The band tweeted,
Just started rehearsals/pre-production on our new album. Going into the studio on the 20th….
— Cartel (@cartel) August 3, 2012
June 28th, 2012 James Shotwell Boston’s Transit have released their official video for “I Think I Know You.”
Taken from the group’s 2011 effort Listen & Forgive, “I Think I Know You” is a midtempo pop rock jam with plenty of vocal layers and playful metaphors to get you as entranced as physically possible. The visuals offer a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s last year on tour, complete with live footage and hijinks. You can view the clip after the jump.
Transit are one of the hardest working bands in the genre right now. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks.
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June 22nd, 2012 Grant Trimboli Brooklyn, NY rockers Beirut have released beautiful new video for their title track “The Rip Tide” and can be viewed by simply heading through the jump. This album was released last year through Pompeii Records.
The band’s own Zach Condon said this about director Houmam Abdallah’s work on “The Rip Tide,” according to Pitchfork.
“I always felt that “The Rip Tide” wasn’t fully able to project its own ambitions in song form.. no matter how it was performed or recorded, it felt contained by sound alone… I wanted more, as I often do with my music, and this is not …
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April 26th, 2012 James Shotwell The Rocket Summer have partnered with Noisetrade to offer fans a free download of a live acoustic album, Bryce Avery, His Instruments And Your Voices.
Released this morning on the legal music sharing site, Bryce Avery, His Instruments And Your Voices features sixteen live recordings captured during The Rocket Summer’s 2011 tour acoustic tour, as well as the lead single for the group’s forthcoming studio album (out June 5). You can access the album, download the tracks, and share the good news with fans around the globe after the jump.
The Rocket Summer have a lot of big things …
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April 23rd, 2012 James Shotwell System Of A Down have announced a string of late Summer US tour dates with Deftones.
The tour, which was announced earlier today (and could potentially have more dates), finds the two mega acts hitting the road in early August. So far, only a handful of dates have been revealed. You can view the current itinerary below:
August 2, 2012: Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, PA
August 4, 2012: PNC Center – Holmdel Township, NJ
August 5, 2012: Nikon at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY
August 7, 2012: Verizon Center – Washington, DC
August 9, 2012: Comcast Center – Boston, …
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April 4th, 2012 James Shotwell Last fall the UTG TV crew captured Michigan’s Squid The Whale performing Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” at the MXTP venue in Grand Rapids. Today, that footage is being made available for the first time.
Don’t let that introduction fool you, this footage is nothing extraordinary (aside from the talent), we simply made a few mistakes and missed running this back in when it was originally captured in 2011. Considering how slow news has been lately, and the ever-present demand for truly great entertainment, we figured we’d go ahead and release it now so that it at least has the …
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March 9th, 2012 James Shotwell Film: Silent House
Starring: Elizabeth Olsen
Directed by: Chris Kentis and Laura Lau
The first great horror film of 2012 has arrived.
Built on a gimmick that is developed from content over style, Silent House arrives in North American theaters today with a tale of home invasion captured in a single take (though reports claim there are few carefully place cuts). The film that relies heavily on cliches, but thanks to strong acting and an engaging concept, I dare say anyone that loves horror will find something to like about this film.
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February 21st, 2012 James Shotwell As I Lay Dying have release the official music video for their latest single off Decas, “Paralyzed.”
Film while the band was headlining their tenth anniversary tour at the end of 2011, the official video for “Paralyzed” encapsulates AILD’s entire run with slick visuals and great editing. You can view the video for yourself after the jump.
As I Lay Dying are currently writing their fifth studio album, but have yet to announce any details on the release. Stay tuned for information to begin surfacing in the coming weeks.
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February 13th, 2012 Justin Proper Under The Gun Review is continuing to roll out new features with the debut of Micro Movies, Presented by the members of UTGFilm, this recurring column dedicated to the world of short films. If you have a film to contribute or know of one we should feature, click here to shoot us an email!
Film: Familiar
Starring: Robert Nolan, Astrida Auza, Cathryn Hostick
Directed by: Richard Powell
Some stories take a few hours to tell. Epic stories like The Watchmen and Magnolia need around three hours to fully tell their tale. Hell, some movies, like The Lord Of The …
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January 31st, 2012 James Shotwell Foo Fighters have released the official music video for their third single off 2011′s Wasting Light.
Continuing their legacy of creating videos that not only compliment the music, but stand on their own as great visual entertainment, “These Days” a tour montage lifted from footage of their time touring Australia and New Zealand. That may seem typical for videos these days, but no one lives the rock life quite like the guys in Foo Fighters. See for yourself, after the jump.
Wasting Light is available now and is very likely the greatest rock record to hit shelves in the …
January 30th, 2012 James Shotwell Eve 6 have released the lead single off their forthcoming Fearless Records debut.
Entitled “Lost And Found,” the latest from Eve 6 continues the band’s long history of writing and recording catchy-as-hell alternative rock. This one plays perfectly for fans new and old, without feeling too out of place on the band’s discography. You can stream “Lost And Found” after the jump.
“Lost and Found” will join multiple other tracks to create Eve 6′s highly anticipated Fearless Records debut. Stay tuned for album details, as well as tour news and additional song streams in the coming weeks.
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January 28th, 2012 James Shotwell Film: The Theater Bizarre
Starring: Udo Kier, Virginia Newcomb, Amanda Marquardt
Directed by: Various
The last year has seen a rise in the number of horror anthologies being release and the latest, Image Entertainment’s Theater Bizarre, keeps things nice and weird.
At the risk of setting hopes too high, it is clear from early on that Theater Bizarre has a timeless element to its design, as if it already knows it is destined for midnight screenings for decades to come. As the stories begin to unfold, this becomes clearer as things quickly move from strange, to creepy, to downright …
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