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Jane Smith (Belle Histoire) Auditions for The Voice

April 8th, 2013 Jacob Tender

If you missed it last week, Jane Smith, lead vocalist of Cincinnati’s Belle Histoire, premiered her debut solo single “swing.” A charming little number, to be sure.

This week, Jane’s audition on NBC’s The Voice was played on national television. Singing “You’ve Got The Love” by Florence + the Machine didn’t quite get her through to Hollywood or wherever people are sent after they turn a chair, but we love her and voice all the same.

After you watch this admittedly terrible recording of Jane’s admirable audition (we’re looking for a better source), be sure to check out her solo …

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Horizons Lose Two Members, Asking For Auditions

February 10th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

Horizons are a post hardcore outfit hailing all the way from Mississauga, Ontario. Earlier today they announced that their lead vocalist/guitarist and the bassist. You can read the full statement from the band by checking below the jump. The band has also asked for people to audition for the position as lead vocalist. They have some specific things they are looking for, so be sure to read what they have to say before offering to join them. Take a look at their Facebook page as well to shoot them a message.

Additionally, Ben Zamora (lead vocalist) has issued a statement …

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WATCH: Stephanie Sanson American Idol Screaming Audition

January 31st, 2013 Kriston McConnell

Stephanie “Isis” Sanson is the unclean vocalist in a Los Angeles post hardcore band known as You Only Live Once. She made a splash when she auditioned for American Idol by screaming Adele’s “Set Fire To The Rain”. You can watch the video for her audition by checking below the jump.

The band has also posted a video explaining why she decided to audition, among other things, and that video is available below the American Idol audition video.

What do you think of the audition? Think American Idol will willingly audition screaming vocalists in the future?

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WATCH: Chris Hornbrook (Poison The Well) Audition For Queens Of The Stone Age

January 26th, 2013 Dan Bogosian

Queens of the Stone Age had Dave Grohl record on their upcoming album, but apparently were doing an open search for who would replace former drummer Joey Castillo live. One drummer selected to audition was Chris Hornbrook, best known from post-hardcore band Poison The Well. He didn’t get selected, but had told the story, saying “So a good friend of mine was told to round up a group of drummers to video audition for QOTSA with the departure of Joey Castillo. Pretty much as this was being finished up, they apparently picked his replacement; even before I had …

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Joe Kirkland’s (Artist Vs Poet) Blind Audition On The Voice

September 10th, 2012 Grant Trimboli

Joe Kirkland (Artist Vs Poet) made a special appearance on NBC’s hit program The Voice to audition and did a spectacular job! Kirkland decided to cover The All-American Rejects’ “Gives You Hell” and absolutely crushed the competition.

Watch this flawless performance of AAR’s single “Gives You Hell” and let us know how you thought Joe did. UTG wishes him the best of luck.

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STREAM/DOWNLOAD: The Audition – Evil

May 23rd, 2012 Grant Trimboli

The Audition have a special treat for their fan base today by putting their song “Evil” up as a free download and stream.

This track is undoubtebly one of the staff’s favorite songs from their Chapter II EP and can be picked up by simply clicking through the jump. Purchase the rest of the EP by heading over to iTunes and enjoy this offering from The Audition!

If you have already picked up this EP, or listened to it all the way through, what is your favorite song off of it? Under The Gun would love to know.

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The Audition Interview With Front Row Live Ent.

March 4th, 2012 Grant Trimboli

The Audition took some time out of their hectic tour schedule to sit down with our friends at Front Row Live Entertainment and the results are fantastic!

Danny and Tim discussed the band’s two year break, their latest EP Chapter II, upcoming events and much more. The duo also performed an acoustic rendition of their song “You Gotta Believe” and give us a taste of the new material.

Please click through the jump to watch the interview/acoustic and let Under The Gun know what you think of The Audition.

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The Audition Stream New Song “You Make Me Sick”

February 10th, 2012 Grant Trimboli

The Audition are ready to rock your world with their brand new song entitled “You Make Me Sick,” that brings some serious heart to the pop rock scene. These guys are on the brink of releasing their upcoming EP, Chapter II, and we are more than excited for the drop. Click through the link to listen and tell us your thoughts.

The Audition have also been added as support for the Every Avenue/We Are The In Crowd co-headlining tour. This run starts in Cleveland on February 14 and ends in Chicago (their hometown) on March 24. Direct support for …

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STREAM: Juliet Simms – Oh! Darling (The Voice Performance)

February 5th, 2012 James Shotwell

Automatic Loveletter’s Juliet Simms performed on NBC’s The Voice last night and UTG has the HQ audio.

Released onto iTunes shortly after her initial appearance, Juliet’s performance of “Oh! Darling” is one that is sure to win hearts of reality show fans across the country. Simms has long been a staple of the alternative music scene and performances like this will definitely find her welcome in many more musical arenas soon enough. Click past the jump to stream “Oh! Darling.”

UTG has never been a site to follow reality television, but given Juliet’s long history on the site we definitely …

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The Audition Added To Every Avenue/WATIC Tour

January 6th, 2012 Grant Trimboli

Unsigned act The Audition have revealed that they are added to Every Avenue and We Are The In Crowd’s co-headlining tour in February. The run starts in Cleveland on February 14 and ends in Chicago (their hometown) on March 24. Direct support for this tour will come from Plug In Stereo and Simple As Surgery so be sure to check out a show our two.

View the entire schedule by simply heading through the jump and let UTG know if you plan on attending.

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The Rookie League lose vocalist/ auditioning for new one

May 12th, 2011 Grant Trimboli

The Rookie League have revealed that Jonny, their vocalist, has left the group on his terms. The group are currently looking for a replacement and will be auditioning in the near future. Read a statement from Sam and the band to find out all of the details and how to audition.

Some of you may already know about this and some of you are probably going to think this is ridiculous but it’s beyond our control. We have yet again lost another singer. All we can say is Jonny left on his own terms. But it’s not the end of

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Video auditions for Tupac Shakur movie role

March 20th, 2011 Melanie

Film cheifs behind Tupac, an upcoming biopic about the rapper who died in 1996, are welcoming aspiring actors to send in video auditions here for the lead role. Those applying have to perform their favorite Tupac song and recite a courtroom monologue. Submissions are open until April 30.

“We’re looking for someone with the right mix of raw charm and charisma for the role. At this point, we’re more concerned about finding someone with the ability to give their entire heart into the performance than just looks and personality.”- David Robinson, Producer.

Filming is planned to start in the …

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