UK rock group Placebo haven’t been in the news much in the past few years. They teased new music in 2012. They dropped a new album in 2013. They sued The Weeknd for his blatant “Machine Gun” sample in 2013. Now, in 2014, they’re ready to hit the road touring — for the first time […]
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Placebo Sign with Universal, to Release New Music Next Month
September 14th, 2012 
Dan Bogosian British alternative rock band Placebo has signed with Universal Music on a global deal. A new EP from British alternative rock band Placebo, titled B3, will be released on October 12 in the UK, with no US release date announced. The EP will be the band’s first release in over two years. The band recently […]
REVIEW: Foreign Tongues – ‘Fragile, As Said Before’
July 27th, 2015 Drew Caruso Artist: Foreign Tongues Album: Fragile, As Said Before Label: No Sleep Genre: Indie, Sadness A catalyst for somber emotive imagery and tenderness felt, the best way to experience Foreign Tongues‘ debut record is by imagining a simple, empty white room, being sure to give this space enough room to bloom. A room to be filled […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Maker Discuss Upcoming Split Release, Future Plans
February 18th, 2014 Drew Caruso There are plenty of bands in the scene right now that deserve your attention, but none as earning as Maker. The Massachusetts-based alternative punk act are veterans to releasing personal and heartfelt music, and have released many consistent works ranging from EPs, a split with The Story So Far, and a debut LP. Releasing their […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
November 15th, 2013 Kevin Blumeyer Film: Dallas Buyers Club Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallee Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner There are usually a handful of films every Oscar season I can only describe as “workmanlike.” These films don’t attempt to push any stylistic boundaries or create any controversial headlines — they merely aim to tell a fascinating story, and […]
Soundwave Fest Adds A Slew Of New Bands To Lineup
November 7th, 2013 Brenton Harris Australia’s heavy music festival monolith, Soundwave, has made a huge line-up announcement for 2014 with an additional 38 bands being added to the already stacked line-up. Among the most notable acts added are Mastodon, A Day To Remember, Jimmy Eat World, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Panic! At The Disco and (for the very […]
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Premiere New Song “Picture Of A Tree That Doesn’t Look OK”
May 15th, 2013 Corbin Alvae Connecticut natives, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have a special premiere for you of their newest track, “Picture Of a Tree That Doesn’t Look OK,” via Purevolume. The track is off the band’s forthcoming full-length album, Whenever, If I Ever, set to be released June 18 […]
REVIEW: William Control – Skeleton Strings
April 3rd, 2013 Grace Duffy Artist: William Control Album: Skeleton Strings Genre: Acoustic Label: Control Records When I was in first year of college, my two roomies and I were unceremoniously evicted from our flat. That’s a long story for another day, but I remember that the thing that most amused me in hindsight was the notion of how the […]
Record Store Day 2013 Releases Updated Calendar (~400)
March 20th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Record Store Day 2013 has unleashed another updated version of their official calendar and can be seen here on UTGReview! Check out more than 385 releases by heading through and let us know which ones you and your friends are excited for. CASSETTE RELEASES (COPIED FROM http://new-vinyl.blogspot.com): § Kill Rock Stars The Compilations(limited 3 cassette […]
Record Store Day 2013 Releases Update (358+)
March 13th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Record Store Day 2013 has once again unleashed an updated version of their official calendar and can be seen here on UTG Review! Check out more than 358 releases by heading through and let us know which ones you and your friends are excited for. CASSETTE RELEASES (COPIED FROM http://new-vinyl.blogspot.com): *NEW* MGMT Alien Days […]
The Sidekicks to Tour with Spraynard and Delay
May 21st, 2012 Tyler Osborne Ohio punks The Sidekicks announced a tour with Pennsylvania’s Spraynard and Ohio’s Delay. The tour will hitting a lot of states in the central and western areas of the United States, so if you live in these places, make sure you head out. All of these bands are fantastic musicians, and seeing them is the […]
WHAT THE FILM!? “Limitless”
January 2nd, 2012 Dane Sager What The Film?! is a new weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the plot holes Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by comedy writer Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try and pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with major plot […]