English indie rock heartthrobs The Kooks have dropped a new single titled “Forgive and Forget” this year as a precursor to their upcoming full-length, Listen, due out September 8 via Virgin/EMI (pre-orders are ongoing). In anticipation, they’ve shared a music video for the EP’s catchy title track. The video shows all four members performing the song on a white, […]
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The Kooks announce US fall tour
August 13th, 2011 
Tori Thomas The Kooks have announced that they will be returning to the US this fall for a tour. This is the first time the band has played in the US for 3 years. The band recently released their single, “Junk Of The Heart (Happy)” and will be releasing a new album with the same name on […]
UTG’s 9 Artists To Watch In 2015
January 5th, 2015 James Shotwell We don’t keep many traditions around UTG, but one column we look forward to piecing together every year is our annual Artists To Watch list. We have highlighted several bands in recent years who later went on to make big impacts on music, including Tiny Moving Parts, Dangerkids, and Bad Rabbits. This year we could […]
Get Your Garage Pop Fix With Casey Jack’s “Cool Kids”
August 11th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Garage pop has seen quite the revival in recent years. It first started re-soaring when Smith Westerns reminded us how well the two genres blend together, and then got a reboot last year when Ty Segall’s sidekick Mikal Cronin dropped his near-flawless debut LP. Casey Jack may be following in their footsteps, but he’s straying from the […]
UTG LIST: 10 Must-See Undercard Acts at Outside Lands 2014
July 28th, 2014 Brian Leak Northern California’s premier, eco-friendly music and arts festival is nigh! The unsurprisingly sold out Outside Lands is set to take place August 8-10 in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA, and Under the Gun Review will be on-site to cover all of its glorious offerings. We’ll cover Outside Lands’ various food, drink, […]
San Francisco’s Outside Lands Reveals 2014 Lineup
April 8th, 2014 Brian Leak There hasn’t been a day in the past couple of months where we didn’t post about a festival’s lineup. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s really beginning to feel that way. Luckily though, 2014 is a huge year for iconic festivals and nearly all that have been announced for 2014 have had […]
REVIEW: Slim Loris – ‘Future Echoes and Past Replays’
April 30th, 2013 Brian Leak Artist: Slim Loris Album: Future Echoes and Past Replays Genre: Indie, Folk, Americana For fans of: First Aid Kit, Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers When I initially caught wind of the Slim Loris moniker, having not yet experienced the musical contributions it had to offer, I ignorantly assumed that it belonged to some form […]
Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup Revealed
February 14th, 2012 Grant Trimboli The official lineup for the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been revealed and UTG is bringing it right to you! This gigantic event will be held in Manchester, Tennessee from June 7-10 on the same 700 acre farmland. When the entire lineup is laid out there will be a total of 125 bands […]
Foster The People Announce 2012 US Tour, Tickets On Sale Friday
December 14th, 2011 James Shotwell Foster the People have unveiled plans to embark on a US tour throughout Summer 2012. The group made the announcement earlier today via their official website. The dates stretch from May to July and finds the group sharing the stage with The Kooks, Tokyo Police Club, and Mayer Hawthorne & The County. You can view […]
UTG Music TV Guide [Week 1]
September 19th, 2011 Jacob Tender In an effort to keep our readers fat and lazy, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to give you the lineup of musical performances on all of the late night talk shows. This is a first run, so feedback would be greatly appreciated. We can always broaden our lists to include the daytime shows as well […]
Blur hops on for “LEGO Rock Band”
October 15th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: Rolling Stone Many a Britpop fan in the Nineties described Blur as “adorable” — and that was before Damon Albarn and Co. were turned into LEGO versions of themselves for the upcoming music video game LEGO Rock Band. The recently reunited group’s “Song 2″ appears on the title’s in-game playlist (see the full list […]