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Watch The Simpsons Pay Homage to Cat Stevens

So far there have been 26 seasons of The Simpsons, and they never fail to come up with a clever “couch gag” in every episode — one of the many reasons why they’re still running strong. There have been art deco takes, spoofs on “The Harlem Shake” and Breaking Bad, and directorial debuts from Banksy and Don Hertzfeld. […]

Cat Stevens Announces First US Tour Since 1976

Today is a very, very special day. We have some great content on the way, but this story alone should fill you with excitement. It’s rare that a living icon long gone from the touring world decides to return to the international stage, and to be honest this particular artist is one I never thought […]

Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman [DVD]

Band: Cat Stevens Title: Tea For The Tillerman Live Genre: Live Show Release: 09/02 Distributor: MVD If you’ve been following the site and my reviews at all you know that I’m a devout follower of the church of brutality. Today I get to show my rarely seen softer side with my review of Cat Stevens: […]

UTG PHOTOS: Into It. Over It., Kevin Devine and Laura Stevenson in Philadelphia, PA (2/7/15)

Under The Gun welcomes new photographer, Ally Newbold, as she attended The Sanctuary in Philadelphia, PA on 2/7/15. One of my first shows in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was at the First Unitarian Church. Imagine a humid, sweaty basement filled with over 500 people, no barricade and cheap PBR getting tossed among the crowd. When exiting the Church […]

Sufjan Stevens Announces North American Tour

Sufjan Stevens has revealed he will be hitting the road this spring, kicking off a lengthy trek on April 10 in Philadelphia before bringing it to a close on June 10 in Seattle. The tour comes in support of Stevens’ forthcoming full-length, Carrie & Lowell, which is slated to hit stores March 31 via Asthmatic […]

Hear Sufjan Stevens Cover Arthur Russell’s “A Little Lost”

For years, Red Hot Organization has been putting out incredibly stacked compilations with the proceeds going to AIDS research. Fittingly, their newest record is a tribute to musical mastermind Arthur Russell, who passed away from AIDS in 1992. The tribute compilation, titled Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, is out October 21 via Yep Roc […]

Sisyphus Unleash Evocative Video For “Take Me”

The video for Sisyphus‘s “Take Me” delivers a message already made clear by the song: Sufjan wants to get intimate. Dancers frolic about provocatively in various stages of “clothing optional” attire as Sufjan croons, over and over again, “take me to your room / I wanna be your friend.” This follows up the video for […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Descendents’ Bill Stevenson

Approaching the 50 year mark, Bill Stevenson has secured his slot in music history as an icon and pioneer of punk rock. He grew up and contributed to the flourishing California punk rock scene which is renowned worldwide. Aside from playing drums in Descendents, Black Flag, and All, Stevenson has made his mark on music […]

LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: The Gaslight Anthem + Laura Stevenson and the Cans (Dec 3 at 930 Club, DC)

Earlier this month I made my way out to the 930 Club in Washington DC to see the very popular rock group The Gaslight Anthem with Laura Stevenson and the Cans. Normally I shy away from the 930 Club (although it’s not a terrible venue) because generally a lot of the acts that play there […]

Sufjan Stevens performs “Too Much” on Fallon

Click through to watch Sufjan Stevens perform “Too Much” on a recent episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. His latest album, Age Of Adz, is available now.

Sufjan Stevens to tour with BQE screenings

Courtesy: Pitchfork The BQE, Sufjan Stevens’ moderately insane CD/DVD/comic book/View-Master reel dedication to Brooklyn’s most consistently clogged highway, is out now. But watching the DVD at home, it’s tough to get the same kind of communal charge that you might get from watching the film with a whole crowd of people. And there’s not much […]

Sufjan Stevens has more new material

I posted a link a couple days ago about Stevens’ new song that he performed live, here is a follow up to what appears to be more fresh and inventive material from Mr. Sufjan Stevens, check them out!