The single day lineups for New York City’s Governors Ball 2015 have finally been announced, after much anticipation. Each day of this music-filled weekend will be rocked by big time headliners like Drake, Florence + The Machine, Deadmau5, Lana Del Rey, and The Black Keys. 3-Day passes to this June festival are already up for […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Governors Ball Music Festival
July 7th, 2014 
Nick Karp Under The Gun sent photographer, Nick Karp, to Randall’s Island in New York City to photograph the Governors Ball Music Festival. Much has changed since I attended the first Governors Ball Music Festival, including (thankfully) a new location, more days added to the festival, and there no longer being the gimmick of “No Overlapping Set times.” The market […]
Governors Ball Lineup Revealed: Outkast, Vampire Weekend, Jack White, The Strokes, Phoenix
January 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran In its first year, they snagged Girl Talk. In its second year, they snagged Beck. In its third year, they snagged Kanye West’s first solo set in five years. Now, after a week of clues, New York City’s Governors Ball Festival has announced their lineup and it’s bigger than ever. Outkast, Jack White, and Vampire […]
Kanye West Debuts New Material At Governors Ball
June 10th, 2013 James Shotwell Kanye West may be refusing to release any audio or videos to the internet prior to the June 18 release of Yeezus, but that did not stop the Chicago-bred rapper from debuting new material last night in New York City. Taking to the stage as a headliner during last night’s festivities, Kanye West premiered a […]
HAIM announce North American tour dates, new music coming this summer
March 31st, 2016 Gabe Aikins It feels like it’s been an eternity since HAIM released their excellent studio debut, Days Are Gone, in 2013. Thankfully, it appears our wait for new music from the trio of talented sisters is almost over. It started Tuesday night when the band posted a video on Facebook promising new music and tour dates coming […]
M83 launching massive world tour in support of new studio album, ‘Junk’
March 23rd, 2016 Gabe Aikins M83 is just weeks away from the release of their seventh studio album, Junk. In advance of the new album, the band has expanded their upcoming world tour, set to start in New Orleans on April 6. Notable stops on the North American leg of the tour include performances at Coachella Valley Music & Arts […]
Tame Impala Release New Single “Let It Happen,” Announce Massive U.S. Tour
March 11th, 2015 Kevin Blumeyer It has sort of been a given that we’d get a new album from Australian psych-rockers Tame Impala this year since their name started popping up on seemingly every major festival lineup this spring and summer, from Coachella and Sasquatch! to Shaky Knees and Boston Calling. And while the band still hasn’t officially announced the […]
Hot Chip Announce New Album and Tour, Debut First Single “Huarache Lights”
February 10th, 2015 Kevin Blumeyer Need a burst of energy this morning? Hot Chip has your back. The British dance-rockers have unleashed “Haurache Lights,” the first single from their just-announced new album Why Make Sense?, which is due out on May 19 through Domino Records. Why Make Sense? is already available for pre-order in a variety of formats, with a […]
Bjork Announces New Album ‘Vulnicura’
January 14th, 2015 Drew Caruso Bjork has announced her newest album, titled Vulnicura. The album is said to be released sometime in March. The followup to 2011’s Biophilia, Vulnicura will consist of nine tracks, six of which were co-produced with Arca (Kayne West, FKA Twigs). The Haxan Cloak also lent a production hand to the album, with Bjork co-producing herself […]
Watch Interpol Perform “My Desire” on Conan
December 16th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Last night, indie rock act Interpol stepped on Conan’s stage to continue supporting El Pintor, their sturdy new LP that reclaims their early 2000s sound. The New York group have had quite a year, from their Governors Ball set to a new tour and getting caught in a snowstorm, yet somehow, despite all of the year’s hectic […]
Grimes Gives Away Rihanna-Rejected “Go” for Free
June 26th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Grimes is just as popular in the indie world as she is in the Tumblr world. As a result, when she debuted a new song at Governors Ball Festival this year called “Go” that was written for Rihanna and told the crowd Rihanna turned it down, crackly audio of that version spread quickly. Now the track […]
Childish Gambino Teases Collaborative EP With Chance The Rapper
June 9th, 2014 James Shotwell Chance The Rapper made an appearance with Childish Gambino at Governors Ball in New York City this weekend, and during his time on stage the young Chicago rapper debuted a lost verse from the Gambino track “Worst Guys.” You can view a fan-shot video of the performance at the end of this post. Fans had […]