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Spin 360 Degrees in The Kooks’ “Forgive & Forget” Video

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, […]

UTG LIST: 10 Must-See Undercard Acts at Outside Lands 2014

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, […]

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Built To Spill – “Jokerman” (Bob Dylan Cover)

Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One is a compilation tribute album that has been put together by producers Jesse Lauter and Sean O’Brien. The intent of the album is to highlight some underrated songs from Dylan’s “ignored” decade in music. One of the contributing artists is the Idaho based group known as Built To […]

Governors Ball Lineup Revealed: Outkast, Vampire Weekend, Jack White, The Strokes, Phoenix

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 […]

R. Kelly Will Release Additional ‘Trapped In The Closet’ Chapters In 2014

Thirty-three chapters and counting, R. Kelly‘s Trapped In The Closet series just won’t quit. Just days before the December 10 release of his new album, Black Panties, R. Kelly has announced plans to release new chapters of his Trapped In The Closet series through IFC in Spring 2014. A statement on IFC’s official site promises […]

UTG LIST: 25 Bands We Want New Material From In 2014

***UPDATE*** Five (late) submissions have been added, for a total of 30 Bands We Want New Material From In 2014. 2013 marked a year of musical resurrection on many levels. We’ve been given long-awaited reunions, new records, celebratory re-issues, and anniversary shows fantastic enough to make even the most rudimentary of music fans giddy. With […]

Sounds Familiar: Week 10

Continuing our expansion of original content, Under The Gun Review presents its latest column, Sounds Familiar, dedicated to trawling the world and web for the latest remixes, redos, and reminiscent bits that our newest columnist Julia McAlpine finds appealing. Be prepared for some diversity in your music library. The songs may not be new, but they […]

MOVIE REVIEW: The Dark Knight Rises

Movie: The Dark Knight Rises Director: Christopher Nolan I’ve been racking my brains for a week trying to think of some artistic analogy with which to introduce this film. I couldn’t muster one. In actual fact, I’m pleased this review is belated, because it’s given me the chance to take the film in twice and […]

SXSW 2012 Unveils First Round Of Band Announcements

We know it is still November, but how can you not already be excited for SXSW 2012? Given our wealth of coverage at this years event, we’re hoping to make next year even bigger and by the looks of the first round of bands, so are festival organizers. Today the official SXSW website unveiled the […]

The first 200 SxSW 2010 artists announced

The people behind next year’s SxSW [or South by South West] Festival have revealed the first 200 confirmed [though subject to change] acts: SXSW 2010 Showcasing Bands *Information subject to change* Aa (Brooklyn NY) Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO (Osaka JAPAN) A Classic Education (Bologna ITALY) Alpha Rev (Austin TX) Amaral (Madrid […]