2009

Cartel to Begin Recording New Album

Pop-rockers, Cartel, are entering the studio on August 20 to begin recording their new album. The forthcoming album will be the Georgia quartet’s fourth, and first full-length since 2009’s Cycles. Last year Cartel released the quick-hitting, pop-gem , In Stereo EP. The band tweeted, Just started rehearsals/pre-production on our new album. Going into the studio […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”

Alternative Rock outfit, and former radio kings, Matchbox Twenty, have released their music video for their  new single, “She’s So Mean”; their first new song in almost five years. The track comes off of Matchbox Twenty’s forthcoming fourth record, North, which is due out on September 4 via Atlantic Records. You can check out the music […]

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LIVE: Kevin Devine – “Brother’s Blood”

Indie folk artist, Kevin Devine, recently performed his 2009 title track, “Brother’s Blood” acoustically at his recent set at the Troubador in Los Angeles. You can check out the live video of his performance after the jump. Devine is currently on tour opening for mewithoutYou. Devine did not bring The Goddamn Band out for this […]

LIVE VIDEO: Bon Iver – “Blood Bank”

Grammy awarding winning folk-artist, Bon Iver (known by his mother as Justin Vernon), had his recent performance of “Blood Bank” taped at this past weekend’s Bonnaroo Music Festival. The killer full-band rendition of the 2009 track transforms the song from a snowy Winter’s nostalgic trip to an all out-rock jam. Check it out after the […]

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: The Weeknd – Our Love

A boring Sunday gets a bit better now as Canada’s greatest recent export delivers another soulful jam. Loosed on the internet from the vault it has been sitting in since 2009, “Our Love” is a track recorded by The Weeknd when he was part of a music collective known as The Noise. Things are slightly […]

SCENE & HEARD: Watchmen

Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on […]

MUSIC VIDEO: 3 Inches Of Blood – 12.34

3 INCHES OF BLOOD have premiered the music video for their instrumental song “12.34.” It was directed and edited by Tom MacLeod and written by Shane Clark. The song is comes from 3IOB’s 2009 release Here Waits Thy Doom through Century Media.

Best of 2009/Our 2,000th Post!

What you’re looking at right now is the 2000th post in the history of Under The Gun Review. We’ve been waiting all day to bring this to you along with the two exclusives to UTG that will follow shortly, but first: The UTG Staff’s “Best of 2009” Lists James Shotwell – Owner/Founder/Editor ALBUMS OF THE […]

Xbox360 Giveaway with Sick Puppies and Adelitas Way!

To celebrate all things rock ‘n gaming Adelitas Way and Sick Puppies are tag-teaming-up with Under The Gun Review to give one lucky fan a chance to win the ultimate prize pack. That’s right, one winner will score an XBOX 360 pro,Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 for the 360 and a copy of Sick Puppies‘ new […]

The Pixies to Tour for “Doolittle” Anniversary

Twenty years ago in 2009, the Pixies released their second album, Doolittle. Now, the group has announced a string of European tour dates to celebrate the longevity of the album that really kickstarted the groups carrear. The tour starts in October, and the official dates can be found at the Pixes website HERE

Norma Jean, The Chariot, and more plot winter trek

This winter, Norma Jean, The Chariot, Horse The Band, and Arsonists Get All The Girls will be hitting the road. On some dates, yet to be announced, Norma Jean will be performing Bless The Martyr, Kiss the Child in its entirety [minus the 15min. track]. Dates can be seen below: hu/Nov-19 New Orleans, LA The […]

tobyMAC and Relient K on tour together

TobyMac‘s ever popular Winter Wonder Slam Tour is gearing up for yet another year of crossing the states. This time, Mac will headline with Relient K, B. Reith, and Stephanie Smith. Dates can be found below: November 19 7pm University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center November 20 7:30pm New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom November 21 […]