About two years ago, I attempted to start My Top Ten as the Editor-In-Chief of Popwreckoning.com. Sadly, burdened by the overwhelming duties of running a site, I was unable to maintain the feature in the manner it deserved. However, in my new role as a staff writer at Under the Gun, I wanted to attempt […]
Archive for March 15th, 2012
My Top Ten: Songs About Death
March 15th, 2012 
Josh Hammond 
Posted in Features, News, Streams, UTG List 
Tags: alison krauss, Brad Paisley, brand new, bright eyes, butch walker, Death Cab for Cute, Eels, George Jones, Jimmy Eat World, lists, modest mouse, My Top Ten, rilo kiley, spotify 
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UTG EXCLUSIVE: William Control Song Premiere & Interview
March 15th, 2012 James Shotwell Today marks the fourth anniversary of UTG’s launch. To celebrate, we scoured our history to find an artist we feel has grown and further developed right along with our site. Though many fit the description, only one received unanimous praise from the staff: William Control. In the decade that has past since he first broke […]
Posted in Features, Interviews, News, Streams Tags: 2012, interview, new album, romance, Romance & Devotion, romance and devotion, Silentium Amoris, song premiere, wil francis, william control 4 Comments »
STREAM: You Me At Six – The Swarm
March 15th, 2012 Grant Trimboli UK rock act You Me At Six have released a stream of their brand new song “The Swarm” and can be heard by simply heading through the jump. This track will be the official theme of Thorpe Park’s rollercoaster ride, located in London. Click through the link to listen to YMAS’ song “The Swarm” and […]
CALLING ALL BANDS: OurStage Announces Warped Tour Competition
March 15th, 2012 Grant Trimboli One of the world’s fastest growing music discovery sites is about to make twenty-three talented artists have a Summer to remember with their latest competition. Starting today, OurStage is holding a competition offering artists from around the country an opportunity to appear on up to twenty-two dates of the 2012 Vans Warped Tour. One lucky […]
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STREAM: You Me at Six – The Swarm
March 15th, 2012 Tyler Osborne You Me at Six released a new song today called “The Swarm,” which was written for Thorpe Park’s roller coaster of the same name. Now UTG don’t know about you, but we think this may be one of the first times a band like this has written a song for a theme park. This is […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: Rocky Loves Emily – Secrets Don’t Make Friends
March 15th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Michigan natives Rocky Loves Emily have released their fun new music video for the title track “Secrets Don’t Make Friends” and can be viewed right here. This song is off of the band’s forthcoming debut album, which is due to hit stores and online April 24 via Tooth & Nail Records. You can tell that […]
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Rain Fest Announce Lineup that Includes Bane, Cro-Mags and H2O
March 15th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Seattle-based hardcore festival Rain Fest in 2012 announced its lineup today, and it’s out of control. Now sure, there are a ton of fests around, but this one’s lineup is really doing it right. With legends like Bane, Cro-Mags and H2O, Rain Fest really brought in some heavy hitters as well as a huge list […]
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A Loss For Words to Release Acoustic Album
March 15th, 2012 Tyler Osborne A Loss for Words announced last night on The Gunz Show that they will be releasing an acoustic album that features 9 songs from the band. Of the 9 songs, four songs will be from their newest release No Sanctuary, four will be covers, and one will be an older song. This album will be […]
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The Mongoloids Announce Mission Quest to Metal Fest Tour
March 15th, 2012 Tyler Osborne New Jersey-hardcore act The Mongoloids announced a tour today called “Mission Quest to Metal Fest” with PA hardcore up and comers Wrong Answer and Expire. The tour is has a bunch of dates around the east coast that are centered East Coast Metal and Hardcore Fest. That festival is going to kill, but for people […]
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