Archive for September 3rd, 2013

65daysofstatic, Caspian, And TWIABP To Tour This November

The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have hopped on quite a few tours lately – Finch, Brand New, and The Front Bottoms come to mind. Now they’ll hop on Caspian’s first band without their recently deceased bassist, both supporting UK headliners 65daysofstatic. For some reason, TWIABP will […]

Former Finch Bassist Admits To Running A Mortgage Audit Scam

Temecula, California, 2002. Five young men in a band called Finch release What It Is To Burn to critical acclaim. Fast forward to St. Louis in 2013, and one of those men has long since been out of the band and is now admitting that he ran a mortgage audit scam. According to St. Louis […]

Pixies Release New EP, Stream New Song

The Boston based alternative rock group known as Pixies unexpectedly announced, and released, a brand new four track EP yesterday. One of the tracks has a music video already as well, and that single is titled “Indie Cindy.” Check it out by taking a look below. If you like what you hear, you can grab […]

STAND UP TUESDAYS: Nick Hoff

Stand-Up Tuesdays is a weekly comedy spotlight written by the wonderfully talented Angie Frissore. Covering both known and unknown comics, Stand-up Tuesdays is your new source for all things funny. This week, Angie puts a spotlight on Nick Hoff’s comedy career. If you or your comedy troupe would like to be featured on Stand-Up Tuesdays, please email utgjames@gmail.com.

STREAM: Ryan Adams – “When Pigs Fly”

Earlier in the day, singer-songwriter Ryan Adams debuted “When Pigs Fly,”  his first new track since the release of his most recent effort, 7-Minutes In Heaven, earlier this year. You can catch the hauntingly optimistic ballad after the jump. The track will be featured on Frog Trouble, a CD/book-set showcasing 12 original country songs by […]

We Came As Romans Release “Fade Away” Video

Michigan hard rock favorites We Came As Romans have released the official video for their single “Fade Away.” The second song off We Came As Romans’ recently released album to be given the single treatment, “Fade Away” finds WCAR stretching their common video structure to include more than high-gloss performance footage. This time around the […]

Wale Releases “Clappers” Video Featuring Nicki Minaj and Juicy J

Keeping the hype for his latest album The Gifted alive and well, Maybach Music Group member Wale has released the official video for “Clappers.” Featuring appearances from Nicki Minaj, Juicy J, Meek Mill (cameo), and a slew of gorgeous ladies, “Clappers” is another high-gloss, performance-heavy video from DC native Wale. The song is a far […]

twenty | one | pilots Announce UK Headlining Tour

Following what will undoubtedly be their busiest year to date, Ohio exports twenty | one | pilots have already begun to announce their 2014 plans. Announced over the holiday weekend via social networks and press releases, twenty | one | pilots have revealed plans to embark on a UK headlining tour in February of next […]

Sleigh Bells Debut “Bitter Rivals,” Announce New Album

Sleigh Bells have gone the way of Icona Pop, and so far we’re completely on board. The world has been a bit too normal as of late, so it’s with a grin of excitement that we welcome Sleigh Bells back into the newsfeed here at UTG. Earlier today the group announced plans to release a […]

Molly’s Worst Enemy Releases “Tunnel Vision”

Fast-rising pop rock act Molly’s Worst Enemy have released the official music video for their latest single, “Tunnel Vision.” Compiled from live footage, behind-the-scenes nonsense, and time spent with their closest friends, the new video from Molly’s Worst Enemy plays like a short film about the band’s last few months. Their popularity has risen exponentially […]

UTG PHOTOS: THREE DAYS GRACE (8/11/13)

Under The Gun sent Head Of Photography, Kellie Gannon, to House of Blues Cleveland for Three Days Grace on August 11, 2013. During the very music-filled and crazy busy month of August, I was able to see several incredible and musically diverse shows. One of the shows I had the chance to catch mid-month was […]

UTG VIDEO PREMIERE: Strawberry Girls – “Negro Spiritual” (Live In Studio)

Strawberry Girls have been one of our favorite bands for some time, well before they signed to Tragic Hero Records. The self-described “groove rock” band has the physical release of their debut full length album, French Ghetto, coming up on October 1. In anticipation, they’ve filmed a live video of one of the deepest jams […]