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ON THE ROAD: February 2016 Tour Roundup
February 24th, 2016 
Dana Reandelar 
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February 14th, 2016 Kyle Florence It’s that time of year again, folks. The flowers have been purchased, the dinner reservations are set, and the second box of chocolates is on the way since you already caved and ate the first. Social media is more vomit-inducing than usual, and Ryan Seacrest is parading around ABC Family like the patron saint of […]
Posted in Features, News, Streams, UTG List Tags: aretha franklin, Band of Horses, bright eyes, City and Colour, coheed and cambria, copeland, elvis presley, jesse barrera, led zeppelin, love songs, Ludo, Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, mirah, motion city soundtrack, New Found Glory, owen, Panic! at the Disco, pentatonix, Pine, pinegrove, playlist, RAY LAMONTAGNE, something corporate, the get up kids, the little mermaid, twin forks, valentine's day songs, Valentines Day, young guv Comments Off on UTG LIST: 25 Essential Songs for Valentine’s Day
Six Documentaries On Netflix You Should Watch This Month
June 11th, 2015 James Shotwell Summer is a time when studios churn out a new big budget blockbuster or two every single week, and though we’re only two weeks into June you can already feel the exhaustion that comes from a constant barrage of two-hour destruction porn spectaculars. It’s a common feeling every movie buff experiences this time of year, […]
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Five Must-See Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Performances From The Last Five Years
April 14th, 2015 Matthew Leimkuehler Editor’s Note: Under The Gun Review will be at the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This is the first in a series of preview pieces set to highlight this year’s ceremony. The 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, set to take place this Saturday in Cleveland, will undoubtedly […]
Posted in Features, News, UTG List Tags: Alice Cooper, and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Beck and Karen O, Bill Withers, genesis, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Joe Walsh and Dave Grohl, John Mayor and Gary Clarke Jr., Lou Reed, Paul and Ringo, red hot chili peppers, reen Day, ringo starr, rock and roll hall of fame 2015, rock hall cleveland, rush, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 1 Comment »
The Definitive Ranking Of New Found Glory’s 20 Best Songs
March 6th, 2015 James Shotwell There are more listicles than ever these days, and for what it is worth we have tried very hard to not succumb to the temptation of flooding our front page with every meaningless list we could conceive. We pride ourselves on crafting content we would actually want to read ourselves, and though it hasn’t always […]
Posted in Features, News, UTG List Tags: best songs, catalyst, coming home, drive thru records, hardcore (genre), hopeless records, list, listicle, New Found Glory, nfg, not without a fight, Nothing Gold Can Stay, pop-punk (genre), radiosurgery, ranking, resurrection, Sticks and Stones, Tip of the Iceburg, top 20 Comments Off on The Definitive Ranking Of New Found Glory’s 20 Best Songs
UTG’s 9 Artists To Watch In 2015
January 5th, 2015 James Shotwell We don’t keep many traditions around UTG, but one column we look forward to piecing together every year is our annual Artists To Watch list. We have highlighted several bands in recent years who later went on to make big impacts on music, including Tiny Moving Parts, Dangerkids, and Bad Rabbits. This year we could […]
Posted in Columns, Editorials, Features, News, Streams, Unsigned, UTG List Tags: Best New Artists, Best unsigned artists, fossil youth, head north, lavola, LYGER, Mariage Blanc, No Good News, No Tide, team, unsigned, Unsigned Artists 2015, UTG Lists, well kept things Comments Off on UTG’s 9 Artists To Watch In 2015
The 5 Films From 2014 I Urge You To See ASAP
January 5th, 2015 James Shotwell If you clicked over to this page with fears of encountering yet another listicle compiling the best films from 2014 then you might as well stop now and visit another entertainment site. I get it. List burnout is a real problem in our modern society, but it’s also the ultimate first world problem. The fact […]
Posted in Columns, Editorials, Features, Movies, News, UTG List Tags: A Most Violent Year, Best Films Of 2014, Best Indie Films Of 2014, Best Movies Of 2014, best of 2014, best of the year, Best Under The Radar Films Of 2014, Love Is Strange, rich hill, skeleton twins, whiplash Comments Off on The 5 Films From 2014 I Urge You To See ASAP
5 Incredible Former Victory Records Artists The Scene Forgot
January 2nd, 2015 James Shotwell For the better part of the last fifteen years, Victory Records has been one of the most influential independent labels in alternative music. Though the quality of their current roster is open for debate, there was a time in the not too distant past where seemingly every band who signed with the Chicago based record […]
Posted in Columns, Editorials, Features, News, Streams, UTG List Tags: 1997, chicago, Emo, emo revival, hawthorne heights, june, list, Moros Eros, music discovery, taking back sunday, the junior varsity, Thursday, tony brummel, utg list, Victory Records 1 Comment »
Remembering Wayne Static: 10 Songs Everyone Should Know
November 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell The news of Wayne Static’s passing has shocked rock fans around the world, including every single member of the Under The Gun team. Many of us grew up listening to Static’s music, and some even cite Wisconsin Death Trip as one of the main reasons they began to explore the world of metal. You didn’t […]
Posted in Columns, Editorials, Features, News, UTG List Tags: best of, cause of death, editorial, greatest hits, industrial rock, metal (genre), obituary, rest in peace, RIP, Static-X, wayne static, wayne static dead, Wayne Static death, Wayne static's best songs Comments Off on Remembering Wayne Static: 10 Songs Everyone Should Know
The Broke College Kid’s Guide To The 2014 CMJ Music Marathon
October 15th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Let’s say you’re in school and don’t have all that much to spare on an all-access CMJ badge this year. Let us also say that you’ve been dying to go out and see some killer breakthrough / up-and-coming acts between the 21st and the 25th of October. You, my friend, are in luck because Under […]
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Songs For The Season: Fall Playlist
September 23rd, 2014 Drew Caruso Autumn may be the most visually rewarding season that nature has gifted us. While all the other seasons are sure to give it a fair fight, there is something about the orange, red, and yellow change in the leaves that gift us new enlightenment and invigoration in the natural world around us. But what would […]
Posted in Editorials, Features, News, Streams, UTG List Tags: A day to remember, Andrew Caruso, bright eyes, carissa's wierd, Dikembe, drew caruso, fall, features, foreign tongues, hostage calm, news, playlist, songs for the season, songs for the season fall playlist, the anniversary, the early november, the get up kids, Thrice, title fight, transit Comments Off on Songs For The Season: Fall Playlist
UTG’s Favorite Singles Of Summer 2014
September 8th, 2014 James Shotwell The summer may have been a bummer for hollywood execs and people hoping to see Outkast perform anywhere other than an overcrowded festival, but those who love discovering new music have had plenty to celebrate. Whether you like pop, rock, folk, country, EDM, or any combination of the five there were a slew of new […]
Posted in Editorials, Features, News, Reviews, UTG List Tags: andrew mcmahon in the wilderness, Antarctigo Vespucci, el-p, finch, I The Mighty, jamie xx, Jon Bellion, Killer Mike, New Found Glory, pianos become the teeth, playlist, Pvris, Run the Jewels, Secret Sisters, Shakey Graves, spoon, stolas, summer singles, The American Scene, the gaslight anthem, The Rural Alberta Advantage, tiny moving parts, well kept things, Zella Day Comments Off on UTG’s Favorite Singles Of Summer 2014