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The 25 Tracks That Dominated My 2014 Over All Others

I already babbled on extensively about my favorite full releases and music videos of the year, but it’s been eating away at me that I didn’t put some focus on the individual tracks I spent a significant amount of time with since 2014 began. So without wasting any more of your time than needed, below […]

Five & Five: Up-And-Coming / Breakthrough Artists To Keep An Eye Out For At CMJ 2014

The 34th installment of New York City’s CMJ Music Marathon is upon us all. CMJ is notorious for its showcases that consist of both artists that have blown up and artists that are quickly headed in that direction. Under The Gun is happy to provide you with suggestions for five up-and-coming acts and five breakthrough […]

LIVE REVIEW: ‘Prekender’ Feat. Knapsack in Melbourne, Australia (8/21/14)

Over the past years the Poison City Weekender has grown from a simple showcase for the much respected Melbourne independent label’s roster into one of the Australian punk rock scene’s premiere annual events. The 2014 edition of the festival, now appropriately dubbed Weekender Fest, is set to take place over four days and five venues […]

‘Captain America’ Falls Before ‘The Other Woman’

Captain America: The Winter Soldier sure did fight the good fight for two straight weeks, but as of this weekend, the production’s been dethroned by The Other Woman. With sales scraping in at about $24.7 million, Cameron Diaz’s latest is topping the Marvel film by an estimated $8.7 million. Further on our list of this […]

Fest 13 Makes First Lineup Announcement

It was already a given that punks around the world would flock to Gainesville, Florida over Halloween weekend for the thirteenth annual Fest. The only question was which acts would top their must-see lists this year. Now that the first wave of bands has been announced, we can safely answer that question with one word: […]

REVIEW: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – ‘Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything’

Artist: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Album: Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything Genre: Post-rock Label: Constellation Even though Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra is an offshoot of legendary post-rock group Godspeed You! Black Emperor—composed of GY!BE’s guitarist Efrim Menuck, violinist Sophie Trudeau, and bassist Thierry Amar, alongside drummer David […]

Drew Caruso’s ‘Best of 2013’ In Music

As the year ends, I find myself shuffling through the albums I have accrued over the past months. Each album an experience, an insight gained, a lens changed, I have continually found myself lost in the art that encapsulated the sonic apotheosis of this past year. The experiences captured within these sounds provide themselves as […]

UTG LIST: Staff Recommendations For Record Store Day 2013

It’s here! After twelve months of waiting Record Store Day 2013 is finally upon us and UTG is ready to help you decide which releases you hunt for this Saturday. It should go without saying at this point, but it’s extremely important everyone reading this head out to their local record store on Saturday, April […]

Record Store Day 2013 Releases Updated Calendar (~400)

Record Store Day 2013 has unleashed another updated version of their official calendar and can be seen here on UTGReview! Check out more than 385 releases by heading through and let us know which ones you and your friends are excited for. CASSETTE RELEASES (COPIED FROM http://new-vinyl.blogspot.com): § Kill Rock Stars The Compilations(limited 3 cassette […]

Record Store Day 2013 Releases Update (358+)

Record Store Day 2013 has once again unleashed an updated version of their official calendar and can be seen here on UTG Review! Check out more than 358 releases by heading through and let us know which ones you and your friends are excited for. CASSETTE RELEASES (COPIED FROM http://new-vinyl.blogspot.com):  *NEW* MGMT Alien Days […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Jerry Jones of Trophy Scars

Under the Gun Review is very pleased to bring you this exclusive interview with New Jersey’s genre-defying indie outfit, Trophy Scars! It’s been nearly a year since the last time we checked in with the boys after the release of their well-received EP, Never Born, Never Dead, and they’ve been keeping themselves quite busy in […]

Fun Fun Fun Fest Announce 2012 Lineup

November 2 through November 4, Austin, Texas is the place to be. With Fun Fun Fun Fest pulling into Auditorium Shores with a army of killer bands, music fans will be hard pressed to find a more entertaining weekend anywhere in the nation. The festival will feature such high profile and notable bands as Run […]