Before Nirvana‘s 1989 debut record, Bleach, was Montage Of Heck, a 36-minute collection of ambiguous noises and audio clips collaged together by the late Kurt Cobain. With the Nirvana’s style of grunge embedded into their members’ very being, an outlandish compilation such as this comes to us as no surprise. Published this weekend by Dangerous […]
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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 […]
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: The 10 Must-See Acts At Riot Fest Chicago
September 11th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Most decisions in life are hard. Where should I go to college? What should I eat for lunch? What career path should I take? How should I cut my hair? Do I like Dumbledore or Gandalf better? Deep dish or thin crust? The most pressing question bothering us over the last week is which Riot […]
LIVE REVIEW: KISS and Def Leppard in Des Moines, Iowa (8/20/2014)
August 22nd, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler “You wanted the best, you got the best. The hottest band in the world…KISS!” Forty years later and the hottest band in the world hasn’t lost its shine. KISS delivered a full-throttle destruction of Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on August 20, winning the crowd over with a mixture of celebrated songs and on-stage […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Sleepwave’s Spencer Chamberlain Talks ‘Broken Compass’
August 18th, 2014 Corey From As I was patiently sitting outside the venue, waiting to meet up with Spencer, I watched his tall figure move from fan to fan, talking with them, taking pictures, shaking hands — you name it. In the past year or so, it’s been easy to tell that Chamberlain has seen better days. But now, it’s […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Plastic Yellow Band
May 28th, 2014 Brian Leak We recently had the pleasure of reviewing Plastic Yellow Band’s impressive debut album, Breathe Air. Offering a classic rock record with modern elements strewn throughout, PYB’s recent release spans many generations of influences, making for a widely accessible album for nearly any fan of rock music. Shortly after spending many listens with Breathe Air, the […]
REVIEW: The Black Keys – ‘Turn Blue’
May 13th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Artist: The Black Keys Album: Turn Blue Genre: Rock Label: Nonesuch Records Before getting into the bulk of my review of The Black Keys’ Turn Blue, I’d like to get something out of the way. So we’ll start at the end, where the 11-track album closes with the completely tacked-on country-rock tune “Gotta Get Away,” […]
Antemasque Release Two New Tracks
April 14th, 2014 Drew Caruso In what has become a week of new material exploding onto the internet, Antemasque, The Mars Volta and Red Hot Chili Peppers supergroup, have released two new songs to add onto their continuing newly released material. Featuring Omar Rodríguez-López, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Dave Elitch, and Flea, the band has been consistently releasing their erratic material all […]
UTG PREMIERE: Spillway – “Atlas Carried”
April 9th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Under The Gun Review and Spillway are teaming up to bring you the band’s highly-anticipated debut number, “Atlas Carried.” The track provides the listener with sensations of the strangest variety, as if Dredg decided to write a punk rock song in the back of a jazz club. This is the kind of the strange that […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/9-3/15
March 15th, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome back to Weekly Wax! Once again, this week’s vinyl news was dominated by Record Store Day announcements. Most notably, Childish Gambino and Katy Perry both announced pressings of their most recent albums to commemorate the holiday, and they were far from the only ones. Check out Modern Vinyl’s RSD list for the latest in […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Vista Chino – Kyuss Lives! is Dead, Long Live Kyuss!
February 6th, 2014 Brenton Harris Rising from the ashes of the sadly burnt-out but much beloved desert-rock icons Kyuss, Vista Chino have been touring the world for the best part of the last three years, bringing the music and the vision of Kyuss screaming back to life in all of its distorted glory. Originally formed under the name Kyuss Lives! […]
Spotify Launches Merch Service
January 20th, 2014 Troy Sennett Spotify is branching out into merchandise in 2014. The music streaming service has been working with Topspin to allow artists to display shirts, vinyl, and other items on their Spotify profiles. Using Topspin’s ArtistLink service, artists will be able to link to any existing merch stores (not just those hosted by Topspin) free of charge. […]