Who is getting tired of hearing about these album anniversaries? Here’s a real anniversary: The Bouncing Souls are turning 25 years old. Yes, that is true. The Souls have been a band for two years longer than I’ve been alive and I say “hooray” to that! After two and a half decades and nine full […]
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Backstreet Boys And Avril Lavigne Announce North American Tour
March 14th, 2014 
Troy Sennett It’s safe to say that my entrance into the world of music would not have been the same without Backstreet Boys and Avril Lavigne. I distinctly remember their albums being some of the first I purchased with my own money, and while it’s been years since I played them on repeat in my room, seeing […]
Boys Like Girls Announce Co-Headlining Tour With All-American Rejects
July 24th, 2012 Matthew Dondiego Boys Like Girls recently teased an upcoming fall tour without revealing much else to fans. Now today news has broke that the band will be embarking on a US tour sharing the headline slot with the All-American Rejects. Also featured on the tour will be The Ready Set and Parachute, each on select dates of […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Love And Mercy’ Is The Best Film Of 2015 So Far
June 8th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Love And Mercy Starring: John Cusack, Paul Dano Directed By: Bill Pohlad A tale of one man told with two actors and more heart than any other film in theaters today, Love And Mercy may be the movie to beat in 2015. You may think you know Brian Wilson, the iconic musical genius behind […]
First ‘Love & Mercy’ Trailer Reveals Two Sides Of Brian Wilson
February 25th, 2015 James Shotwell The life of music icon Brian Wilson is much more than the creation of Pet Sounds, and soon a new film will attempt to tell his story. Love & Mercy originally premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the fall of 2014. The film stars both Paul Dano and John Cusack as Brian Wilson, […]
Kurt Cobain’s 1988 Mixtape Sees The Light Of Day
November 3rd, 2014 Dana Reandelar 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 […]
Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner Performs New Song With Mini Mansions
October 28th, 2014 Corey From The Arctic Monkeys have had quite the year and a half. With the huge success of their album AM, and festivals and touring almost non-stop, they’ve become a household name. Well, now another band, that goes by the name of Mini Mansions, is looking to take their place, with a little help from a friend, […]
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Riot Fest Chicago’s Best ‘Under The Radar’ Acts
September 11th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Part of the beauty of going to a music festival is finding your next favorite band. You know, the next act that is going to truly change your life. This could happen to many who attend Riot Fest Chicago. Sure, the main stages are packed with fimilar and unforgettable names like Taking Back Sunday, The […]
Get a Sneak Peek of Paul Dano as Brian Wilson in Biopic
July 23rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran A new biopic about The Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson will be hitting screens later this fall. The film, titled Love and Mercy, stars actor Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood, Looper) as Wilson, and today we get our first look at Dano as the iconic musician, courtesy of The Playlist. Directed by longtime documentary producer Bill […]
Help Save Nashville’s Historic RCA Studio A
June 26th, 2014 James Shotwell The building housing RCA Studio A, one of the most famous studios in country music history, is being sold to developers looking to add more residential offerings to Music Row. RCA Studio A was originally built in 1964 under the supervision of Chet Atkins. In the years since it opened its doors, the studio has […]
UTG PREMIERE: City Tribe – “Green Eyes”
May 14th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler City Tribe are a fantastic band when the listener’s end goal is to be sent into a blissful wave of melodic trust. The band paints a picture through the music with soothing delivery, whilst not being so mundane that the noise is lost amongst mediocre competitors. Today, Under The Gun brings you “Green Eyes,” a […]
Required Listening: NEEDTOBREATHE – “State I’m In”
February 18th, 2014 James Shotwell NEEDTOBREATHE have continually surprised us thus far in 2014. Their last several albums have been laced with tales of sadness, but everything released in promotion for the forthcoming album Rivers In The Wasteland has been decidedly more light-hearted. Call it a new outlook, or maybe just a desire to try something different, but either way […]