Seattle’s music and art festival, Bumbershoot, has been going on since the 1970s, but only recently have its headlining acts stepped up their game. The festival, which takes place August 31 through September 2, is headlined by fun., Death Cab For Cutie, MGMT, Kendrick Lamar, Heart, and Tegan & Sara – certainly, nothing to scoff […]
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Bumbershoot Announces Lineup, Death Cab For Cutie Will Play ‘Transatlantacism’ To Headline
May 3rd, 2013 
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Vampire Weekend Confirm Third Album For May 2013
January 22nd, 2013 Dan Bogosian Yesterday, we were telling you about how twee kids must be bouncing for joy with The Postal Service‘s reunion and Vampire Weekend’s next album. Since then, we’ve learned TPS is on for Coachella and Vampire Weekend‘s third album is due for May 7, 2013. The indie rock band’s website has been updated to say “LP3 […]
Vampire Weekend Almost Wrapped Recording For Third Album
January 21st, 2013 Dayton O'Connor The morning is still young and it’s already a huge day for indie music. First there was positive confirmation that The Postal Service was indeed getting back together in 2013. No news on whether or not the bedroom electronic duo will be playing Coachella as originally rumored. But I mean, come on. Now another bit of news […]
WATCH: Ben Gibbard – “I’m Building A Fire” On The Colbert Report
January 11th, 2013 Dan Bogosian While we still have no concrete information on The Postal Service‘s potential reunion at Coachella, Ben Gibbard has continued his efforts promoting his debut solo album on The Colbert Report. He already had a solid performance late last year on Conan, but now we have another video (and a different song) worth watching: “I’m Building […]
The Jealous Sound Sign To Rise Records; New Album In 2014
December 11th, 2012 Grant Trimboli The Jealous Sound announced late last night that they have been signed to Rise Records! Congratulations to everyone involved in this excellent deal. The band plan on re-releasing a deluxe version of A Gentle Reminder on February 5, which will include four bonus tracks. Their double vinyl release includes all the songs on the deluxe […]
[New Column] Sounds Familiar: Week 1
October 9th, 2012 Julia McAlpine Continuing our expansion of original content, Under The Gun Review presents its latest column, Sounds Familiar, dedicated to trawling the world and web for the latest remixes, redos, and reminiscent bits that our newest columnist Julia McAlpine finds appealing. Be prepared for some diversity in your music library. The songs may not be new, but they […]
REVIEW: The Cinema – My Blood Is Full Of Airplanes
September 20th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: The Cinema Album: My Blood Is Full Of Airplanes Genre: Pop Label: Independent Being a critic, especially a critic of any art form, is a very difficult job. If I were an automotive journalist, my life would be exceptionally easy, it’s very easy to note whether or not a car understeers too much on […]
REVIEW: Never Shout Never – Time Travel
September 10th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: Never Shout Never Album: Time Travel Genre: Indie/Folk/Rock Label: Loveway/Sire It seems to be said all the time, but social media really has changed the musical landscape. Until about 2006, bands needed to actually make EPKs and send out physical demos to get widespread recognition. The postal service was still healthy and Myspace was […]
LMFAO joke about VMA debut
August 28th, 2011 Michelle LMFAO will make their debut as nominated artists this year at the MTV Video Music Awards, with their video for “Party Rock Anthem” up for Best Choreography. But the duo feel there is a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why they have never been invited to the awards show before.
REVIEW: Bon Iver – Bon Iver
May 30th, 2011 James Shotwell “As much as I love this album, and I do (if I think about it subjectively, standing alone), I unfortunately can’t help drawing comparison’s to For Emma, Forever Ago. As much as I don’t want to, I’m human, and loving a band means knowing when they’re strong and weak. It would be wrong of me to pretend this album existed in a bubble, living without ties to other releases, because it would mean this album was a product of completely originality (and it isn’t). This is a continuation of artist growth and development that challenges listeners to forget the feeling and mood of the previous album with a platter or new thoughts and ideas.”
Places and Numbers sign to Equal Vision Records
January 27th, 2010 Grant Trimboli JAN 27 – Equal Vision Records is pleased to welcome to its’ roster Places And Numbers – the electronic-tinged solo outfit of former Gatsby’s American Dream guitarist, Bobby Darling. Using his connections with an airline, Darling was able to send himself, producer/friend Casey Bates (Gatsby’s American Dream, Portugal. The Man), his brother Billy, and videographer […]
Top 25 of the Decade 2000-2009 [Part 1]
October 15th, 2009 James Shotwell Can you believe we’re a decade in to the new millenium? Sometimes it’s simply stunning how fast time flies when you take a second to look back. We at UTG decided that before we close the book on this decade, it would only be right to pay our respects to the albums that shaped our […]