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Everything You Need To Know About The 2015 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductions

Editor’s Note: Under The Gun Review will be at the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. This is the third in a series of preview pieces set to highlight this year’s event. Read the first and second in the series. It’s that time of year again – Rock and Roll Hall of […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Leonino Talks ‘Naked Tunes’ and His Big Label Days

“My feeling is that humans will find love and warmth on hard times as our souls and bodies are strong.” Having fronted the biggest band in Chile’s history of music, it should come as no surprise that Jorge González would want to take time away from the chaos of it all to focus on his […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Julian Rhine Talks Rock, Rap, and Religion

“The instruments are just conduits. The soul is where the music comes from.” Julian Rhine was raised on some of the greatest musical artists to ever create, which no doubt influenced his own path as a musician. As the Brooklyn native states “rock and rap are both sub-genres of pop, and I have deep-rooted love […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Ready Never Talks Multitasking, YouTube, and ‘Eleutherophobia’

Los Angeles-based EDM rock duo Ready Never are still riding high on the success of their viral video and single, “Take That Pill,” but Benny Ed and Clinton Karcher are continuing to develop their genre-melding sound as they prepare for future work and create new ways to advance their performance in a live atmosphere. Ed […]

Watch Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Perform History of Rap Part 5

If you’re like me, then you’ve watched the four episodes of Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon performing the history of rap way too many times. Good news: now there’s a new one to memorize. Last night Justin Timberlake went on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to do a reprise of their History of Rap series. Pay […]

SINGLE REVIEW: Stray From The Path – “Badge & A Bullet”

Artist: Stray From The Path Single: “Badge & A Bullet” Album: Anonymous Stray From The Path have returned with a sound that gives further ammunition to the legion of fanboys who have spent the last few years comparing the band to rock legends Rage Against The Machine. Hitting the net yesterday after a successful viral […]

Portishead Member Upset Of The Weeknd’s Sampling Of “Machine Gun”

Just hours after the debut of The Weeknd‘s new single “Belong To The World,” a member of the band sampled on the track has made their anger of the song’s release known to the public. Taking to Twitter in the middler of the night, Portishead Guitarist Geoff Barrow wrote, “When someone asks to sample you […]

SCENE & HEARD: Iron Man 3

Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies […]

15 Years Later: UTG Reflects On *NSYNC

We’ve said it before and we’ll probably say it again before the month is out, but nostalgia is the trend to beat in 2013. From albums, to books, movies, and television, people are in love all over again with the things they used to love. This weekend, one of the biggest pop music releases of […]

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 […]

WATCH: Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon – “History of Rap Pt. 4”; Timberlake Medley

For the entirety of the week, pop icon Justin Timberlake has been appearing on the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon program. Each night, he has performed two new songs from his upcoming album, The 20/20 Experience, and taken part in one of the show’s sketches. These have included a barber shop quartet version of his hit […]

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 […]