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Taylor Swift Debuts “Sweeter Than Fiction”
October 21st, 2013 
James Shotwell The sound of the 1980s is alive and well, my friends. First came Betty Who, then Gaga’s new single, and now Ms. Taylor Swift tosses her hat into the throwback ring with “Sweeter Than Fiction.” The first new song to surface from Swift in over a year, “Sweeter Than Fiction” offers listeners a chance to […]
UTG CRUSH: Drop Everything And Fall In Love With Smallpools
July 17th, 2013 James Shotwell Wednesday has shown its soul-crushing face once more, but this week we have a new pop act for you to discover that is going to change the mood of your entire day (if not week). Hailing from Los Angeles, Smallpools is a newly formed quartet that boasts a sound that is both fun and well […]
UTG INTERVIEW: SATE On Latest Single, Upcoming Album
June 8th, 2015 Kyle Florence SATE is on a mission. The Toronto songstress has been turning heads north of the border with her electric, soul-infused rock sound, and now seems poised to make her biggest splash yet with the release of her forthcoming album, an amalgamation of three separate EPs released over the course of the past year. UTG recently […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Screenwriter David Larson Discusses Being Accepted Into Tribeca Film Festival With ‘Big Boy’
April 17th, 2015 Kriston McConnell This year’s Tribeca Film Festival is taking place April 15-26 in New York City, NY. Each year the festival showcases hundreds of features by film crews across the globe. Not every feature that’s submitted to the festival gets accepted, which makes it a huge honor for those who make it. Most features that win in […]
‘Saturday Night Live’ to Host Epic 40-Year Anniversary Show
February 2nd, 2015 Scott Murray Some of you may have noticed that during last night’s Super Bowl XLIX showdown between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks two little ads appeared for what may be one of the biggest moments in live television this year. The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary show is sure to be one for the books. […]
UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Lake Placid’
October 24th, 2014 Kyle Florence Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of the year’s best month, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re […]
Shiragirl Stage Returning to Vans Warped Tour
June 18th, 2014 James Shotwell Vans Warped Tour has announced the return of the beloved Shiragirl Stage. This week it was announced that the long-running Shiragirl Stage will be returning to the Vans Warped Tour for its 2014 run. The acts performing will be female artists and female-fronted bands from across the country who entered and won the Conquer Entertainment […]
Fadeaway Records Releasing Massive LP Compilation ft. Brand New, Manchester Orchestra, Straylight Run; Hear Kevin Devine Cover “King’s Crossing”
January 7th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Kevin Devine‘s got a big heart, and that heart is quite fond of Elliott Smith. The Brooklyn singer-songwriter throws out covers like candy, and about half of those are Elliott Smith songs, from “Between the Bars” to “Say Yes” to “The Biggest Lie.” He’s gone and added another one to the list, this time covering […]
Watch The US Trailer For Miyazaki’s ‘The Wind Rises’
November 18th, 2013 Brian Leak Hayao Miyazaki’s alleged final feature, The Wind Rises, just finished its run of Oscar-qualifying festival screenings, and we certainly expect it to be up for “Best Animated Feature” based on the current, gleaming reviews. While the film was released in Japan earlier this year, we won’t get an official release here in the US until […]
UTG INTERVIEW: The Tomas Doncker Band
August 8th, 2013 Brian Leak Tomas Doncker has been involved with music almost as long as I’ve been alive and after two decades of creating and touring the world, his Global Soul movement is in full swing. The Tomas Doncker Band recently released an EP of tracks that help comprise the score for a show called Diablo Love which re-imagines […]
What the Film!? – The Superman Franchise Part 1 of 4
May 27th, 2013 Dane Sager What The Film!? is a weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the general fuckery Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try to pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with major plot holes or […]