Singer-songwriter Emily Hearn hails from Athens, Georgia, otherwise known as a town with high expectations for its musical inhabitants. After years of performing at local venues while doubling as a student at the University of Georgia, Hearn is positioned to take her country-tinged pop music to the masses as her songs continue to find success online, […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Tumbler Talk New Album, Creating With Family
September 21st, 2015 
Brian Leak Epsom, England folk band Tumbler just released a brand new 12-track album last week, titled You Said. Spurred by family togetherness in intimate kitchen concerts and generations sharing new music with one another, the bond and organic camaraderie is felt throughout the album. We had a chance to speak with Tumbler’s founding father, Richard Grace, […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Ajay Mathur Discusses ‘9 To 3’
August 7th, 2015 Brian Leak “Music may not change the world or a system, but it does help to make us dream, give us hope, make us feel strong and even loved.” Switzerland-based singer-songwriter Ajay Mathur released his newest album, titled 9 To 3, earlier this year. With 15 tracks of rock, spanning nearly every corner of the genre’s spectrum, […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Michael Leonard Witham
November 24th, 2014 Brian Leak “Somewhere along the line, it became uncool to like popular bands or artists. Fuck that. A good song is a good song. I like what I like.” The impetus for the still-budding musical career of Arkansas’ Michael Leonard Witham is a unique one, but one that will undoubtedly make for an interesting opening in the […]
Listen to Billy Joel’s Take On Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed”
November 6th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Being released on Nov. 18 is one of the most star-studded Paul McCartney tribute records we’ve seen yet. The Art Of McCartney, which honors one of the most established songwriters in our time, features 34 (42 via a deluxe version) tracks that, among others, include: The Cure (and Paul’s son James’) taken on “Hello, Goodbye” (which you can […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Vision The Kid & Tru Discuss ‘Somewhere In A Dark City’
September 29th, 2014 Brian Leak “I believe strongly in the message and music we create; naturally I want the masses to feel the same.” Roughly two years ago, rapper Vision The Kid and producer Tru joined forces to craft the best songs they could collaboratively, and the end result is the excellent 14-track LP Somewhere In A Dark City which […]
The Rural Alberta Advantage Stream “Runners In The Night”
September 19th, 2014 Brian Leak The Rural Alberta Advantage, a wildly underrated act, have an album of the year contender on their hands with Mended With Gold, their newest full-length which comes out on September 30. Following two fantastic singles in “Terrified” and “On The Rocks,” the band are currently streaming a third, entitled “Runners in the Night,” over at […]
STREAM: The Gaslight Anthem – ‘Get Hurt’
August 5th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler One of America’s favorite rock bands, The Gaslight Anthem, are streaming their fifth full-length effort, Get Hurt, in full via iTunes Radio. The record is coming to us via Island Records and is the band’s latest effort since the success of 2012’s Handwritten. According to Consequence of Sound, the record was produced at Blackbird Studios […]
UTG LIST: 10 Must-See Undercard Acts at Outside Lands 2014
July 28th, 2014 Brian Leak Northern California’s premier, eco-friendly music and arts festival is nigh! The unsurprisingly sold out Outside Lands is set to take place August 8-10 in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA, and Under the Gun Review will be on-site to cover all of its glorious offerings. We’ll cover Outside Lands’ various food, drink, […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Julian Rhine Talks Rock, Rap, and Religion
June 17th, 2014 Brian Leak “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: Matt Townsend and The Wonder of the World
June 2nd, 2014 Brian Leak “A lot of these songs were like lifelines to me. They were redeemers. When I wrote them and sang them they gave me a reason to keep going.” With the official release of his forthcoming debut still three weeks away, we’re pleased to have had the opportunity to speak with Matt Townsend about his newest […]
ALBUM STREAM: Neil Young – ‘A Letter Home’
May 21st, 2014 Corey From Neil Young has always been incredibly influential in music. And getting in the studio with Third Man Records owner Jack White certainly continues to show that. The two have been working together in Nashville on Young’s most recent work, a covers album called A Letter Home. It is now available to stream in its entirety, […]