Artist: Light Years Album: I Won’t Hold This Against You Genre: Pop-punk Label: Paper+Plastick Light Years‘ brand new record and Paper + Plastick debut, I Won’t Hold This Against You is an insatiable dose of satisfying pop punk. From the in-your-face shredding opener, “Uphill Battle,” to the self-titled, powerful closer, “I Won’t Hold This Against […]
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REVIEW: Light Years – ‘I Won’t Hold This Against You’
June 18th, 2013 
Matthew Leimkuehler 
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Tags: album review, cleveland, I Won't Hold This Against You, light years, Paper + Plastick, pop-punk (genre) 
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UTG PHOTOS: ALKALINE TRIO (5/28/13)
June 4th, 2013 Kellie Gannon Under The Gun sent Head of Photography, Kellie Gannon, to House of Blues Cleveland for Alkaline Trio on May 28, 2013. I was excited at the prospect of an Alkaline Trio tour for a few reasons. I love that bands like Bayside and Alkaline Trio are not only still touring and playing music, but releasing […]
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Dispatch Announce Live Album With June Release
April 23rd, 2013 Dan Bogosian Super popular and super poppy indie rock band, Dispatch, have announced an upcoming live album. The release will be titled Ain’t No Trip To Cleveland: Vol 1, and come out on June 4. It should be noted that Dispatch is a band known for their live albums, with fans often preferring live versions to studio […]
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UTG PHOTOS: THE ROCKET SUMMER (3/31/13)
April 8th, 2013 Kellie Gannon Under The Gun sent Head of Photography, Kellie Gannon, to the Rocket Summer Tour on March 31, 2013 in Cleveland. The Rocket Summer has always been a band that has held a huge, gigantic spot in my heart, mostly for nostalgic reasons. I’ve had the opportunity to see TRS live on several occasions over the […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Jonny Craig Tour (3/27/13)
April 1st, 2013 Kellie Gannon Under The Gun sent Head of Photography, Kellie Gannon, to the Jonny Craig Tour on March 27, 2013 in Cleveland. What does a reformed bad boy do when he cleans up, gets sober, and puts music first in his life? Embarks on a solo tour, that’s what. Jonny Craig hit the road this spring on […]
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Matt And Kim Cancel Show Due To Illness
February 19th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Matt And Kim have unfortunately announced that they will not be playing their show in Cleveland tonight due to the fact that Kim has the stomach flu. Even though they will not be performing they did indicate that Passion Pit and Icona Pop will still be playing. You can read the official statement from the […]
Cinema Sleep Announce New Label, Upcoming Releases For 2013
February 11th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Cincinnati, OH heavy rock five piece Cinema Sleep have released a video today outlining recent developments and some of their upcoming releases for 2013. First, Cinema Sleep is no longer unsigned! They just partnered with StandBy Records, current home to the likes of Picture Me Broken and Hopes Die Last and the previous label for Black […]
EXCLUSIVE STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Envoi – “Ghost (acoustic)”
November 30th, 2012 Jacob Tender Several weeks ago, Absolutepunk.net introduced you to the completely revamped Envoi, a female fronted powerhouse that has been pushing its way into the public eye, causing plenty of blog buzz as it goes. “We’re all pretty experienced but at the same time unproven,” says singer Maddie Finn who fronted an eponymous project up to joining Envoi […]
Envoi Premieres Single on Absolutepunk.net
November 2nd, 2012 Jacob Tender Being a female fronted band in a scene shared by the Paramore powerhouse isn’t an easy thing. It’s one thing to get your foot in the door, but standing toe-to-toe with Hayley Williams is another thing all together. No matter how different a band may be, if their vocalist is a woman, there will be […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Tell All Your Friends 10th Anniversary Tour (10/4/12)
October 12th, 2012 Kellie Gannon After going on a mini-summer hiatus following Vans Warped Tour, Under The Gun’s Head of Photography, Kellie Gannon, is back with brand new photos from the Taking Back Sunday “Tell All Your Friends” 10th Anniversary Tour in Cleveland! As my first show back with Under The Gun since July’s Warped Tour in Cleveland, it seemed […]
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Celebrate Christmas With Chimaira
October 8th, 2012 Ben Schuley Chimaira has not played a show in the United States this year, but are finally planning to break their streak this December. On December 29, the 13th annual Chimaira Christmas will take place at Cleveland’s House Of Blues. Frontman Mark Hunter commented about the show: “Cleveland’s had Chimaira’s back since the beginning – they’ve weathered the storms- […]
UTG PHOTOS: Beast Friends Forever Tour (7/10/12)
July 24th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun’s photographer Tori Thomas attended the Beast Friends Forever Tour featuring Jon Walker (ex-Panic! At The Disco), Mark Rose (ex-Spitalfield), and Lucas Carpenter at the Beachlad Tavern in Cleveland, OH on July 10th. As many of you know, I attended the first date of this tour back in June. I’m bringing you another […]
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