dance rock

UTG TRACK-BY-TRACK: Instead of Sleeping – ‘Young Lungs’

In wake of the May 22 release of their brand new LP, Instead of Sleeping have teamed up with Under The Gun to bring you an exclusive track-by-track of Young Lungs. The record, which can be streamed following the jump, is the band’s third LP and experience proves it to be a dose of mature […]

UTG INTERVIEW: DECORATOR @ SXSW

Don’t let age fool you — DECORATOR may be young, but the music is far from naive. DECORATOR is a full-forced wrecking ball of collaborative rock ‘n’ roll cleverly mixed with proper and contagious pop hooks. Hailing from Los Angeles, the band create a live atmosphere of energy that mirrors a heavy mixture of Foxy […]

Cut Copy tour the world

Australian band, Cut Copy have announced a tour to support their upcoming album, “Zonoscope”. Check out the dates after the jump!

Panic! At The Disco post video for “New Perspective”

  Look below to find the video for Panic! At the Disco’s newest single, “New Perspective.” The song itself can be found on the soundtrack for Jennifer’s Body along with tracks from Hayley Williams, Dashboard Confessional, and more.

Close But Not Quite – Who Said The West Was Dead

Artist: Close But Not Quite Album:  Who Said The West Was Dead EP Genre: Pop Rock/Hip Hop/Pop Punk Label: Unsigned We at UTG are often overloaded with emails from unsigned acts that are looking to get coverage on the site. Generally, I do my best to get as many of them onto UTG as possible, […]

Forever The Sickest Nerf Commercial

Want to see a band, beyond the shadow of a doubt, sell out? Check out this new Nerf commercial featuring Forever The Sickest Kids:

Review: Cobra Starship – Hot Mess

Artist: Cobra Starship Album: Hot Mess Genre: Pop/Dance Rock Label: Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen I want to be honest from the start, I, like many 20 something pop punk kids, wish nightly for Gabe Saporta to make one more Midtown record. Not that I haven’t found aspects of Cobra Starship to love, heck, I’ve bought their […]

Young Love – One Of Us

Artist: Young Love Album: One Of Us Genre: Electropop Label: Island Young Love is an act that’s been brewing just under the radar for a little while now. In fact, when I mentioned it, my girlfriend shot up like you told her she won the lottery she was so excited. So, at that moment, I […]

My Favorite Highway hits the Road!

This past weekend My Favorite Highway played a standout set at The Bamboozle festival in East Rutherford, NJ and last night, they kicked off a national tour with Danger Radio and Skyline Stereo. On June 19 they begin a short run with Ace Enders…and as if that weren’t enough, they’re set to embark on a […]

Family Force 5 Remix Album Art!

Family Force 5’s remix album, Dance Or Die With A Vengeance comes out on May 19th! Not only have we already gotten to hear the record, but we also got a sneak peak at the album art and are bringing it to you – TODAY!                 Art:

The Photo Atlas – To Silently Provoke The Ghost

Artist: The Photo Atlas Album: To Silently Provoke The Ghost Genre: Rock Label: Morning After Tracklist: 1.  Class of 2012 2. It’s Always About The Money 3. Jealous Teeth 4. Write This Down 5. You Haven’t Read Enough There’s nothing like Spring to give us some fresh servings of up and coming bands. The Photo […]

Watchout! There’s Ghosts – Ghost Town

Artist: Watchout! There’s Ghosts Album: Ghost Town Genre: Dance Rock Label: Rise Big or small, there are always those new and upcoming bands that push the entire music scene forward. This electronic, experimental, and progressive blend of music intrigued me to wonder who will continue this duo’s work through being an inspired listener and musician. […]