Australia has a proud history of punching above its weight, musically speaking. This is particularly true when it comes to acts operating in the heavier music spectrum. With the seemingly endless advances in streaming and social media technologies making the ears of the world more accessible than ever, the Australian independent scene is thriving. The […]
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Sounds of the (Down) Underground: 5 Australian Acts You Should Be Listening To
July 29th, 2014 
Brenton Harris 
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UTG ESSENTIALS: Anberlin Favorites And Memoirs
January 17th, 2014 Jacob Tender Just yesterday, Anberlin announced that they would be finished with their run as a band this year following a final album and one last tour. Immediately their fandom lit up in a flurry of tweets and wall postings, expressing their love for the band’s career. I too contemplated their lifetime as a group and their […]
Posted in Editorials, Features, News, Photos, Streams Tags: aaron sprinkle, anberlin, bradley walden, Breakups, Catalyst Publicity Group, emarosa, go radio, hey monday, late in the playoffs, lists, memoirs, playlists, rdio, Rescue Kid, Shapes & Colors, streams 2 Comments »
Jacob Tender’s ‘Best Of 2013′ In Music
December 17th, 2013 Jacob Tender ‘Tis the season to make the most difficult choices I have to make all year. Seriously, my life is easy enough to make that statement true. I hate making these lists, more-so this year than any year previous. Yet I’m obligated to do so. So here I am. You see, in January, I told myself […]
Posted in News, Reviews, Streams Tags: 2013, AlunaGeorge, American Authors, Bastille, best of, betty who, Boy & Bear, carousel, cartel, CHVRCHES, coheed and cambria, daughter, Diamond Youth, Envoi, fall out boy, Fossil Collective, fs, Glass Kids, Hrvrd, jacob tender, jane decker, Jaymes Young, john mayer, justin timberlake, LETLIVE, lists, Lorde, Magic Man, mansions, music, Owel, paramore, shone, smallpools, Squid The Whale, streams, Swim Deep, the 1975, the dear hunter, The Maine, Tilian, tiny moving parts, wake owl, X Ambassadors, ymaewk, you me and everyone we know Comments Off on Jacob Tender’s ‘Best Of 2013′ In Music
UTG LIST: 10 Albums From The First Half Of 2013 You May Have Missed (And Need To Hear)
July 8th, 2013 James Shotwell As much as we strive to be the best source for new and emerging talent, we will be the first to admit that we miss some hits from time to time. With every blog in the world focusing on the top albums of the year so far, we thought we’d spin things a bit and […]
Posted in Columns, Features, News, Streams, UTG List Tags: 2013, albums you may have missed in 2013, Bad Luck, best of 2013 so far, best of the rest, Deafheaven, deniro farrar, Harbour, hip hop (genre), lists, music video, Old Best Friend, rick james, RVIVR, stream, streams, the 1975, This Old Ghost, vanna, WFFW 9 Comments »
My Top Ten: Songs About Death
March 15th, 2012 Josh Hammond About two years ago, I attempted to start My Top Ten as the Editor-In-Chief of Popwreckoning.com. Sadly, burdened by the overwhelming duties of running a site, I was unable to maintain the feature in the manner it deserved. However, in my new role as a staff writer at Under the Gun, I wanted to attempt […]
Posted in Features, News, Streams, UTG List Tags: alison krauss, Brad Paisley, brand new, bright eyes, butch walker, Death Cab for Cute, Eels, George Jones, Jimmy Eat World, lists, modest mouse, My Top Ten, rilo kiley, spotify 3 Comments »
Pop Punk’s Not Dead Set Lists
October 10th, 2011 Grant Trimboli New Found Glory’s headlining Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour has begun and everyone is starting to get their set lists settled. To view the lists of Set Your Goals, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard, This Time Next Year and NFG simply head past the jump. Learn it and amaze you friends at the show!
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November 10th, 2009 James Shotwell The head of Under The Gun Review, [UTG] James, has started an “Album of the Day” blog. If you want o get an inside look behind the minds of the staff or just learn about some new and classic album you may have missed. You can check out the site RIGHT HERE [if you have […]
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