A lot has been written about the resurgence of vinyl in recent years. It seems everyone from hipsters to parents who actually purchased vinyl non-ironically as children are getting hip to big discs once thought too large to remain relevant. Still, even with all the attention being given to wax in recent months, very few […]
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UTG LIST: 6 Comedy Albums Everyone Should Own On Vinyl
May 7th, 2014 
James Shotwell 
Posted in Columns, Editorials, Features, News, Streams, UTG List 
Tags: ari shaffir, best comedy albums, best standup albums, Bill Cosby, comedy central, comedy on vinyl, comedy vinyl, for adults only, george carlin, list, louder than hell, LP, marc maron, revenge for the holocaust, sam kinison, standup comedy, standup vinyl, Thinky Pain, what am i doing in jersey 
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Must Own: No Sleep Records Are Pressing Harvey Danger’s ‘Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?’
May 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell Screenshot this article for your #FlashbackFriday Instagram post because we’re taking our fanboy and fangirl tendencies back to the mid-1990s for this story. No Sleep Records has announced the first-ever vinyl pressing of Harvey Danger’s Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? The album, which was originally released in 1997 to critical acclaim, features the classic […]
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Stream Two Knights’ Debut LP ‘Shut Up’
April 1st, 2014 Nina Corcoran Out of Denton, TX comes emo duo Two Knights. Before we get all up in arms discussing what qualifies as “emo,” take a listen to this band’s music. Their debut album, Shut Up, is streaming a week early before its release on April 8 via Count Your Lucky Stars and it’s top notch. These two dudes merge […]
REVIEW: Sledding With Tigers – ‘A Necessary Bummer’
March 27th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Artist: Sledding With Tigers Album: A Necessary Bummer Genre: Acoustic, Emo-Punk Record Label: Antique Records “If self-loathing was a sport, then I’d finally be good at a sport. And if self-loathing was a sport, I’d be the goddamned MVP. Someday I will learn to love myself as much as I love everyone else.” Not one […]
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ALBUM STREAM: Twin Forks – ‘S/T’
February 20th, 2014 Adrian Garza The past 12 months have been a long and eventful year for Twin Forks, a folk supergroup of sorts who have gone from their debut performance at SXSW 2013 to signing onto Dine Alone Records and releasing their debut EP. All of this has led up to the release of their first self-titled full length, […]
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REVIEW: You Blew It! – ‘Keep Doing What You’re Doing’
January 14th, 2014 Tyler Osborne Artist: You Blew It! Album: Keep Doing What You’re Doing Label: Topshelf Records Genre: Emo, Indie As someone who has written his fair share of album reviews, I always jump at the opportunity to take a look at the newest releases from bands on Topshelf Records. Their bands run the gamut of being anywhere from […]
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EXCLUSIVE: The Venetia Fair Announce ‘Every Sick, Disgusting Thought We’ve Got In Our Brain’ Vinyl Release
August 1st, 2013 James Shotwell The Venetia Fair have long proven they are a band like no other currently (perhaps ever) in existence. Their sound has been described as everything from “spaz rock” to “a circus from hell,” but at UTG we simply refer to it as great all-American rock and roll, and we could not be more excited to […]
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Stone Temple Pilots Announce Tour With Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) As Frontman
July 15th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Stone Temple Pilots are extremely excited to announce that they will be touring the United States with Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) as their frontman. Word of Bennington taking on the frontman duties were unveiled back in May and Under The Gun has been waiting on this news for some time now. Check out the full […]
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Koji Announces Debut LP, ‘Crooked In My Mind’
March 25th, 2013 Adrian Garza Koji has recently announced the upcoming release of his debut full length record, Crooked In My Mind. With quite a few splits and EPs under his belt, he recorded his full length with Will Yip, who has worked with the likes of Blacklisted, Circa Survive, Daylight, and Title Fight in the past. One of the […]
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Killswitch Engage Announces ‘Disarm the Descent’
January 7th, 2013 Tyler Osborne Metal heavy hitters Killswitch Engage announced their newest album Disarm the Descent is on the way! Slated for an April 2 release date, Killswitch’s new album comes out on Roadrunner Records. It’s first single, “In Due Time” comes in what would appear to be due time (I had to), with a release date of February 2. […]
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UTG LIST: Individual Staff Members’ Best Of 2012 (Albums, EPs, Film)
January 1st, 2013 Tyler Osborne Last week UTG brought you our Top 10 favorite albums of this year, as nominated and voted on by the staff. Well today we’re pleased to give you each member’s individual picks for the best of the year. However this list does something a little different: not only does it count down the top 10 […]
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