There are a number of notable releases arriving in stores today, but only one release features over four dozen tracks from the biggest names in the alternative music scene. The 2013 Vans Warped Tour Compilation is the latest entry in the ongoing summer series from SideOneDummy Records, and just like the others before it we highly recommend everyone going to this summer’s largest traveling festival buy a copy (or two) for the trip. Every year there are a number of songs featured on these comps that go on to become ‘need-to-know- tracks, and with that in mind we put together …
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UTG LIST: 10 Essential Songs From The 2013 Vans Warped Tour Compilation
June 4th, 2013 
James Shotwell 
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Tags: 2013, compilation, essential, playlist, SideOneDummy Records, utg list, vans warped tour, Warped Tour 
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UTG LIST: 5 Must-See Sets At Skate And Surf (Day 2)
May 17th, 2013 Dan Bogosian This Saturday, May 18, Skate And Surf Festival will kick off at Six Flags Great Adventure New Jersey with dozens of the scene’s biggest names. A number of the UTG staff will be on hand for the event, and from the feedback we have been seeing on Twitter it sounds like a lot of you will be as well. If that’s the case, then you’re probably currently have a mini panic attack while trying to solve the biggest question you will face that day:
WHO AM I GOING TO SEE?
We already gave you our day one preview. Our …
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May 16th, 2013 James Shotwell This Saturday, May 18, Skate And Surf Festival will kick off at Six Flags Great Adventure New Jersey with dozens of the scene’s biggest names. A number of the UTG staff will be on hand for the event, and from the feedback we have been seeing on Twitter it sounds like a lot of you will be as well. If that’s the case, then you’re probably currently have a mini panic attack while trying to solve the biggest question you will face that day:
WHO AM I GOING TO SEE?
Everyone has a few a favorites they must watch, sure, …
Posted in Columns, Features, News, UTG List Tags: 2013, crown the empire, fall out boy, mixtapes, must see, New Jersey, six flags, skate and surf, t. mills, Tyler Carter, who to see No Comments »
UTG LIST: Pixar Movies We Want to See Sequels To
May 13th, 2013 Kendra Beltran You have to really be careful how you word things, because it can get many hopes up. Talking to you, Bob Iger, Disney CEO. Last week Bob mentioned in a conference call that Pixar has “fantastic original stories as well as some great sequels to their previous hits.” That’s not just sequel, which is Finding Nemo’s Finding Dory due out November 2015. That alludes to some other movies in the works, right?
It makes you wonder what they have up their sleeves for some of the movies we already know we love. So here are five movies that we …
Posted in Features, Movies, News, UTG List Tags: A Bug's Life, Cars, disney, Monsters Inc., pixar, ratatouille, The Incredibles, Toy Story, up, utg list, WALL-E No Comments »
FLASHBACK: 7 Unforgettable AOL Undercover Sessions
April 26th, 2013 James Shotwell Earlier today news broke over Twitter that Spinner and all of AOL Music would be shutting down. First impressions were that this would be a gradual change, but tweets sent from the Spinner account (which were later deleted) said that the plug was being pulled today. Spinner Editor Dan Reilly even tweeted, “Well, we all just got laid off. AOL Music is finished.”
We at UTG were as shocked as everyone else to learn of AOL Music’s downfall, and we quickly began reminiscing on their contributions to our scene over the years. Though they covered a wide variety of …
Posted in Columns, Features, News, UTG List Tags: 30 seconds to mars, afi, aol music, aol sessions, cover, cover songs, david bowie, Gin Blossoms, hit the lights, New Found Glory, performance, RIP, rise against, spinner, stream, video No Comments »
UTG LIST: Staff Recommendations For Record Store Day 2013
April 20th, 2013 Adrian Garza It’s here! After twelve months of waiting Record Store Day 2013 is finally upon us and UTG is ready to help you decide which releases you hunt for this Saturday.
It should go without saying at this point, but it’s extremely important everyone reading this head out to their local record store on Saturday, April 20. This day has been set aside to celebrate the legacy of independent record stores and, hopefully, ensure the experience of shopping at these small establishments is something future generations are able to enjoy as well. In order for this to happen we all need …
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UTG LIST: 5 Must-See Films Of The Boston Underground Film Festival
March 26th, 2013 James Shotwell Since its inception, the Boston Underground Film Festival has been the go-to destination in New England for all things weird, scary, strange, or extreme in the world of film. Now in its fifteenth year, BUFF remains as surreal a festival as anyone could hope to find, and that is just the way it needs to remain.
Kicking off this Wednesday at The Brattle Theater, the fifteenth annual Boston Underground Film Festival is once again offering cinephiles a chance to experience more than a dozen film oddities that may otherwise never screen in New England. We are well aware of …
UTG LIST: 5 Must-See Artists At SXSW 2013
March 12th, 2013 James Shotwell Every year we do whatever we can to bring the craziness of SXSW to you at home, and this year is no different. Starting today, Editor James Shotwell is hitting the streets of Austin, TX to bring you the very best South By Southwest 2013 has to offer. We will be posting numerous updates and media from the festival throughout the week on the site, but you gain constant access to all the madness by following James on Twitter.
We already told you a bit about how to survive at SXSW, so today I am going to share with …
Posted in Columns, Editorials, Features, News, UTG List Tags: Austin, Chris Carrabba, g-eazy, larry gee, music, must see, south by southwest, SXSW, sxsw 2013, Texas, the body rampant, the wild feathers, twin falls, utg list No Comments »
UTG LIST: 5 Artists To Watch In 2013
January 28th, 2013 James Shotwell One of our biggest goals in 2013 is to bring you even more new and cutting edge artists than ever before. Be it music, film, comedy, or something else altogether that absolutely floor us, we are dedicated to helping usher in the next wave of talent that will soon overtake the industry.
Just over a year ago we brought you our first ’5 Artists To Watch’ feature (found here), and in the months that have passed since we have watched those same artists become some of the most recognized names in the alternative community. With this year’s list we …
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UTG LIST: 10 Essential Arnold Schwarzenegger Films
January 20th, 2013 Dane Sager We strive to bring you the best featured content in the timeliest manner possible, but sometimes we lock horns and cannot stop debating a particular list until after our scheduled release. If we had a time machine this would have gone out on Friday, but sometimes the best things in life require a little bit of patience.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is without a doubt one of the most legendary action heroes to ever walk the Earth. He has battled foes with everything from swords to robotics, saved women and children of over a dozen ethnicities, and blown up pretty much every …
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UTG LIST: Best Albums of 2012
December 24th, 2012 Tyler Osborne All year the Under the Gun Review staff has weighed in on what we thought about the albums the music scene had to offer. This year has been good to us musically, but it’s a really hard process to shave down to our ten favorites of the year.
As you’ll see when you read through our list, genre is not a factor as albums span all different styles and tastes, and is telling about the eclectic nature of our staff. After loads of nominations, voting, and arguments, UTG is very proud to share with you our favorite albums of 2012.…
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UTG LIST: Best Mixtapes of 2012
December 17th, 2012 James Shotwell 2012 has been an incredible year for music. From rock, to pop, hip hop, and the world’s obsession with “Gangnam Style,” there have been many great offerings for fans of any genre of music. Hip hop, however, has been especially fortunate thanks to the rise of artists working harder than ever to ensure their mixtapes flow like albums. More than any other realm of music, hip hop is built on artists establishing relationships with the listener through the release of free material, and you could not throw a metaphorical rock through the blogosphere this year without finding a …
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