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Under The Gun Review Top Best Albums 2012

UTG LIST: Best Albums of 2012

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.…

Incubus 2012

Incubus Unveil ‘Incubus HQ Live’ Multi-Disc Albums

Incubus fans are in for a huge surprise today because the group has announced three separate multi-disc packages, entitled Incubus HQ Live. This August release (recorded in West Hollywood) features a live album, the second a live album and DVD, and a double CD live album with an accompanying DVD. Gigantic!

UTG will be bringing you footage from these discs in the near future so stay tuned. Through the jump is a full track-listing for every single disc on Incubus HQ Live.

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FEATURE: UTG’s Most Anticipated Summer Albums

Summer means a lot of different things to different people. To some it means late night hang outs, while to others it brings to mind thoughts of working constantly, or endless days with friends, but here at UTG there is one thought we all share when the hottest of seasons arrives: New music. After looking over the lengthy release list for the coming months, We thought it best to compile a list of what excites us most to help guide your seasonal shopping. Click past the jump, take a look, hear some new tunes, and see what albums made the …

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Brian Southall (TREOS/TCWK) Discusses Albums That Changed His Life

Our good friends over at Alter The Press sat down with Brian Southall (The Receiving End Of Sirens and The Company We Keep) to discuss the four albums that changed his life. Each album holds it special place in his collection.

Check out Southall’s top albums including Pearl Jam’s Ten, NOFX’s Punk In Drublic, Choke’s Needless To Say, and Nine Inch Nails’ With Teeth. Click past the link provided to check out this awesome feature from ATP.

Will you be watching The Company We Keep when they roll through your town on select dates of …

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Vinnie Caruana (I Am The Avalanche) Discusses Albums That Changed His Life

Our good friends over at Alter The Press sat down with Vinnie Caruana (I Am The Avalanche) to discuss the four albums that changed his life. Each one has its own special significance and meaning.

Check out Vinnie’s top albums including Slick Rick’s The Adventures of Slick Rick, Minor Threat’s Out Of Step, Morrissey’s Your Arsenal, and Seaweed’s Spanaway! Click past the link provided to check out this awesome feature from ATP.

Will you be watching I Am The Avalanche when they roll through your town on the Vans Warped Tour? Under The Gun …

Maxwell 2012

Maxwell Announces Arena Tour; Performing Albums In Entirety

Platinum-selling R&B/Soul artist Maxwell has announced a special six-date arena tour, where he will be performing his entire catalogue over two nights at each venue.

He will pay visit to Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Newark for two dates each and amaze the crowd with his four albums. Are you ready to join this incredible occasion when it comes to you?

During the first night in each city he will be playing Urban Hang Suite (1996) and Embrya (1998). On the second night of the show, Maxwell will play Now (2001) and BLACKsummers’night (2009). Please view the tour dates and ticket …

The Pretty Reckless 2012

Taylor Momsen Discusses Albums That Changed Her Life

Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless took some time recently and sat down with our friends over at Alter The Press to discuss the albums that changed her life.

She discusses the many influences that have shaped her musical career including The Beatles, Sound Garden, Oasis and Garbage. Do you enjoy some of her picks?

Please head through the link provided to read this article and comment with your thoughts on Taylor’s favorites.

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Jon Simmons (Balance and Composure) Explains Albums That Changed His Life

Balance And Composure frontman Jon Simmons did an amazing piece on “Albums That Changed My Life,” with our good friends at Alter The Press, and can be seen by heading past the link provided.

Balance And Composure are currently on tour supporting La Dispute, All Get Out, and Sainthood Reps so check out a show or two. All of the revealed tour routing can be found here.

Read the piece, which features some very memorable albums, and comment with your thoughts!

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ATP Discovers The Albums That Changed Sherri Dupree-Bemis’ Life

Our friends over at AlterThePress have a great weekly feature that asks members of the music community to reveal the albums that changed their lives. This week, ATP caught up with Eisley frontwoman Sherri Dupree-Bemis. Click here to discover her picks!

Eisley recently released a new EP entitled Deep Space. We never ran a review of our own, but believe me when I say it should be considered required listening in 2012. Why not click here and buy a copy today?

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UTG LIST: Essential Fall Albums (& Spotify Playlist)

Fall is officially in the air and if you’re anything like us, your music taste is probably changing almost as quickly as your wardrobe.

Let’s face it: While we love the anthems that served as the soundtrack to our Summer road trips, not every Warped Tour act is as fitting for the changing of the leaves. This doesn’t mean you love those acts any less, it just means you like a little more variety in life and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Instead of posting a top ten this week, we decided to put our preferences aside and let …

Record Store Day release list is revealed

All of you music fanatics out there, the day has finally arrived! The official listing for the releases to hit stores on Record Store Day has been unveiled and can be viewed by clicking right here. Which release are you most excited for picking up?

This Is Hell name your price

This Is Hell are giving away their material including albums, covers, b-sides over on their Bandcamp for the name your price cost. Click past the Bandcamp link to go take a look.