Archive for June 7th, 2011

Against Me! premiere “Russian Spies”

Against Me! has partnered with Spin Magazine to premiere a song off the upcoming 7″ (due out June 14). Click here to stream “Russian Spies,” which happens to be the band’s first song with new drummer Jay Weinberg.

“Human Centipede 2” director responds to banning

As we reported yesterday, the UK Film Board has already decided to ban Tom Six’s upcoming film, The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), months before it was scheduled to be released. As you can probably imagine, Mr. Six is not too delighted in this, nor the fact the board chose to reveal major plot spoilers […]

Actor James Franco planning debut album

James Franco, the star of Your Highness and Pineapple Express, is about to take on a new role away from the camera. According to Pitchfork, Franco has partnered with Kalup Linzy to form a musical duo known as Kalup and Franco. We know it isn’t exactly an exciting name, but something tells us the material […]

An update from The Starting Line

There has been a lot of excitement and confusion over the return of The Starting Line. While the band has been quote/unquote “back” for some time, many people have wondered just how committed to this reunion the band actually are. Well, wonder no more because the band has issued a statement that we think you’ll […]

UTG PHOTOS: Your Best Friend @Bledfest 2011

We should have seen this coming, but shortly after photographer Melanie Hodgins returned from Bledfest, we had a problem. You see, Melanie had SO MANY great shots that we couldn’t justify cramming them into one post. So, instead, we’re doing band-by-band sets. Click through to see Your Best Friend now!

MOVIE REVIEW: The Hangover 2

Continuing our foray into film, UTG is excited to welcome contributing writer Allie Sayre and unveil her first review. Click through now to read Allie’s thoughts on the Todd Phillips directed Hangover 2!

The Honour Recital reunite, plan first show back

South Bend, Indiana’s The Honour Recital have long been a band I felt was taken before their time. After appearing in the pages of Alternative Press as one of America’s top unsigned bands, they recorded the still-enjoyable Make You Move EP and toured everywhere they could. However, as is the case with many groups, they […]

DOWNLOAD: Intergalactic – Beastie Boys (Robokop remix)

Netherlands based producer Robokop breathes new life into this old school Beastie Boys track. Grab it up for free on soundcloud! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/16358414″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ]

Wu-Tang Clan interview from 1993

Recently, an old interview has surfaced of the Wu-Tang Clan talking about how they came to be and what it takes to “Protect Ya Neck” in the rap game. The whole group is hanging out on a stoop and telling it like it is for the camera. You can see what it was like back […]

STREAM: Foreign Beggars & Skrillex – Still Getting It

Skrillex has been dominating the electronic scene over here in the States, and he’s never let us down when he’s teamed up with popular UK group Foreign Beggars in the past. Check out this new banger they’ve come up with. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/16630425″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false” width=”100%” height=”81″ ]

MUSIC VIDEO: Nipsey Hussle – Keys To The City

Take a look at Nipsey Hussle‘s new music video video for “Keys To The City” by looking below. This track comes off of the artists’ most recent release mixtape called The Marathon.