Archive for August 30th, 2011

BREAKING NEWS: Four Year Strong & Sum 41 Cancel South American Tour

Four Year Strong have revealed via Twitter that their upcoming South American tour with Sum 41 has been cancelled. On their official website, Four Year Strong commented “We’re heartbroken to say that our upcoming tour with Sum 41 in South America just got cancelled. We just found out our friend Deryck Whibley from Sum 41 […]

Neon Indian Post Infomercial For Custom Synth

Chillwave band Neon Indian have released a psychedelic, retro infomercial pertaining to a custom, limited-edition mini analog synthesizer called the PAL198X that band leader Alan Palomo created with help from Bleep Labs. The “triple triangle-wave oscillator noisemaking device” will be released as part of deluxe packages of Neon Indian’s new album Era Extraña which drops […]

Life In Your Way Post Album Teaser

Melodic hardcore band Life In Your Way recently posted a teaser for their upcoming triple EP release Kingdoms on their Facebook page. Each EP will be released separately for free in 60 day intervals at Come & Live. According to the band, “Each EP has a specific theme both lyrically and musically that coincides with […]

WTF Did George Lucas Do To Darth Vader?

I was young enough when Episode One arrived in theaters to not realize what an utter embarrassment it was to the Star Wars saga. At that point in my life, I probably would have cheered and praised anything with the slightest amount of sex appeal and sci-fi, which this gave me in heaping loads, but […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Madina Lake – Hey Superstar

The long-awaited music video for Madina Lake’s “Hey Superstar” has finally been released! The song comes from the Chicago band’s new album World War III which drops on September 13. Madina Lake always seem to include their fans in everything they do, and in this case, the fans are featured in the music video just […]

Action Item announce new tour dates

Action Item have announced the dates for their first headlining tour, “The Stronger The Love Tour.” Joining them will be Burnham and Hollywood Ending, along with Days Difference and Katelyn Tarver on select dates. Click through to see the full list of tour dates, and let us know if you’ll be going to one of […]

Dear And The Headlights share 30 unreleased demos

Late last month, Arizona’s Dear And The Headlights announced that the band had broken up. Now the members have decided to share 30 previously unreleased demos with the fans.

STREAM: Various Artists – A Tribute To Alkaline Trio

A group of artists including Allister, Into It. Over It., and Koji have all contributed songs to create a tribute album to Alkaline Trio. The 37-track album is available for purchase, but is also being streamed on Pacific Ridge Records’ Bandcamp page. Click through to see the full tracklist and hear the tribute album!

Squid The Whale release new EP

Squid The Whale have just released their new EP, new war., today. It is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon MP3. In addition, the entire EP can now be streamed simply by visiting the band’s Bandcamp page! Earlier in the month, the band released a lyric video for “The Greatest Way,” the opening track […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Givers – Meantime

Louisiana’s Givers have just released a music video for their song “Meantime.” The track comes from the band’s first studio album, In Light, which is out now. Click through to watch the video!

Forever The Sickest Kids announce fall US tour

Forever The Sickest Kids have announced that they will be touring the US this fall. The tour will span from October to November. Support for the tour have not been announced. Once the dates are released, check back to UTG.

The Summer Set perform “Back To The Start” acoustic

The Summer Set have posted a stripped down version of “Back To The Start.” The song is featured on the band’s recent release, Everything’s Fine. The band performed this song in the middle of a grass field, which added to the unique sound of the song. Check out the performance below and leave a comment […]