Archive for February 8th, 2012

RUMOR: Earl Sweatshirt No Longer Involved In Odd Future?

Following a few strange events on social networks over the past few days, word is beginning to spread that rapper Earl Sweatshirt may no longer be a part of the hip hop collective known as Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. Sweatshirt, born Thebe Kgositsile, returned home earlier this week from a boarding school […]

The Maine Announce North American Tour

Tempe rockers The Maine have announced their North American tour run, with direct support coming from Lydia and Arkells. This tour will definitely be exciting so pick up your tickets right when they go sale! Read a statement from the band by looking below and head through the jump to view the funny tour poster. […]

TEASER CLIP: Childish Gambino – Heartbeat

Childish Gambino has released the teaser for his upcoming “Heartbeat” music video. Showcasing very, very little of the video’s plot, the teaser for “Heartbeat” does a damn fine job of pulling you in before cutting you off. The track is already a personal favorite of the site and given his video history, something tell us […]

Earl Sweatshirt Gains 50,000 Followers, Premieres “Home”

Earl Sweatshirt’s dream of having 50,000 Twitter followers has become a reality and true to his word, new material has arrived. Premiering on Sweatshirt’s recently launched website, “Home” is the new material to surface from Sweatshirt in over a year. Fans, bloggers, and critics around the world have been waiting and if you ask us, […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Yelawolf – Marijuana

Shady Records’ own Yelawolf has unleashed the visuals for his new song “Marijuana” and it is an adventure! The video takes us on a road rally and shows the rapper and some friends getting into trouble. Watch by simply heading through the jump and let UTG know what you think of Yelawolf. If you enjoyed […]

REVIEW: Palisades – I’m Not Dying Today

Artist: Palisades Album: I’m Not Dying Today Genre: Post-hardcore/pop-rock Label: Rise Records This album is indeed a curious thing. It features the most unlikely blending of musical genres I’ve come across in a while, and even more curiously it somehow gets all its conflicting elements to work. If you took a bit of Enter Shikari, […]

Earl Sweatshirt Returns, Teases New Material (Video)

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All’s Earl Sweatshirt has finally returned home. Sweatshirt, who has been the focus of dozens of blogs debating his whereabouts over the past year, returned home during the previous week. Earlier tonight (Wednesday), Sweatshirt launched his first Twitter account and as many expected, he’s already teasing new music. Two […]

No Sleep Records Releases Winter Sampler 2012

No Sleep Records released their Winter 2012 sampler today that showcases bands from their label and extended family. The download is free, so you really have no excuse not to pick it up! All the bands on the sampler rule, so after you listen to the sampler go out of your way to pick up […]

empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate) Announces West Coast/SXSW Tour

Michigan natives empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate) announced spring tour dates that will be hitting the West Coast. Support includes Parker on the first part and then Warren Franklin on the second part. The band is known for their emo/indie styling that can make any grown man cry, and if you haven’t checked […]

Dance Gavin Dance Release Official Statement about Jonny Craig

Dance Gavin Dance released an official statement about the controversy with Jonny Craig today. For those of you who don’t know Jonny Craig has had some problems in the past and we did a full report on it early this morning which can be read here. I’m going to withhold my opinion on the matter, […]

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Bonnaroo Music Festival to Announce Artists Next Week

Manchester, Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced on their twitter today that they will be releasing the lineup for the 2012 festival sometime next week. Bonnaroo does a really great job of putting together a great lineup of old and new artists, so this is something to look out for next week. I can […]

blink-182 to Record New Album this Summer

Mark Hoppus of blink-182 recently announced in an interview that he and the gang are going to be hitting the studio this summer to record a new album. Blink just released their new album Neighborhoods in September, so to possibly get new music from them so quickly is a pretty big and exciting deal. Let’s […]