Archive for January 3rd, 2013

STREAM: My Chemical Romance – “Conventional Weapons: Number Four”

My Chemical Romance have released a stream of the fourth installment of their “Conventional Weapons” series and is currently invading the UTG staff speakers. This two track release features MCR’s songs “Kiss The Ring” and “Make Room”. These songs were originally developed in 2009 but never had a chance to see the light of day. […]

Lil Wayne Gets “Baked” Tattooed Onto His Forehead

It’s not what you think, guys. No, guys, GUYS. I mean it. It’s about skateboards. Rapper Lil Wayne has gotten the word “BAKED” tattooed onto his forehead in homage to Baker Skateboards. Don’t believe it? Note the similarities between the design of the ink and Baker Skateboards’ logo. Lil Wayne’s love affair with skateboards and skate culture […]

Your Demise Announce ‘Cold Chillin’ EP’

UK hardcore outfit Your Demise have announced that they are planning to release their forthcoming EP, Cold Chillin’, in early February. Look out for an official release date of February 7 through Impericon & Pinky Swear Records (UK/Europe) Distort (Canada) Alliance Trax (Japan). Limited 7″ copies will be available through Pinky Swear Records and pre-orders […]

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STREAM: Skrillex – ‘Leaving EP’

Sonny Moore hasn’t made his complete list of New Year’s Resolutions available to the public at this time, but I’m guessing one of the entries must be “Surprise my fans and the EDM listening public at large”. It’s likely sandwiched in between “Get a haircut” and “Invest in some cooler, more advanced knobs for twiddling”. […]

Fingers Crossed Stream Debut LP On Bandcamp

Houston, Texas punk quartet Fingers Crossed have uploaded a stream of their debut LP, Dedos Crusados, onto Bandcamp. The album is available for the low price of five dollars. According to the band, the lyrics for this release center around lost communication and a strong internal struggle. Dedos Crusados is a huge step for Fingers […]

STREAM: Beartooth (Caleb Shomo) – “Set Me On Fire”

Caleb Shomo (ex. Attack Attack!) has let another blistering track loose on the internet, called “Set Me On Fire”, from his new project Beartooth. This song wastes no time at all by providing the listener with Shomo’s aggressive style and delivery. Watch out for “Set Me On Fire” to arrive on the band’s upcoming EP, […]

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Common To Release EP, Mixtape & Tenth Album In 2013

Common made a special appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote his forthcoming movie, LUV, which hits theaters on January 18. That was not all Common was there to talk about. He told Fallon that there are plans set to release a brand new EP at the end of this month, releasing his […]

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WATCH: Lupe Fiasco – “Battle Scars” (Ft. Guy Sebastian + The Roots)

Chicago hip-hop frontrunner Lupe Fiasco teamed up with Guy Sebastian and The Roots to deliver a performance of “Battle Scars” on last night’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. “Battle Scars” is one of the hit tracks from Lupe’s latest album, Food And Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, which was released at […]

The Plot In You Premiere “Digging Your Grave;” Publicize Drama With Austin Carlile

The Plot In You will be releasing their new, downright brutal album later this month, and today we have another new song to preview. “Digging Your Grave” was released through the Rise Records Youtube page last night, but it’s not necessarily the song that has everybody talking. Shortly after “Digging Your Grave” made its online […]

Giraffes? Giraffes! And Goddard Doing A Split 10″

Math rock band Giraffes? Giraffes!, who you may best remember as the soundtrack to the Do It Together trailer, haven’t had a new release since 2011’s Pink Magik. Now, they’ll be doing a split with slightly-more-normal rock band Goddard. Goddard was the band to announce it, doing so through a casual “Happy New Year” Facebook post. […]

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Dave Grohl Forms Another Supergroup For A One Time Live Performance

Dave Grohl was the drummer for Nirvana, then the live drummer and guitarist for Mike Watt, then formed the Foo Fighters. After he made it with the Foo, he did Probot, briefly joined Queens of the Stone Age, and eventually formed Them Crooked Vultures. We can add another band to his last, although this one […]

Taking Back Sunday To Start Writing New Record

Taking Back Sunday had quite a year, spending a large portion of 2012 celebrating the ten-year anniversary of their breakthrough record, Tell All Your Friends. However, it seems all the nostalgia has passed and the band is ready to move on. In an interview with The Long Island Press, Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O’Connell said, […]