Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre gave USC $70 million to create a new academy. As if that school wasn’t already prestigious enough. The two music heads teamed up to expand USC’s notoriety with their large gift. Their aim is to create a unique and promising undergraduate experience. The new academy will be called the Jimmy […]
Archive for May 16th, 2013
Jimmy Iovine And Dr. Dre Fund A New Academy At USC
May 16th, 2013 
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Pennsylvania Teen Loses MSU Football Scholarship Due To Rap Career
May 16th, 2013 James Shotwell This story should be filed under “poor decision making.” Extol, Pennsylvania teenager and high school wide receiver Jay Harris has lost his athletic scholarship to Michigan State University after details of his aspiring rap career were made public. Coming to us from Philadelphia newspaper The Inquirer, it seems all the fuss began roughly a month […]
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Young Jeezy Signs Detroit’s Own Doughboyz Cashout To CTE
May 16th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Young Jeezy wanted to start the weekend off right by announcing that Detroit natives Doughboyz Cashout would be the newest edition to the Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE) crew. The group took a call from CTE’s leader last night on Detroit’s WJLB 97.9 and said, “I want to congratulate them and welcome them to the CTE […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: The-Dream – “IV Play”
May 16th, 2013 Grant Trimboli New executive VP of A&R at Def Jam Records, The-Dream has dropped the lavish new video for his title track “IV Play.” This video was directed by X. Get ready for Dream to unleash the best bodies in the game for the visual aspect. That is literally all you need to know. IV Play arrives […]
UTG INTERVIEW: The Dandelion War
May 16th, 2013 Brian Leak We recently had the chance to speak with Oakland, California post-rock outfit The Dandelion War, and the end result is here for you all to enjoy. We discussed their newest album, their various influences, some future plans, and much more, so read through to get the scoop from The Dandelion War, a talented up-and-coming group […]
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City And Colour Performs New Song “Two Coins” Acoustic
May 16th, 2013 Grant Trimboli City And Colour was filmed performing his brand new song called “Two Coins” acoustic and can be seen here. This song is taken from Dallas Green’s forthcoming album, The Hurry And The Harm, that will be hitting shelves on June 4 through Dine Alone Records/Cooking Vinyl Records. UTG will keep all of you readers in […]
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Fall Out Boy Recreate ‘Take This To Your Grave’ Album Artwork
May 16th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Pop punk outfit Fall Out Boy were spotted recreating their notable Take This To Your Grave album artwork today in the same place the picture was captured. No one knows exactly why or for what purpose this was done. We do in fact know that a video was shot. Check out the photo of FOB […]
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STREAM: Living With Lions – “Scarred”
May 16th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Living With Lions have partnered up with the good people over at Absolutepunk to stream their new song “Scarred.” The song will be off of the band’s forthcoming 7″ release, Some Of My Friends Appear Dead To Me that is being released on July 9 via Pure Noise Records. Pick up the new single from […]
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WATCH: The Flaming Lips Perform on Fallon
May 16th, 2013 Anthony Galasso The Flaming Lips made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. The band performed “Try To Explain” from their 2013 release, The Terror, as well as their rendition of David Bowie’s “Heroes.” According to Pitchfork, Wayne Coyne’s performance rendered him “almost-nude, his modesty concealed by an array of glowing tentacular wires.” Later in […]
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STREAM: MØ – “Waste Of Time”
May 16th, 2013 Brian Leak Danish singer/songwriter, MØ, burst onto our radar with her single, “Pilgrim,” and we immediately knew that she was something special and worthy of praise. She blends countless elements into her music, making it rather difficult to pin down an exact genre but for the sake of brevity, we’ll just refer to it as incredibly catchy […]
ALBUM STREAM: The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die – ‘Whenever, If Ever’
May 16th, 2013 Leanne Cushing Alternative Press is streaming the new TWIABP album due out on CD/LP on June 18 on Topshelf Records. You can also buy the album on bandcamp now for $7.
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MOVIE REVIEW: Star Trek Into Darkness
May 16th, 2013 James Shotwell Film: Star Trek Into Darkness Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto Directed by: JJ Abrams When JJ Abrams first unveiled his vision of Star Trek in 2009, fans and outsiders around the world were taken by surprise. A franchise most assumed had played out its finest years was suddenly new again, and even more importantly (from a […]
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