During the 2nd quarter of the 5th game of this year’s NBA Finals, an unexpected commercial aired, taking hip-hop fans and the world alike by surprise. Featuring Jay-Z and a slew of industry giants such as Pharrell Williams, Rick Rubin, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland, the commercial was most obviously a behind the scenes look at Hov’s […]
Archive for June 16th, 2013
Jay-Z Announces Plans For New Album, ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’
June 16th, 2013 
Jacob Tender 
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: June 14-16
June 16th, 2013 Adrian Garza Let’s be honest: was this really a surprise? Man of Steel made a major hit at the box office this weekend with early estimates coming in at an astounding $113 million dollars. Because of that, the film went on to hit the new all-time record for the highest grossing film for the month of June, […]
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Fans Break Barricade During Slipknot’s Performance At The Download Festival
June 16th, 2013 Kriston McConnell During Slipknot‘s performance at this year’s Download Festival fans were a little too excited, and ended up breaking the barricade between them and the stage. This apparently happened twice, and if you check below the jump you can watch a fan made video of Slipknot addressing the first time the barricade broke. The band has […]
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As Blood Runs Black Release Rough Demo
June 16th, 2013 Kriston McConnell As Blood Runs Black have released a rough demo for a brand new untitled track. The song might be making an appearance on the band’s future album as well. Listen to the track by taking a look below the jump. The band has some tour dates coming up later this month in China, Vietnam and […]
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Oh, Sleeper Will Release Two New EPs
June 16th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Due to the band’s huge success with their Indiegogo campaign (making $24,000 or so over their goal), Oh, Sleeper have decided to release two EPs, instead of just one. They announced they will work on the details of getting in the studio to record the EP right after Warped Tour. They also plan on releasing […]
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Debut “Stay At Home Dad”
June 16th, 2013 James Shotwell The most popular duo of 2013 has returned to UTG headlines with a new song released in honor of Father’s Day. Set against the kind of easy going beat that makes weekends feel like they could last forever, “Stay At Home Dad” is a chill track celebrating the life of a dad who spends his […]
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UTG LIST: Our 10 Favorite Fathers In Film
June 16th, 2013 Brian Leak As we do each June when this holiday comes around, we’re all spending time today showing love and appreciation to our own father figures — the men that helped raise us to become the very people we’re proud to say we are today. Whether your father was/is your best friend, your protector, your mentor, your […]
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Vans Warped Tour Pit Blog: Rehearsal Day
June 16th, 2013 Kriston McConnell The Vans Warped Tour staff have released a video documenting getting everything ready for the day’s festivities. They get everything set up to make sure it all fits and will be good to go for the rest of the tour. You can watch the video they released by taking a look below the jump. Today […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: Such Gold – “You Are Your Greatest Threat (The Doctor Will Serve You Now)”
June 16th, 2013 Grant Trimboli The award for best music video of the day goes to rock outfit Such Gold. The group decided to make a Father’s Day tribute video for their song “You Are Your Greatest Threat (The Doctor Will Serve You Now)” and shows the Dads living a day in their sons’ shoes. Read a statement about the […]
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LIVE VIDEO: Chiodos – “Expensive Conversations In Cheap Motels”
June 16th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Yesterday Chiodos played their new song, “Expensive Conversations In Cheap Motels” for the first time, which happened to be on the first date of Warped Tour, in Seattle. I was there and was able to get a video of most of the song (missed the first 30-45 seconds). You can watch the video of the […]
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LISTEN: Danny Brown ft. A$AP Rocky – “Kush Coma”
June 16th, 2013 Nina Corcoran The finished version of Danny Brown’s “Kush Coma,” which features A$AP Rocky, has just been premiered and can be heard here. “Kush Coma” is off of Brown’s upcoming album, OLD, which will be coming out around mid-August. As Brown announced via Twitter, the rest of the album will feature a handful of artists, including Freddie Gibbs, […]
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2 Chainz Announces Title of New Album
June 16th, 2013 Nina Corcoran A few days after announcing its release date, 2 Chainz has finally revealed that his new album will be titled B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time. His sophomore release is scheduled to hit shelves on September 10. If you want to know what you can expect from the album, take a listen to the Pharrell-featured single “Feds Watching” here. […]