Archive for August 27th, 2013

Between The Buried And Me Ask Fans Not To Buy Their Old Music

Between The Buried And Me parted ways with Victory Records in 2009, which was shortly after they released The Great Misdirect. They signed with Metal Blade Records, and have been on their roster ever since. Funny thing about that, unfortunately, is that the contract allows Victory Records to proactively sell the band’s products from when […]

The Ready Set Streams Two New Songs, Gives Them Away For Free

The Ready Set is gearing up to release Sorry Sorry, his upcoming record and because he’s still the benevolent guy I remember from his Purevolume days, I’m not surprised to find that he’s giving away two songs from the record for free. The songs are “Are We Happy Now?” and “Freakin’ Me Out” and you can […]

LYRIC VIDEO: Dr. Dog – “Broken Heart”

Dr. Dog are a Philadelphia based psychedelic rock band who have been together since 1999. Their highly anticipated eighth full length album, B Room, is currently set to hit stores October 1 via Anti Records. Their brand new single, “Broken Heart,” is a sneak peak into their latest endeavor, and you can check it out […]

Disney Picks Up Miyazaki’s ‘The Wind Rises’ for US Distribution

For as long as I’ve enjoyed the works of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and their team of animators at Studio Ghibli, the US distribution of their movies has been exclusively handled by Disney. This included releases in both theatrical (Ponyo, The Secret World Of Arrietty, etc.) and domestic (Princess Mononoke, Whisper of the Heart, etc.) aspects. This deal […]

Check Out Angel Haze’s New Single, “Echelon (It’s My Way)”

Dirty Gold will be the debut full length album from up and coming hip hop/rap artist, Angel Haze. The album doesn’t have an official release date yet, but it’s expected to hit stores here soon via Republic / Island Records. There’s been a lot of buzz around the release of this album already, and fans […]

Mysteryland Festival To Open In New York In 2014

Mysteryland Festival is a huge electronic music and arts festival that usually takes place in Holland. In 2011 the festival expanded to Chile, and next year it will be expanding to the US. Specifically, the festival will take place in Bethell Woods, New York, which hosted Woodstock in 1969, and hasn’t hosted a multi-day music […]

STAND UP TUESDAYS: Greg Fitzsimmons

Stand-Up Tuesdays is a weekly comedy spotlight written by the wonderfully talented Angie Frissore. Covering both known and unknown comics, Stand-up Tuesdays is your new source for all things funny. This week, Angie puts a spotlight on Greg Fitzsimmons’ comedy career. If you or your comedy troupe would like to be featured on Stand-Up Tuesdays, please email utgjames@gmail.com.

Beneath The Massacre Announce Short Run of U.S. Tour Dates

One of the heaviest bands in the biz, Canadian tech-deathers, Beneath The Massacre, have announced their first run of U.S. tour dates in four long years! Unfortunately for us West Coast metalheads, this 10-date outing consists of all East Coast stops apart from one homeland show in Montreal, QC. The four-piece will be supported on […]

EP STREAM: BASECAMP – ‘BASECAMP’

Nashville producer trio, BASECAMP, have been on our radar for a bit since we originally heard the killer “Emmanuel,” and now we’re awarded the pleasure of hearing all four tracks from their debut self-titled EP. It’s currently streaming exclusively over at This Is Fake DIY. With stellar production melding elements of down-tempo R&B, huge anthemic […]

Strawberry Girls Announce Physical Release For ‘French Ghetto’

Strawberry Girls, one of our favorite up and coming bands, released their first album, French Ghetto, independently, but then signed to Tragic Hero Records for a physical release. That physical release now has a date: October 1, 2013. No vinyl appears to be available (hipster me is sad), but there is a CD for a mere […]

Eyes Set To Kill Premiere “Where I Want To Be”

Eyes Set To Kill have been in the music scene for quite a few years now. With each album release the band has tweaked and developed their sound and it seems that their upcoming album, Masks, is going to be something entirely different from their previous releases. The band’s first single from their upcoming album, […]

ALBUM STREAM: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Hesitation Marks’

Nine Inch Nails have been giving out tracks off their upcoming release left and right, and now Trent Reznor’s main band has put the whole album for streaming on iTunes. The release, out this Tuesday, September 3, will mark the band’s first since the brief hiatus that many thought was the end of NiN as […]