Archive for August 29th, 2013

Hear Paul McCartney’s New Song Called… “New”

Legendary member of The Beatles, and iconic for his own accomplishments, Paul McCartney has just released a new single titled “New.” The song is off his upcoming album, New. If there’s anything to take away from it all, it’s that he’s done with cutesy titles and is cutting to the chase. No word yet if the tracklist […]

The Devil Wears Prada Premiere “First Sight”

8:18 is due to hit stores September 17 via Roadrunner Records. So far, The Devil Wears Prada have released two singles, “Martyrs” and “Home For Grave.” Today the band partnered up with The AV Club to stream another new single from the album, titled “First Sight.” If the previous two singles didn’t get you excited […]

REVIEW: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Hesitation Marks’

Artist: Nine Inch Nails Album: Hesitation Marks Genre: Alternative rock, industrial, electronic rock Label: Columbia Records “I am just a copy of a copy of a.” What is Trent Reznor trying to sing about? Is he talking about pop music in general? Is he talking about the evolution of sound or film or media in […]

Canadian Government Working To Stop Most Bands From Going Into Canada

Sometimes, the things a government does don’t make any sense. Canada is trying to raise the cost of international talent for talent buyers. Previously, the charge was $150 once per band (making the total additional cost for a Canadian run of dates $150); now, the cost is $425 per band member per performance (making a […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Aurganic Talk ‘Deviations’ and Future Plans

Originally high school classmates, Michael Kossov (MK) and Leo Pisaq (LP), have come a long way to form Aurganic, not allowing long distance or even natural disasters to keep them from creating the music they love. Following up last year’s Life As A Canvas, the experimental duo have a brand new album coming out in […]

James Spader Will Play The Villain In ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’

Marvel Studios has announced that screen legend James Spader has been cast as the villain in the insanely anticipated new film Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Announced exclusively through Marvel’s official website, which is admittedly a bit unusual for the company, news broke early this morning that Spader will in fact be portraying Ultron in the […]

Joel Piper Covers Ellie Goulding’s “Burn”

When Joel Piper isn’t working on clean vocals for Confide, he’s writing/producing solo music. He recently released a cover of Zedd/Foxes’ popular hit, “Clarity,” and now he’s at it again with a cover of Ellie Goulding’s “Burn.” You can watch the video he made for the song and listen to it by checking below the […]

REVIEW: Bowling For Soup – Lunch. Drunk. Love.

Artist: Bowling For Soup Album: Lunch. Drunk. Love. Genre: Pop Rock Sometimes in order to really understand music, the listener must really take the time to break it down to the most basic form. It requires picking it apart and ripping away any stereotypes clinging to the genre or street credibility associated with the sound. […]

Pusha T Releases “Sweet Serenade” Featuring Chris Brown

We are rarely the ones to sing the praises of Chris Brown, but this morning a song arrived in our inbox that demanded his presence on our feed once more. We’ll resume our regular disregard for Breezy later today. Keeping fans excited for the forthcoming release of his long-awaited album My Name Is My Name, […]

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Justin Timberlake Discusses Everything From Recent Collaborations to Miley Cyrus in New Interview

After recovering from the VMA chaos including a brief *NSYNC reunion and after parties, Justin Timberlake dropped by Hot 97 where Angie Martinez and crew had the pleasure of sitting down with the multi-talented VMA Vanguard Award winner, and touched on topics such as the collaborations on The 20/20 Experience Part 2, an unsurfaced Timbaland-produced […]

ANCIIENTS Featured in New Installment of Converse X Decibel

Canadian progressive metal outfit, ANCIIENTS, have released one of the best albums of the year and we’re pleased to see them get any and all much-deserved press. Heart Of Oak, which dropped in April and happens to have one of this year’s best album covers as well, should definitely be on your radar if you’re […]

WATCH: Kye Smith Drums His Way Through Epitaph Records’ Entire Catalog

I noticed this video going around today and after ignoring it for a couple hours or so, I found myself getting intrigued and checking it out with intentions of giving it a minute or two of my time. It only took a few seconds before I was hooked and soon realized that I had watched […]