Chicago quintet The Orwells are just out of high school, but you’d never know it from their crunchy, guitar-driven rock numbers like “Let It Burn,” which you can hear after the break. The young band has already garnered a strong following, and they have a slew of North American tour dates planned for the fall. […]
Archive for May 13th, 2014
The Orwells And Skaters Announce Fall Tour Dates
May 13th, 2014 
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Say Anything’s Live Band To Include Fred Mascherino And More
May 13th, 2014 Amber Wade Say Anything‘s summer tour kicks off in June, and in an update from the band, Max Bemis revealed what he likened to an “all-star lineup” of musicians that will make up their touring band. New additions to their live band will include Fred Mascherino (ex-Taking Back Sunday, The Color Fred, Terrible Things), Greg Dunn (Moving Mountains) and Kenny […]
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LISTEN: Body Count’s New Single “Talk Shit, Get Shot”
May 13th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer The legendary Ice-T fronted heavy metal band Body Count will release Manslaughter, their first new album in eight years, on June 10 via Sumerian Records. Ice-T just premiered the album’s first single “Talk Shit, Get Shot” on his Final Level podcast, which, unsurprisingly, I wound up listening to in its entirety after initially just tuning […]
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Watch Owen Pallett Make Radio Debut Playing “I Am Not Afraid”
May 13th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Oscar-nominated singer, songwriter, composer, and Arcade Fire sidekick Owen Pallett will be dropping his fourth album, In Conflict, May 27 via Domino/Secret City. In anticipation, he stopped by Canadian CBC Radio One’s Studio Q show to play “I Am Not Afraid.” It’s both a world premiere of the song and of Pallett playing piano and singing on air. […]
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UTG VIDEO PREMIERE: This Old Ghost – “Lasso The Moon”
May 13th, 2014 Brian Leak Following the release of Family Room early last year, we were bummed to receive the news that This Old Ghost would be taking a break, indefinitely. It’s been roughly seven months since the band’s announcement and as of now their hiatus stands. This Old Ghost’s name may gain relevance as each day passes but despite […]
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REVIEW: The Black Keys – ‘Turn Blue’
May 13th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Artist: The Black Keys Album: Turn Blue Genre: Rock Label: Nonesuch Records Before getting into the bulk of my review of The Black Keys’ Turn Blue, I’d like to get something out of the way. So we’ll start at the end, where the 11-track album closes with the completely tacked-on country-rock tune “Gotta Get Away,” […]
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Required Listening: G-Eazy Featuring Remo – “I Mean It”
May 13th, 2014 James Shotwell With just over a month to go until his debut album is released around the globe, West Coast rapper G-Eazy has shared a new album cut with fans who took the time to pre-order These Things Happen. Titled “I Mean It,” the latest track from Young Gerald continues a trend that has found the young […]
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Beartooth Announce Debut Full Length, Reveal Cover Art, And Release A New Music Video
May 13th, 2014 James Shotwell After a year of building hype off a four song EP that was heavier than 90% of the full length albums released in 2013, Beartooth and Redbull Records have announced plans to release the band’s first full length album in less than a month. Titled Disgusting, the debut album from Beartooth will arrive online and […]
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UTG TV: Little Barrie Speak On ‘Shadow’
May 13th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Last Thursday UTG TV headed into New York City to meet up with our friends in Little Barrie at Santos Party House. Fortunately, we were able to catch them just before they headed to Europe for a UK tour followed by dates in Germany, France, and the Netherlands. For those who are not familiar with […]
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Coachella 2015 Dates and Ticket Info Announced
May 13th, 2014 James Shotwell The organizers for the annual Coachella Music Festival are following the end of a great 2014 season with the announcement of their 2015 festivities. Early this morning a press release was sent out across the globe announcing a return to Indio, CA again for two weekends in 2015, April 10-12 and April 17-19. Tickets go […]
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Imagine Dragons Contribute To ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction,’ New Trailer Available
May 13th, 2014 James Shotwell Following a very successful 2013, Imagine Dragons have remained largely quiet regarding plans for new material. Today however, that all changed when the band announced the contribution of a new original song to Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction. Following an early footage screening of the film, Imagine Dragons wrote the original song “Battle Cry,” […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Hollow Bodies Tour (5/1/14)
May 13th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Under The Gun’s Head of Photography, Corbin Alvae, stopped over at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, MI on May 1 to catch the Hollow Bodies Tour. First off, before I get into everything, I just want to say how relieved I am that it’s no longer cold in my home state of Michigan. If you’ve […]
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