Archive for June 2nd, 2014

UTG TV: Bellwether Vocalist Stars In The World’s First Surrey Cart Interview

At this year’s Skate and Surf Festival, we teamed up with our buddy over at Phlavor to bring you perhaps the most ridiculous interview that I’ve ever conducted. Ladies, gentlemen, children of all ages, I’m confident to say that this may be the first ever band interview to be conducted on a moving surrey. Yes, […]

’68 Stream First Single From ‘In Humor and Sadness,’ Launch Pre-Orders

We’ve been patiently awaiting the debut full-length from Josh Scogin’s post-Chariot band ’68. Following their Midnight 7″ with No Sleep Records, our anticipation was high to say the least. Leading up to the release of In Humor and Sadness on July 8, ’68 are streaming the album’s lead single, aptly titled “Track One” (all the […]

‘Star Wars’ Casting News: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ’12 Years a Slave’ Join The Galaxy

Well it seems that the galaxy far, far, away has landed some more incredibly promising performers. Gwendoline Christie, currently Brienne of Tarth on HBO’s Game of Thrones, has been cast as an undisclosed character. Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar winner for her role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave, has joined the cast too. Lucasfilm president, Kathleen Kennedy, […]

Artery Recordings Releases Free Sampler

Sacramento label Artery Recordings turns four this year, and to make sure everyone gets the same sunny summer weather as them, they’re releasing a sampler for free. The sampler, titled Summer of Artery, features Slaves, Kublai Khan, Upon This Dawning, and more. They’ve been pretty busy over at the label, having just added Four Letter Lie to their […]

Lorde Announces Fall US Tour

After the early reveal of several stateside festival appearances in September, Lorde has unveiled plans for a full fall US tour. Kicking off with an appearance at Lollapalooza on August 1, Lorde’s fall run will find the seventeen-year-old traveling coast to coast over the course of ten weeks. The full routing for the tour was […]

The 1975 Announce Fall North American Tour

The 1975 have unveiled plans to embark on a month-long fall tour of North America. Hot on the heels of their sold out spring run, The 1975 have announced that they will return to the United States for a second set of shows this fall. Support for the tour has not been revealed at this […]

Jimmy Page Responds to Led Zeppelin Glastonbury Rumors

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis said earlier this year that he was “sure” Led Zeppelin would play his festival one day. Now, guitarist Jimmy Page has responded to his comments and addressed the chances of the band headlining in the coming years when talking with BBC Radio 6 Music host Shaun Keaveny. “I haven’t heard […]

T.I. Releases “About That Money” Video Featuring Young Thug

Mondays are a drag without a good soundtrack to help motivate you, and this week two of Atlanta’s finest have collaborated to make sure your mind is in the right place as you head into the office. “About That Money” is one of many collaborations T.I. and Young Thug are rumored to have recorded together […]

Charli XCX Releases “Boom Clap” Music Video

Charli XCX has found plenty of success on the pop charts over the last year by collaborating with likes of Ariana Grande and Icona Pop, but for whatever reason US audiences have yet to give her the slew of solo hits we at UTG believe she deserves. That may soon change, however, thanks to the […]

HBO Releases Teaser For Dave Grohl Series ‘Sonic Highways’

Last month, HBO revealed plans to debut a new series hosted by Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl that would find the rock icon traveling the country to visit various recording studios and interview the people behind some of the world’s most influential music. Today, we get our first look at just what the series will […]

50 Cent Reunites G-Unit At Summer Jam, Debuts “Cuffin Season” Remix

Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam concert took place in New York City last night, and as expected there were a few surprises along the way. Most notably, at least as far as we are concerned, came from none other than 50 Cent. Taking the stage well into the evening’s events, 50 Cent shocked fans by […]

REVIEW: 7Seconds – ‘Leave A Light On’

Artist: 7 Seconds Album: Leave a Light On Genre: Hardcore Label: Rise Records Remember back when punk musicians didn’t care to impress anybody but themselves? Alright, music fans can (and will) argue that punks have always been apathetic towards the opinions of others, but it almost feels like with every passing year, there are more […]