Newark, Ohio’s Front Porch Step has been tearing up the acoustic scene for the last year or two, which in turn landed the one-man act a recurring gig for the duration of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. A few days back, a stream of one such performance, filmed last month in Pomona, California, found its […]
Archive for July 14th, 2014
Slowdive Announce North American Tour
Marking their first time playing in North America since 1994, Slowdive will begin a thirteen city long tour of the region this fall. The recently reunited shoegaze outfit have been pleasing longtime fans by playing festivals and big events, and now North American residents can enjoy the return of one of the most influential shoegaze […]
‘Pride’ Trailer: When Gays And Miners Join Forces Nothing Can Stand In Their Way
I don’t really know where to begin with this film. Every now and then a movie, or more accurately a movie trailer, comes along that catches you so off guard you have to watch it twice just to be sure you were not imagining the images playing before your eyes. That happened to me earlier […]
Weird Al Parodies “Happy” With “Tacky”
Whoever said parodies are dead has not spoken with Weird Al recently because the king of turning top 40 hits into side-splitting originals has once again outdone himself with his latest single. For the better part of the last year radio stations worldwide have been obsessed with a little song by Pharrell called “Happy.” You […]
LISTEN: Post Nothing – ‘There Is Something Wrong With Me’
Formerly known as Trap Her Keep Her, the newly re-branded California hardcore outfit Post Nothing have debuted their first record in the post-THKH era. Entitled There Is Something Wrong With Me, the self-released EP finds the perfect ground between unrelenting fury, tongue-in-cheek wordplay, and genuine introspection all within five bone-crushing minutes. Follow the jump to […]
Don’t Panic: ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Has Not Been Cancelled
Listen, folks. The internet is a fun and wild place where anyone can do and be virtually anything they desire. For some, that means helping others by creating a place for people to learn about the world around them. For others, it means creating chaos where there would otherwise be peace. This is a short […]
G-Eazy Performs “Far Alone” For MTV
Now that These Things Happen has caught the attention of the mainstream media, Bay Area rapper G-Eazy has found himself thrust into the spotlight more than ever before. As such, he’s become the darling of every influential blog that was too cool to give him the time of day before, including MTV. Okay, to be […]
Record Labels And Indie Artists: Let Haulix Help You Better The Music Industry
Complete honesty: Haulix is a company that I, James Shotwell, work for when not working on UTG. It’s my second home and it’s a place I have grown to love as much as this very site. I am not involved in the development aspect of what Haulix does, but I believe in it wholeheartedly and […]
‘Alive Inside’ Trailer: Music Can Do Things That Modern Medicine Cannot
Every year a slew of new music-related documentaries are released, and every year we try our hardest to feature as many of them as we are able. I know I’m a few days behind running this trailer, but if you haven’t seen it yet then it’s still new to you, right? Right. Alive Inside is […]