Excision was a flawed, but deliriously enjoyable suburban horror romp that introduced filmmaker Richard Bates Jr. to the world. His latest film does not seem to stray too far from the formula of the last, but it might be just accessible enough to put the budding director’s work in front of countless new eyes. Suburban […]
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‘Suburban Gothic’ Trailer: Richard Bates Jr. Keeps It Weird
July 15th, 2014 
James Shotwell 
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UTG INTERVIEW: Driver Friendly’s Tyler Welsh Talks ‘Unimagined Bridges’
July 15th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler “All I ever wanted was to be part of the conversation…” Unimagined Bridges, the new full-length record from Driver Friendly is utterly breathtaking. The band have created a mixture of songs both forthright and honest, while maintaining a sense of beauty and captivation throughout each track. There are songs with grit and songs with flash […]
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ODESZA Announce New Album ‘In Return,’ Stream “Memories That You Call”
July 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Seattle producer duo ODESZA have been rising in popularity with quiet confidence and noticeable talent for a short time now. Their sold out shows and buzzing festival crowds gather around to hear the band that Pretty Lights, Bonobo, and Emancipator have brought with them on tour out of a love for their music. Today, at long […]
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Tupac Musical ‘Holler If Ya Hear Me’ Crashes And Burns On Broadway
July 15th, 2014 James Shotwell I know this is going to shock you, but it turns out that people do not want to see the most iconic gangster rapper of all time celebrated on Broadway. It sounds like a golden idea, I know, but it just isn’t meant to be. After opening to horrible reviews and word of mouth so […]
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Drake Announces Fourth Album, ‘Views From The 6’
July 15th, 2014 James Shotwell Drake teased a new album about a month ago, and earlier today Billboard confirmed Aubrey’s plans to release his fourth studio album early next year. Views From The 6 will be the title of Drake’s new album, but truth be told the Canada born rapper has admittedly not begun working on the record in earnest. […]
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Action Bronson Raps Inside A Port-A-Potty In The Middle Of His Set [Video]
July 15th, 2014 James Shotwell Oh, Action Bronson. Every few weeks a new video goes viral from your live show and reaffirms the fact you are one of the wildest emcees in hip-hop today. Never stop being you. Please. I don’t know what you did last weekend, but unless you were in attendance at Ottawa Bluesfest you missed the opportunity […]
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Dream Riders: The Tour Desires of Your Favorite Artists (UTG Exclusive)
July 15th, 2014 Brian Leak Wikipedia defines a rider as: a set of requests or demands that a performer sets as criteria for performance. Whether an act’s tour rider is ridiculously egocentric and/or overly materialistic, just plain outlandish in a fun way, a rock ‘n’ roll legend, or far more modest and unshowy than you might expect, nearly every touring […]
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Garth Brooks Reveals His World Tour’s First Stop, Confirms Cancellation Of All Five Dublin Shows
July 15th, 2014 James Shotwell The return of Garth Brooks is going to dominate worldwide headlines for the next week or two. Strap in now. After all five comeback shows in Dublin were cancelled (which we will get to in a moment), Garth Brooks was forced to find a new place to kick off his recently announced world tour. One […]
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Dr. Steve Brule Joining Tim And Eric For North American Tour
July 15th, 2014 James Shotwell The Adult Swim tour of your dreams just became a reality. Tim and Eric have announced a new North American tour that is set to begin later this year. As with many surprise visits during past tours, the comedic duo will be joined by the one and only Dr. Steve Brule (AKA John C. Reilly), […]
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R. Kelly Claims He Is “Working on a House Album”
July 15th, 2014 James Shotwell The house album you never knew you were living life without will soon be a reality. R. Kelly was one of the headline attractions at Chicago’s Chosen Few DJs Picnic this past weekend, and during his performance the aging R&B sensation told the crowd a secret about his next project. “I want ya’ll to know […]
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Perfume Genius Announces New Album ‘Too Bright,’ Streams Single “Queen”
July 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Seattle songwriter Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, is back with his third full-length LP, Too Bright, and it’s due out September 23 via Matador. The follow-up to 2012’s gorgeous Put Your Back N 2 It was self-recorded along with Portishead’s Adrian Utley and features a guest appearance from PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish. Hadreas has shared single “Queen” and […]
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Stan Lee Has An ‘Avengers 2′ Cameo (Of Course)
July 15th, 2014 James Shotwell I fear the day the world is without Stan Lee. He may be the closest thing to a universal grandfather figure we will ever know. He’s great in everything, and that includes his role in Punisher: War Zone. Avengers: Age Of Ultron is the next big Marvel project, and over the weekend Stan Lee confirmed […]
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