Way before teenage girls with Instagram would twerk it, Missy ‘MISDEMEANOR’ Elliott taught our youth how to work it. And before Timbaland was recognized for working with artists such as Justin Timberlake, he was notoriously known for shooting rappers like Elliott into the next realm of hip-hop super stardom. “It’s coming,” producer Timbaland told Rolling […]
Archive for July, 2014
Get Your Freak On; New Missy Elliott Record In The Works
July 31st, 2014 
Derek Scancarelli 
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UTG TV: Warped 2014 With Crown The Empire
July 31st, 2014 Derek Scancarelli The monster that is Crown The Empire has evolved enormously since the last time the band played Warped Tour. The theatrical rockers’ new record The Resistance: Rise Of The Runaways is available now and has been met with much praise. The band makes for a truly unique member of the Rise Records roster, which they […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: The Hydrothermal Vents
July 31st, 2014 Brian Leak To my knowledge, The Hydrothermal Vents are the one and only band I’ve encountered that are inspired by the works of David Attenborough, and as a huge fan of Planet Earth and The Blue Planet, this little factoid thrills me to no end. THV are all over the place genre-wise but the ocean themes run […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Heylel Discuss ‘Nebulae’
July 31st, 2014 Brian Leak Just last month, Portugal-based four-piece Heylel released their newest full-length effort in Nebulae, an 11-track LP that takes on a life of its own in a very specific and intentional structure. We’ll have a review of the album in soon, but in the meantime you can read our interview with the band below where we […]
NSYNC Are Just As Surprised By Their New Album As You Are
July 30th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Surprise albums seem to be what’s in right now. But an album so under wraps that the band itself isn’t aware of its existence? Is that going to be a thing now? A new NSYNC album was released yesterday, and physical copies of it are quickly flying off the shelves. The album, titled The Essential, […]
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Less Than Jake Announce Canadian Tour With Big D And The Kids Table
July 30th, 2014 Ryan Kappy Ska legends Less Than Jake are currently finishing up this year’s Warped Tour on the main stage including playing their 365th show for the tour in West Palm Beach, FL a couple days ago. This isn’t stopping the band anytime soon, though, for they have just announced that they will be embarking on a Canadian […]
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Son Lux Shares Moving Video for “Lanterns Lit”
July 30th, 2014 Corey From Ryan Lott, aka Son Lux, is a busy man. As of this year, he has put out an album with super group Sisyphus, joined with Sufjan Stevens and Serengetti. He also has a score for the film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, and a produced record for an ensemble by the name of yMusic. In […]
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Animal Collective Stream DJ Set; Announce Dates
July 30th, 2014 Corey From After Avey Tare has had a few dates in support of his side project, Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, it appears that three-fourths (Geologist, Deakin and Avey Tare) of Animal Collective will hit up a couple of major cities in the US and host some DJ sets. Unfortunately there is no Panda Bear, but this should […]
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Embracer Sign To Imminence Records, Plan On Releasing New Album
July 30th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Embracer are a five piece post hardcore outfit based out of Charleston, West Virginia. The group have been fine tuning their sound ever since they got together back in 2011. In that time they’ve earned themselves a healthy fanbase, and now they are taking the next step in their career. Earlier today Imminence Records announced […]
Foxygen Announce New Album, Tour, Share “How Can You Really” Music Video
July 30th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Last year saw constant back-and-forth press releases about LA retro pop duo Foxygen supposedly breaking up. Here we are in 2014, and not only are the band back together, but they’ve announced a new full-length, …And Star Power, out October 14 via Jagjaguwar. The album has a whopping 24 tracks and sees contributions from “a gaggle of guest stars.” […]
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Pomplamoose Release New Record, Music Video for “Video Killed The Radio Star”
July 30th, 2014 Scott Murray Internet-famous pop duo, Pomplamoose, have returned with the release of their second album, Season 2; a compilation of covers, medleys, reinterpretations of popular songs, and some original works. The album features songs based on the work of Lorde and Pharrell, and even Taco’s “Puttin’ On The Ritz,” to create quite the eclectic mix of music. […]
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Janelle Monae Releases Music Video for “Electric Lady”
July 30th, 2014 Scott Murray This morning, genre-bending songstress, Janelle Monae, released a new music video for her song “Electric Lady,” a track that comes from her 2013 sophomore album of the same name. The song is a catchy R&B tune that blends retro funk instrumentals with modern sounds in Monae’s typical fashion, and we like that. Unfortunately, the video […]
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