In one week, Bishop Allen‘s first new album in over five years will finally be here. The Brooklyn indie rock band have been dropping singles from the record, Lights Out, slowly in anticipation of its release. Now that August 19 is just days away, they’ve shared the album in its entirety for streaming on NPR. From the […]
Archive for August 11th, 2014
Album Stream: DJ Mustard – ’10 Summers’
After spending the better part of the year in the background of urban music’s biggest hits, DJ Mustard is ready to step into the spotlight with the release of 10 Summers. Featuring twelve previously unreleased tracks, the first proper album from YG‘s biggest collaborator proves DJ Khaled is not the only person in hip hop […]
Say Anything Release “Six Six Six” Music Video
There is a scene in Footloose where Kevin Bacon travels to an abandoned factory on the outskirts of his small town and proceeds to ‘practice’ one of the most intricate dance sequences ever projected onto the silver screen. He did not have a microphone in his hand at the time, but if he had – […]
Get Your Garage Pop Fix With Casey Jack’s “Cool Kids”
Garage pop has seen quite the revival in recent years. It first started re-soaring when Smith Westerns reminded us how well the two genres blend together, and then got a reboot last year when Ty Segall’s sidekick Mikal Cronin dropped his near-flawless debut LP. Casey Jack may be following in their footsteps, but he’s straying from the […]
Tombs Release “Seance” Music Video
Ready to get a little trippy? If not, you might want to watch something else. Heavy metal outfit Tombs has released their official music video for “Seance.” The track, which originally appeared on the album Savage Gold, is now accompanied by visuals that impress upon the viewer a feeling of transcendence. As frontman Mike Hill […]
10 YEARS LATER: Rise Against’s ‘Siren Song of the Counter Culture’
If you were to look at Pitchfork’s scathing 2.9/10 review of Rise Against’s third studio album today, you’ll find more snark-filled jabs against young adult angst and punk ideologies stuffed into a letter to Ralph Nader than you could shake an X-emblazoned fist at. Plenty has changed in the past ten years since that was […]
Spin 360 Degrees in The Kooks’ “Forgive & Forget” Video
English indie rock heartthrobs The Kooks have dropped a new single titled “Forgive and Forget” this year as a precursor to their upcoming full-length, Listen, due out September 8 via Virgin/EMI (pre-orders are ongoing). In anticipation, they’ve shared a music video for the EP’s catchy title track. The video shows all four members performing the song on a white, […]
UTG Album Premiere: Living Room – ‘Moonchaser’
Warning: New, highly-addictive audio ahead… Every so often an artist comes along that knocks me on my ass from the moment their first single reaches my ears. It’s a rare treat when such an act rises from the overwhelming abyss known as the music underground, and when it does we do everything in our power […]
Lil Wayne Releases “Krazy” Music Video
Lil Wayne may be keeping the release date for Tha Carter V under wraps, but that’s not stopping the most easily recognizable rapper in hip hop from keeping his name on the front page of every music blog and publication around the globe. Between his singles, fan-centric videos, and recent launch of a new tour […]
REVIEW: Dikembe – ‘Mediumship’
Artist: Dikembe Album: Mediumship Genre: Emo, Punk Dikembe are in a peculiar spot right now; they garnered attention for an EP dedicated to weed and the Chicago Bulls (Chicago Bowls) and now they want to be taken seriously. Three years after smoking “Michael Jordank,” Dikembe hook us up with a completely different product, one that […]