Archive for September 15th, 2014

Run The Jewels Release New Track From ‘RTJ2’ Feat. ‘Police Academy’ Actor Michael Winslow

Oh my. Killer Mike and El-P can do no wrong. Run The Jewels have finally released their contribution to the Adult Swim Singles Program which has been running strong and steadily for 14 weeks, featuring huge hits from the likes of Mastodon, Deafheaven, Diarrhea Planet, Captain Murphy and many more. This year’s series’ second to […]

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REVIEW: The Architects (U.S) – ‘Border Wars Episode II’

Artist: The Architects (U.S.) Album: Border Wars Episode II Genre: Rock ‘n’ Roll Border Wars Episode II from Kansas City’s The Architects is a record poised to steal your heart and make you truly fight to get it back. As the latest installment of the five-part concept record and graphic novel combination, Episode II is […]

HIM Announce Limited-Edition Vinyl Boxed Set, Remastered Catalog

Break out the eyeliner and tissues because HIM have revealed plans to bring their back catalog to your personal vinyl collection before the end of 2014. According to a press released sent out Monday morning, HIM will be releasing an exclusive limited edition boxset titled Lashes To Ashes, Lust To Dust: A Vinyl Retrospective ’96-’03 […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Hostage Calm’s ‘Die On Stage’ Is Their ‘Born In The U.S.A.’

In 2012, there were countless people frantically concerned that the world was coming to an end. To some, it didn’t matter that December’s doomsday was approaching. At least they’d have the time between October 9 and the end of the world to blast Hostage Calm‘s breakthrough record Please Remain Calm. On September 16, we will […]

Panda Bear Streams New Mixtape

We’ve known that Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox of Animal Collective) has been working on a new album this year with hip-hop influences, but we’re still left in the air in terms of its title and release date. Today what we do get, however, is a mixtape he made which likely points in the direction of what his […]

Meatbodies (feat. Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin Member) Share New Track “Disorder”

Chad Ubovich has plenty of experience playing guitar and bass behind both psych rock gods Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin. Between tours with them, he spent his time recording his own crunchy fuzz as Chad and the Meatbodies. Now he’s shortened the name, written up 12 tracks, and teamed up with Cory Hanson of Wand […]

REVIEW: Hostage Calm – ‘Die on Stage’

Artist: Hostage CalmAlbum: Die on StageLabel: Run For Cover RecordsGenre: Punk, Alternative There are a lot of bands that come and go in the music scene, and rarely make a mark of any kind. Most bands like to think that they are “different” and “special,” but let’s be honest, they usually are not. A few years back when I […]

‘Playing It Cool’ Trailer: Chris Evans Falls For Michelle Monaghan

There are few fates in life worse than being a professional rom-com writer, but being a rom-com writer who hates rom-coms may take the cake. That’s the role Chris Evans finds himself in throughout Playing It Cool, which just released its first trailer over the weekend. “Rom-coms are not true” comments one character during the first […]

Lorde Covers Kanye West And Bon Iver Live

Lorde is currently on tour in the US. Not only is she performing her own songs on the tour, but it seems like she’s performing some other big hits. During her set at the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia, she performed covers of Kanye West‘s “Flashing Lights” and Bon Iver‘s “Heavenly Father.” You can watch […]

Senses Fail Announce They’ve Signed To Pure Noise Records During Set At Riot Fest

According to AbsolutePunk, fans are reporting that during their set at Riot Fest Senses Fail announced they have signed to Pure Noise Records. Though neither party have officially confirmed the statement through social media, a fan did tweet at the label & band asking if it was true and they ended up retweeting the tweet. […]

Hands Like Houses Stream ‘Reimagine’ In Full

Hands Like Houses will drop their Reimagine EP this coming Tuesday, September 16. The EP features five reworked songs off their sophomore studio album, Unimagine. Though the official release is still a couple of days away, the band has teamed up with Alternative Press to stream the EP in its entirety a little early. You […]