Santa Rosa, California’s The Down House is on the rise. Beginning with a brief demo this time last year, then providing listeners with a killer debut EP over the summer, the Northern California six-piece continue to churn out fresh material with a new, four-minute, shoegaze-y burner in “Time.” In regards to the story behind their […]
Archive for October 14th, 2014
Watch Foxygen’s Lavish Video for “Coulda Been My Love”
October 14th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran At long last, Foxygen‘s heavily anticipated sophomore release, …And Star Power, is out today via Jagjaguwar. The 82-minute release sees them roving through psychedelic trips and indie rock ballads, working towards a youthful masterpiece that clings to the ’70s with a romanticized sigh. To celebrate today’s album release, they shared a video for their second single, […]
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‘Freaks and Geeks’ Will Reunite in ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Reboot
October 14th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Freaks and Geeks lovers, rejoice. The cult TV show will see a mini reunion between Sam, Neal, and Bill in the near future when National Lampoon’s Vacation gets a reboot. No, it’s not the whole cast, but something’s better than nothing 14 years after the show went off air. John Francis Daley, aka Samm Weir, has been busy working […]
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Jessie Ware Streams Unreleased Song “12”
October 14th, 2014 Nina Corcoran On October 21, UK crooner Jessie Ware will share her sophomore album Tough Love via PMR/Island Records. We’ve heard her gorgeous vocals on standout singles “Say You Love Me,” “Kind Of … Sometimes … Maybe,” and the title track, but now we get to hear an unreleased track, “12,” that can be downloaded for free. The single features Rhye’s […]
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Hear …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead’s New Single “A Million Random Digits”
October 14th, 2014 Nina Corcoran It’s been a while since we’ve gotten news from rock act …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, but the band have been hard at work. Their newest record, IX, drops October 20 (pre-orders ongoing here). To celebrate the upcoming release, they’re streaming single “A Million Random Digits” now on Line of Best Fit. […]
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Watch The Simpsons Pay Homage to Cat Stevens
October 14th, 2014 Nina Corcoran So far there have been 26 seasons of The Simpsons, and they never fail to come up with a clever “couch gag” in every episode — one of the many reasons why they’re still running strong. There have been art deco takes, spoofs on “The Harlem Shake” and Breaking Bad, and directorial debuts from Banksy and Don Hertzfeld. […]
Ten Years Later: mewithoutYou’s ‘Catch For Us The Foxes’
October 14th, 2014 Drew Caruso My first real rock concert was a Coheed and Cambria headlining tour one winter when I was somewhere between 12 and 13 years old. I was waiting in line with my mother (because she’s totally awesome and loves Coheed), and we see a bearded man covered in jackets walk in front of us and empty […]
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Bjork Releasing New Album in 2015
October 14th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Iceland’s unofficial queen Björk is back in the studio. The influential singer-songwriter told audiences she will have a new record out next year when explaining why she wouldn’t be at the London premiere of Biophilia Live, the captured film from her recent tour behind 2011’s excellent Biophilia. The post reads: “We are so sorry, but since Björk is already […]
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Song Of The Day: Big K.R.I.T. – “Cadillactica”
October 14th, 2014 James Shotwell Holy shit. We have a hit on our hands. Big K.R.I.T. has been teasing the release of Cadillactica for the majority of 2014, and early this morning we finally learned when that highly-anticipated record will arrive in stores. Set for a November 11 release, Cadillactica will almost certainly be one of the most discussed hip-hop […]
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REVIEW: Mary Lambert – ‘Heart On My Sleeve’
October 14th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Artist: Mary Lambert Album: Heart On My Sleeve Genre: Pop Label: Capitol Records Mary Lambert was virtually unknown to those outside of the Seattle area until she teamed up with fellow Washingtonians Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to release “Same Love.” It’s likely because of that successful partnership she was able to leap forward in her […]
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UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Street Trash’
October 14th, 2014 James Shotwell Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of the year’s best month, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re […]
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WATCH: Foo Fighters Cover Black Sabbath, Melt Faces
October 14th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Foo Fighters began their week-long residency on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and to viewers’ delighted surprise the band covered the heavy metal behemoth of a track — “War Pigs.” Originally composed and released by Black Sabbath in 1970, “War Pigs” is a politically-charged, giant and downright classic metal song…and Foo Fighters […]
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