Born amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City, Secret Someones are dead set on becoming your newest musical addiction. Comprised of Bess Rogers, Leila Broussard, Hannah Winkler and Zach Jones, the alt-rock foursome are masters of memorable melodies and lean but effective songwriting, as is apparent on their outstanding self-titled debut, which hit […]
Archive for October, 2015
UTG TRACK-BY-TRACK: Secret Someones – ‘Secret Someones’
October 21st, 2015 
Kyle Florence 
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Tags: Bess Rogers, Cherrytree Records, Hannah Winkler, Leila Broussard, Let You Go, Secret Someones, UTG Track-By-Track, Zach Jones 
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Stream Petal’s Debut LP ‘Shame’
October 20th, 2015 Drew Caruso Petal is streaming their debut LP Shame, via Spin. Petal, helmed by Kiley Lotz, features crisp production with soft, but soaring vocals cased in a tight alt-rock release. The twelve-track LP was produced by fan and artist favorite Will Yip, and is sure to resonate well with fans of Tigers Jaw, Basement and more. With […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Lydia Talks ‘Run Wild’ On Their Headlining Tour
October 20th, 2015 Jacob Tender “I think I’m going to shotgun a Redbull. They don’t affect me like they used to,” said Lydia guitarist Justin Camacho as I walked into the green room of Musica, Akron’s coziest music venue. “Damn, you got the XL one,” continued Leighton Antelman, vocalist of the group to Matt Keller, who holds up the keys […]
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Watch Drake Boogie To “Hotline Bling” In New Music Video
October 19th, 2015 John Bazley Let’s talk facts: 2015’s bearded Drake is the best Drake. He’s got a Platinum selling mixtape under his belt, the hip-hop world has adored him since he put Meek Mill in the dirt this summer and released a collaborative mixtape with Future, and he’s featured on the lead single of about 30% of the year’s biggest rap releases. We […]
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Watch The Brand New Trailer For ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
October 19th, 2015 John Bazley The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer has hit the internet. Check it out below. Given that this is a new trailer for a new gosh-darn Star Wars film, I’ll assume that you skipped right over this paragraph to ravenously dissect each scene of the new trailer. Now that you’ve likely watched it a few times, […]
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Shy Technology’s “High Strung” Video Is A Guaranteed Smile-Inducer
October 16th, 2015 Brian Leak I’ve gushed about it before, but allow me to reiterate: Shy Technology‘s most recent release—a five-track EP titled Where We Go From Here—is one of those albums you might not catch in time to add to your ‘Best Of’ list come year’s end. If you don’t catch it now, you might discover it next year, […]
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OP-ED: Take Back the Microphone
October 16th, 2015 Michael McCarron How do we transform our miasma music community? This question is one that weaves around my regular anxieties like a concertgoer weaving their way around a packed house in order to get to the front row. Our music community is taking advantage of its own and corrupting the innocent young folks who clamor for some […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Zedd at Madison Square Garden (10/02/15)
October 16th, 2015 MJ Rawls I’d be lying to you if I said that doing photography at Madison Square Garden wasn’t a dream. It’s one of the bucket list items I put in the slightly frayed notebook I have with the page half ripped and discolored. Zedd has come a long way since his start in a German deathcore band. […]
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UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Phenomena’
October 15th, 2015 Sam Cohen Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is loved by the UTG staff more than Halloween. With October’s arrival, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a slew of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day. Now in its fourth year, 31 Days Of Halloween […]
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G-Eazy Announces New Album, Shares Lead Single
October 15th, 2015 James Shotwell Hard to believe over a year has passed since G-Eazy shared his debut album, These Things Happen. In that time the Bay Area native has seen his star ascend into the stratosphere of urban music celebrity, with appearances at every major event from here to Tokyo, and now he’s prepared to unleash his sophomore LP. […]
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mewithoutYou Release Video For “Red Cow & Dorothy”
October 14th, 2015 Drew Caruso mewithoutYou, who are currently on tour with The Menzingers, have released a new music for their tracks “Red Cow” and “Dorothy.” The video showcases singer Aaron Weiss traversing through train yards, power plants, and more with a companion. With the entire band making apperances with the “Dorothy” section of the video, director Daniel Davison creates […]
UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Cheap Thrills’
October 14th, 2015 Brian Leak Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is loved by the UTG staff more than Halloween. With October’s arrival, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a slew of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day. Now in its fourth year, 31 Days Of Halloween […]
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