Highly acclaimed and auterist electronic duo The Knife is coming to the end. Karin Dreijer, one half of the dynamic Swedish duo, dropped the big news in an interview with Dazed and Confused: “When we finish the tour now in November we will close down, it’s our last tour. We don’t have any obligations to […]
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The Knife Announce Mini-Album, Share “Without You My Life Would Be Boring (Shaken-Up Version)” Video
May 20th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran Influential electronic, experimental, indie Swedish duo The Knife brought their highly theatrical and entertaining live show to the US this year, showing several reworkings of songs off their 2013 album Shaking The Habitual. Many of those reworked tracks will be available on a new mini-album called Shaken-Up Versions that’s out digitally on June 17 via Rabit/Brille/Mute (which you can pre-order here) […]
The Knife Announce US Tour Dates
January 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Swedish electronic duo The Knife put out their first record in over seven years, Shaking the Habitual, to rave reviews (including several of our Best Of lists). Europe already got to see them tour in support of that album and Coachella has them listed to play this year, but now the rest of the United States will get a taste […]
Xerxes Stream “Knife” From Upcoming Album
September 20th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Xerxes will be releasing their brand new album, Collison Blonde, next month via No Sleep Records. So far, they have revealed a couple of killer singles, which has fans itching to hear the rest of the album. Lucky for them, the band teamed up with Noisey to unleash another new song, titled “Knife.” You can […]
GUEST BLOG: “Punk’s Dead, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. Killed It”
August 26th, 2015 Matthew Leimkuehler The following is a guest blog written by Blacklist Royals drummer Rob Rufus. He, alongside his bandmates, appeared in the role of a punk rock band on the ABC show Forever. Here is his first-hand account of the eye-opening experience: The room was filled with punk rockers. Punks clad in leather. Punks draped in plaid. […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Directors Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson Discuss ‘Spring’
April 3rd, 2015 Brian Leak Co-directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson released their debut film, Resolution, in 2012 to wide praise and an almost immediate cult following. We loved it and were excited to see what the future held for these two filmmakers, especially after they revealed to us that their next project was already well on its way. Spring […]
REVIEW: From Indian Lakes – ‘Absent Sounds’
October 9th, 2014 Corey From Artist: From Indian Lakes Album: Absent Sounds Label: Triple Crown Records Genre: Indie Sometimes bands just do everything right. And the band thrives. And the music is the soundtrack for masses. And the band is proud of their work. And they continue to succeed. That’s what we hope for every single band that we love. […]
UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Bride Of Chucky’
October 3rd, 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 […]
Check Out The Album Details For Young Statues’ Sophomore Full-Length Album
September 12th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Yesterday Young Statues made a very exciting announcement. They confirmed that they will release a new studio album next month, titled The Flatlands Are Your Friend, set to hit stores October 21 via Run For Cover Records.. This will be their sophomore full-length effort, and fourth release overall. You can check out the artwork and […]
REVIEW: The Lost Poets – ‘Insubordia’
August 25th, 2014 Brian Leak Artist: The Lost Poets Album: Insubordia Genre: Rock, Alternative Stockholm, Sweden’s enigmatic alt-rock duo The Lost Poets bring together influences seemingly spanning the catalogs of acts such as Nirvana, Tool, Staind and Queens of the Stone Age, with dark and somewhat eerie themes and tones stringing it all together. Their most recent EP, Insubordia, boasts […]
Hear Darkside’s Dark Industrial Remix of St. Vincent’s “Digital Witness”
March 30th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Electronic musician, record label owner, student, and all around renaissance man Nicolas Jaar never seems to stop working. His Other People label recently shared a single from his Just Friends project, announced the upcoming solo EP from Dave Harrington, and have now shared a new Darkside remix of St. Vincent‘s “Digital Witness.” Darkside, aka Jaar and […]
Tyler Hanan’s ‘Best Of 2013’ In Music
December 16th, 2013 Tyler Hanan Personal year end lists are a beautiful thing, regardless of feelings towards the “best of” list’s annual, suffocating December deluge. Amalgamated and popular vote-based lists may filter out any releases that are remotely different, unknown, or unhip, but personal lists from trusted sources are a treasure trove of goodness, a ready-made shopping cart that can […]