While Baauer is best known to much of the world’s population for a repetitive trap song turned viral hit whose name we will purposefully omit in hopes of not reminding our readers of its existence (…okay, it was the “Harlem Shake”), he is in fact an extremely well-versed producer with a nuanced ear for blending […]
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Hear AlunaGeorge Remix Coldplay’s “Magic”
June 30th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran It’s been a little while since we’ve heard something new from London electro-pop duo AlunaGeorge, but today they’ve returned (without an awesome music video, unfortunately). The two have picked up Coldplay’s newest hit and given it a sultry remix that works effortlessly with Chris Martin’s vocals. When filtered through clicky electro-R&B and spaced out to […]
Revisit ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ in AlunaGeorge’s New Music Video
October 8th, 2013 Nina Corcoran London duo AlunaGeorge create music videos like modern paintings of childhood stories, and their new one for “Best Be Believing” is another gallery piece waiting to be hung. We see the two in Professor Reid’s Dance Rehabilitation Clinic–Aluna as a newly entered patient and George as one of the labcoats working there–which is all intentionally […]
Don Broco Cover AlunaGeorge
September 26th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Don Broco will be releasing their brand new EP, You Wanna Know, on October 13. They premiered the title track to the EP not that long ago, and now they’ve released another single from the album. The song is a cover of “You Know You Like It,” which was originally performed by AlunaGeorge. You can […]
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. […]
Nina Corcoran’s ‘Best of 2014’ in Music
January 19th, 2015 Nina Corcoran If there’s anything to be certain of when it comes to music, it’s that you can’t control when it strikes you. In a year filled with violence, racism, disease, and political stumblings, our brains were in overdrive trying to do the right thing. For most, music serves as an escape. It articulates emotions and brings […]
Listen to a Killer New Cover from PVRIS
December 11th, 2014 Kyle Florence PVRIS recently released their phenomenal debut album, White Noise, through Rise Records, and earlier today, continued to impress with a cover of AlunaGeorge’s “You Know You Like it.” Check it out after the break. In the coming weeks, the Massachusetts trio will be joining Sleeping With Sirens and Pierce The Veil on an epic nationwide tour, before […]
Governors Ball Lineup Revealed: Outkast, Vampire Weekend, Jack White, The Strokes, Phoenix
January 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran In its first year, they snagged Girl Talk. In its second year, they snagged Beck. In its third year, they snagged Kanye West’s first solo set in five years. Now, after a week of clues, New York City’s Governors Ball Festival has announced their lineup and it’s bigger than ever. Outkast, Jack White, and Vampire […]
Jacob Tender’s ‘Best Of 2013′ In Music
December 17th, 2013 Jacob Tender ‘Tis the season to make the most difficult choices I have to make all year. Seriously, my life is easy enough to make that statement true. I hate making these lists, more-so this year than any year previous. Yet I’m obligated to do so. So here I am. You see, in January, I told myself […]
London Grammar Cover Miley’s “Wrecking Ball”
December 12th, 2013 Leanne Cushing British indie pop trio, London Grammar, covered Miley Cyrus‘s “Wrecking Ball” at BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge recently. The video was published to BBC Radio 1’s YouTube feed earlier today. We have the video below. 2013 has been an exceptionally amazing year for the London-based band. Exactly one year ago today, the group posted their […]
MØ Streams ‘Bikini Daze’ EP in Full
October 14th, 2013 Brian Leak If you haven’t noticed over the past several months, we can’t get enough of MØ here at UTG. Her unique blend of soul, indie pop, and eccentric, gangster-like vibes resonate with us in a very welcomed way. Single after single, the Danish up-and-comer gets us excited with fresh material and today we’re pleased to discover […]
REVIEW: The Weeknd – ‘Kiss Land’
September 23rd, 2013 Nina Corcoran Artist: The Weeknd Album: Kiss Land Genre: Electronic R&B Label: Republic Records The speed behind The Weeknd’s fame has everything to do with his role as the mysterious, unknown narrator. When Abel Tesfaye—the mastermind behind that beautiful voice and sweet electronic hum—uploaded three tracks to YouTube in 2010 under the moniker The Weeknd, nobody knew […]