Don’t fret, dear readers. I’m being honest when I tell you there is no lie in that headline. The Will Pugh solo album you always thought might happen is actually on its way to becoming a reality. Early this morning, September 2, Cartel vocalist Will Pugh set Twitter ablaze when he revealed plans for a […]
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Watch Cartel Perform “Honestly” In A Live Acoustic Session
March 9th, 2015 
Kriston McConnell Cartel have kept themselves busy over the last 12 months, and they aren’t slowing things down in 2015. This year marks the ten-year anniversary for their debut full-length album, Chroma, so they have plenty to keep them busy. Last month they announced an anniversary tour to celebrate achievement, and now they are back with another […]
Cartel Announce ‘Chroma’ Ten-Year Anniversary Tour
February 2nd, 2015 Dana Reandelar Hold on to your hats, kids. Chroma, Cartel‘s debut record and one of the most important pop-punk records to date, is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with all of us this spring. The band has just announced that they will be embarking on a full U.S. tour (and playing one U.K. show after) in celebration of […]
FREE MP3: Bobby Shmurda – “Hot N*gga” (Boombox Cartel Remix)
September 17th, 2014 James Shotwell The hottest song of the summer has just received a killer remix from one of the hottest production duos in music today. The word is still out on whether or not Bobby Shmurda has the talent needed to establish a lasting presence in hip-hop, but for the time being “Hot Nigga” is keeping him on […]
UTG EXCLUSIVE: Cartel Release Statement On Enjoy The Ride ‘Chroma’ Pressing
May 18th, 2014 Jacob Tender As previously reported, controversy has arisen this week in regards to an Enjoy The Ride pressing of Cartel‘s album, Chroma. Starting as a topic of conversation in an interview with UTG last year, Cartel had been planning a 10-year anniversary release of the record. Then Enjoy The Ride put their release on their web store. […]
UTG EXCLUSIVE: Enjoy The Ride Records Releases Statement On Cartel ‘Chroma’ Pressing
May 16th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Earlier this week, the internet got into a bit of an uproar over some miscommunications pertaining to Enjoy The Ride Records‘ newly announced pressing of Cartel’s Chroma. If you didn’t notice yet, we here at UTG are vinyl fanatics. We are also Cartel fanatics, so this really spiked our interest. This was even a topic […]
Glamour Kills Tour: Mayday Parade, Man Overboard, Cartel and More
August 5th, 2013 Kendra Beltran This year’s Glamour Kills Tour will be headlined by Mayday Parade. Man Overboard, Cartel and Stages & Heroes will be onboard as support. Cartel just did the second leg of New Found Glory’s Sticks and Stones tour earlier this summer, while Man Overboard just wrapped up Warped Tour. The headliners, Mayday Parade, will be promoting […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Cartel Talks Chroma Anniversary Tour, Vinyl Catalogue Plans
June 6th, 2013 Jacob Tender Because of scheduling conflicts, this Skate & Surf interview took place a week afterwards via phone. Cartel vocalist Will Pugh called in from Milwaukee, WI on a cold day midway through the band’s tour with New Found Glory. We talked about the upcoming 10-year anniversary of Chroma, the Cartel discography on vinyl, and self-releasing a […]
Cartel Announce Headlining Tour Dates
May 1st, 2013 Kriston McConnell Cartel have announced that they will be headlining some of the tour dates they have this coming June. You can check out a list of those dates by taking a look below the jump. Before that tour, they will be on the road with bands like New Found Glory, State Champs, Fireworks and Veara. You […]
STREAM: Cartel – First Things First
March 12th, 2013 Mike Sacchetti Cartel is back, and boy have we missed them. The band has posted the track, “First Things First” from their new album, Collider via Facebook. There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding the new album due out on March 26, and for good reason. Although the band has flown under the radar for the past […]
STREAM: Cartel – “Uninspired”
January 28th, 2013 Anthony Galasso Atlanta, Georgia pop/rock foursome, Cartel have premiered their new song, “Uninspired”, exclusively at AbsolutePunk.net. The song is off of the group’s forthcoming album, Collider, which is set for release on March 26. Like this album’s predecessor, 2011’s In Stereo EP, the band plans to release Collider on their own. Cartel recently released a rather lengthy Facebook post […]
Cartel Announces Release Date For ‘Collider’; Plans Song Premiere
January 24th, 2013 Jacob Tender Pop Rock foursome, Cartel is gearing up for the release of their fourth full length record, Collider. Like 2011’s In Stereo EP, the record will be self released. Today the band announced the record’s release date, which is set for March 26, 2013. Just two short months away. Furthermore, the band has arranged to release a […]