Holiday cheer is among us and the snow is beginning to fall. As with any overly-merry time of year, there are plenty of scrooges scattered about to complain about it all. Well several of the music industry’s big names decided to perform a tongue-in-cheek classic on Jimmy Fallon… and it was actually really, really good. […]
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Watch Iron & Wine, Calexico, Glen Hansard, and Kathleen Edwards Cover The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” on ‘Jimmy Fallon’
December 12th, 2013 
Nina Corcoran 
REVIEW: Glen Hansard – Rhythm And Repose
July 25th, 2012 Josh Hammond Artist: Glen Hansard Album: Rhythm and Repose Genre: Indie, Alt. Country, Singer Songwriter Label: ANTI There is not just one Glen Hansard. Actually, when completely broken down musically, there are three unique versions of the man. For starters, Hansard’s freshman project, The Frames, is a gritty glimpse of Irish folk music mashed with emotional snarls […]
THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Once’ The Musical
October 16th, 2014 Brenton Harris Show: Once Produced by: John Frost and The Melbourne Theatre Company Venue: Princess Theatre, Melbourne There are very few films that successfully manage to encapsulate the raw power and emotional connectivity that music possesses. John Carney’s 2006 low budget romcom Once is one of those films; a critically acclaimed ‘sleeper hit’ that has developed a […]
STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Built To Spill – “Jokerman” (Bob Dylan Cover)
January 22nd, 2014 Kriston McConnell Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One is a compilation tribute album that has been put together by producers Jesse Lauter and Sean O’Brien. The intent of the album is to highlight some underrated songs from Dylan’s “ignored” decade in music. One of the contributing artists is the Idaho based group known as Built To […]
SCENE & HEARD: “The Hunger Games”
April 1st, 2012 James Shotwell Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies […]
The Swell Season’s “Once” is headed off-Broadway
June 7th, 2011 James Shotwell The Swell Season’s Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova have announced the stage adaptation of 2006 film Once is headed off-Broadway. The musical, which is set to premiere later this year, will have music and lyrics from The Swell Season, but will feature none of the members themselves. Click here for more details.