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UTG INTERVIEW: Manilow, Festering Away On The Underground

“More honest and ragged” than aiming for a certain sound, London’s Manilow (nothing to do with Barry), offer up a blend of nearly every nook and cranny of rock; punk, lo-fi, power pop and more all make an appearance on their newest EP, Cease And Desist. We recently had the chance to chat with the […]

Stream Wand’s Excellent Debut Album ‘Ganglion Reef’

LA-based four-piece Wand drop their garage rock debut, Ganglion Reef, next week via God? Records. The highly-anticipated release sees Cory Hanson (vocals, guitar, synth), Evan Burrows (drums), Daniel Martens (guitar), and Lee Landey (bass) burning a hole in the sun and letting their trippy pop songs sizzle out due to the heat of a band who’s truly […]

Listen to Wand’s New Single “Broken Candle”

Psych rock band Wand caught our attention and warranted a “Required Listening” label after dropping “Flying Golem” last month. Now the Los Angeles four-piece are back with a new track that’s keeping our brain in the exact type of acid-washed cabin we want to get cozy inside of. “Broken Candle” sees Wand toying with tempo. […]

REQUIRED LISTENING: Wand – “Flying Golem”

Garage rock is one of those genres where it’s easy to write something listenable, but difficult to write something that stands out from the rest. Thankfully Ty Segall‘s tourmates Wand are putting out a new record that’s got the right amount of fuzz, uptempo drums, and voice filters to have you fall in love with […]

REVIEW: The Black Keys – ‘Turn Blue’

Artist: The Black Keys Album: Turn Blue Genre: Rock Label: Nonesuch Records Before getting into the bulk of my review of The Black Keys’ Turn Blue, I’d like to get something out of the way. So we’ll start at the end, where the 11-track album closes with the completely tacked-on country-rock tune “Gotta Get Away,” […]

Watch Kendrick Lamar Cover Tupac At The iHeartRadio Music Awards

Last night marked the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Awards, which went off without a hitch at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Though the showcase yielded many memorable moments, none caught our attention quite like Kendrick Lamar’s absolutely killer rendition of Tupac’s “California Love.” Joined by 150 of his biggest fans, the 26-year-old rapper paid […]

The Flaming Lips To Record ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ Cover Record With Miley Cyrus, MGMT

When it comes to The Flaming Lips, nothing’s shocking. It’s been speculated for a few days, but the band have confirmed that they’re working on a tribute album to The Beatles’ magnum opus, Sgt. Pepper’s Loney Hearts Club Band with a little help from their friends. Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne posted an Instagram photo […]

Kendrick Lamar Releasing New Album in September

According to a Billboard feature with Top Dawg Entertainment’s Anthony Tiffith, one of 2012’s biggest rappers, Kendrick Lamar, is said to be preparing a new album due out in September. The album serves as a follow-up to his breakthrough LP Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, and seems to be separate from the LP Lamar is putting out this year with […]

LYRIC VIDEO: Ellie Goulding – “Beating Heart”

Divergent is set to hit theaters March 21, but we’ve got a taste of the soundtrack due out March 11. “Beating Heart, by Ellie Goulding, is a sad yet hopeful pop song and is just one of four Goulding contributed to the soundtrack. Fans will get a glimpse of clips from the movie in addition […]

LIVE REVIEW: Big Day Out (1/26/14 – Sydney, Australia)

For over two decades, the Big Day Out has been regarded as Australia’s premier touring musical festival. Responsible for bringing some of the world’s biggest acts to Australian shores, the Big Day Out has played host to international acts as influential and diverse as Nirvana, Kanye West, Blink 182, Rage Against The Machine, Bjork, Iggy […]

Tarynn's White Girl Dance Corner Featured

White Girl Dance Corner featuring Ásgeir, Wild Cub, Say Lou Lou, and Sam Smith

Hello! I’m Tarynn Law, and this is a weekly column I’ll be writing that spotlights some up and coming indie pop/alternative/hipster/hype/buzz bands/you-get-the-idea groups that you should be checking out before they become massive. I mean, we all want to be that person that says “I knew them way back when,” don’t we? I thought so. Here […]

UTG INTERVIEW: The Walking Sticks

Maryland’s dream-pop three-piece, The Walking Sticks, are beginning to make waves on the East Coast and will eventually continue that trend working their way out West, but for now they’ll be supporting their forthcoming EP, Send The Night, due out December 10. Chelsea and the twins, Max and Spencer, took some time to speak with […]