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REVIEW: Mary Lambert – ‘Heart On My Sleeve’

Artist: Mary Lambert Album: Heart On My Sleeve Genre: Pop Label: Capitol Records Mary Lambert was virtually unknown to those outside of the Seattle area until she teamed up with fellow Washingtonians Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to release “Same Love.” It’s likely because of that successful partnership she was able to leap forward in her […]

Stream Little May’s Beautiful Debut EP

“Do you feel it in your bones like I do?” Fans of everyone from First Aid Kit to HAIM to Fleetwood Mac should have Australia’s Little May close to their heart. Catching our attention last year with the gorgeous video for the equally gorgeous “Hide,” the all-female trio have consistently held our attention ever since. […]

Little May Are Sure To Make Pet Lovers Cry With Their Video For “Dust”

We haven’t featured Little May in quite some time; since their gorgeous video for “Hide” hit last year, to be exact. That’s entirely on us, but the Sydney-based trio have a brand new video out now for another beautiful track, entitled “Dust,” which will be featured on their forthcoming self-titled EP, due out October 14 […]

The Madden Brothers Share Studio Version Of “Dear Jane”

The Madden Brothers (featuring Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte) have released yet another new track from their upcoming album, Greetings From California. The duo uploaded the finished studio version of “Dear Jane” to Vevo today, unveiling the final version of the track that was recorded early last year. The song has a slightly […]

Katy Perry Launches New Label, Signs First Artist

Katy Perry is no doubt a busy body, but then again, if your latest record sold 286,000 copies in its opening week, you’d probably be pretty swamped too. Still, in spite of this fact, it seems that the “Birthday” songstress has no intention of slowing her roll anytime soon. Yesterday, Perry took to Twitter to […]

Listen To The Madden Brothers’ Toe-Tapping New Single, “We Are Done”

A little over a week ago, The Madden Brothers (Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte) informed fans that their debut album would be released later this year, and that new music was on the way. This morning, the duo made good on their word by debuting their first single, “We Are Done,” on On […]

Beck Signs To Capitol, Announces New Album

Beck will release a new album titled Morning Phase in February 2014 via Capitol Records. The album is being described as a companion piece to 2002’s Sea Change and features many of the same  musicians who played on that album and who accompany Beck on tour (Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Joey Waronker, Smokey Hormel, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., and Jason Falkner). According to a […]

REVIEW: Sick Puppies – Connect

Artist: Sick Puppies Album: Connect Genre: Rock Label: Capitol Slightly conflicted, uneven at times, but appealing, Australian trio Sick Puppies’ fourth album Connect seems to find itself caught between two competing desires. It is for the most part chart-flavoured, with straightforward structuring, engaging choruses, and quick running times but there’s a distinctly darker undertone that […]

The Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’ proclaimed world’s most valuable album cover

Modified artwork of The Beatles‘ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band has an estimated value of £70,000/$112,161. What makes the value of this version skyrocket compared to the original? The original album art, done by by Sir Peter Blake, incorporated images of the legendary English rockers; however, the 1967 modification contains images of American music executives from […]

Foxy Shazam Announce Album Release Date

New Capitol Records artist Foxy Shazam have announced some pretty big news today, the release date of their upcoming album! You can expect their label debut on January 24 and we absolutely can’t wait to pick this up. I you missed out on listening to their latest single “I Like It” then head through the […]

Capitol Records Sign Foxy Shazam

Great news this morning comes directly from Capitol Records, one of UTG’s favorite up-and-comers Foxy Shazam have signed to the label. We feel this is the break the band needed in order to attain the exposure they deserve. Congratulations to Foxy! Check out the official Tweet from Capitol by simply heading through the jump.

The Decemberists Keyboardist Cancer In Remission

In early May it was reported that Jenny Conlee, keyboardist for The Decemberists, had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Thankfully we have received news that her cancer is now in remission. The Decemberists are anticipating their upcoming EP, Long Live The King, which is set for official release on November 1 via Capitol Records. To […]