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UTG INTERVIEW: Broderick Batts talks living in L.A. and challenging listeners

Musicians in the 21st century are afforded the ability to hurdle their region’s perceived shortcomings, broadcast their artistic vision to the world, and stake their claim in the industry from there. That’s the reason Broderick Batts, a Tampa Bay native, has lived in L.A. for two years after his irresistible fusion of hip-hop, R&B, and soul (referred to as […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Tanner Jones of You Blew It! Discusses Hyper-Personal Songwriting & Getting Robbed on Tour

You Blew It! have certainly kicked things into high gear this past year and half. In the time that most bands put out an LP and rest on it, this Orlando, FL group decided to slap on a Weezer covers EP and  four-way split onto their discography. At the very beginning of 2014, they put out Pioneer of Nothing […]

REVIEW: You Blew It! – ‘Pioneer of Nothing’ EP

Artist: You Blew It! Album: Pioneer of Nothing EP Genre: Emo, Indie Label: Jade Tree Records Jade Tree Records is one of the best record labels. If you just take a quick scroll through their releases over the past 25 (?!) years, you’ll see that Jade Tree bands simply just make great music. There are probably very few, if any, […]

Axis Signs to Mayfly Records, Announce Tour, and Streams Song off Upcoming Album

Florida metalcore band Axis just announced that they have signed to Mayfly Records, and will be releasing a new album with them late this Fall or early Winter. The record will be tracked by Spencer Mattlin at Dino Rock Recordings, while it will be mixed by Taylor Young of The Pit. As Young is the mixer […]

LAVOLA This Book is my Cowardice

UTG EXCLUSIVE STREAM: LAVOLA – “Dry Socket”

Providing listeners with a healthy mixture of influence ranging from My Chemical Romance to The Blood Brothers, LAVOLA is a Florida post-hardcore act ready to turn heads through their own brand of melodic controversy. Gearing up to release a brand new LP titled This Book is My Cowardice on March 4, LAVOLA has teamed up with Under […]

REVIEW: You Blew It! – ‘Keep Doing What You’re Doing’

Artist: You Blew It! Album: Keep Doing What You’re Doing Label: Topshelf Records Genre: Emo, Indie As someone who has written his fair share of album reviews, I always jump at the opportunity to take a look at the newest releases from bands on Topshelf Records. Their bands run the gamut of being anywhere from […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Jake Miller – “Collide”

For all the Hip-Hop fans out there, Florida’s own and talented star, Jake Miller, has a very special something for you, as his newest music video for “Collide” is now available to view. The video itself is packed with tons of awesome things to look forward to. A couple being some gnarly party scenes, some […]

STREAM: A Day To Remember – ‘Common Courtesy’

If you recently saw the video of Florida’s own A Day To Remember announcing at Chill On The Hill on October 4 in Sterling Heights, MI about the release of their newest record, Common Courtesy, then today is your lucky day, as the time has come that the album is now available for your ears […]

Action Bronson (Literally) Slams Fan In Florida, Footage Available

Action Bronson made headlines this Spring for body-slamming a fan attending his Middle East Club performance in Boston. People were not upset about it, per se, but video of the event did make an appearance on every music blog from here to Dubai. Now, the man who recently rocked a retirement home has slammed yet […]

UTG Interview: Rescuer

UTG caught up with JP Marra, the vocalist of Rescuer last week. The hardcore five-piece released their debut full length, With Time Comes The Comfort, through Rise Records just over three weeks ago. Just recently, the group embarked on their biggest tour to date: letlive.’s  headlining tour alongside bands like Hrvrd, Conditions, and This Is […]

LIVE VIDEO: Cassadee Pope Performs With Hey Monday Members

As UTG reported yesterday, Cassadee Pope had a hometown performance last night (December 6) with members of Hey Monday out in West Palm Beach, Florida. Alex Lipshaw and Pat McKenzie accompanied Pope by participating in the official Clematis By Night tree lighting ceremony. The set consisted of the members playing through tracks “Torn”, “Over You”, […]

New Found Glory Plan To “Go Away For A Bit” Following Current Fall Tour

Floridian easycore pioneers New Found Glory have announced today that their current Sticks and Stones 10 year anniversary tour is planned to be their last tour for quite some time. The band still has about two thirds of the dates left on their tour with Seahaven, The Story So Far, and Candy Hearts, so we […]