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Man Dies at Pemberton Music Festival

According to the Toronto Sun, a twenty-one year old man died Friday afternoon at Pemberton Music Festival in Pemberton Valley, British Columbia. The man, who has since been identified as Nick Phongsavath of Regina, was found inside his tent near a row of portable toilets. Now I know that a lot of these stories end […]

Attacks On Goths, Emos And Punks To Be Deemed As Hate Crimes In UK

Manchester police have made local headlines by being the first to treat attacks on goths, emos and punks as a hate crime. This is following a 2007 case where a girl was kicked to death in Bacup, Lancashire because she was dressed like a goth. You can read a brief statement on the issue from […]

EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge Regarding Austin Carlile’s Arrest For Felonious Assault

UPDATE: Carlile has been arraigned and is scheduled to appear in court April 15. Click here for the latest. UPDATE #2: The mugshot for Carlile’s arrest has been found. Earlier today, AbsoluteVoices site PropertyOfZack broke the news that Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile had been arrested over the weekend and charged with felonious […]

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Police Under Investigation For Lostprophets Frontman Case

UTG has learned this morning that a police watchdog has been hired to investigate whether South Wales police moved soon enough in the investigation of Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins. Watkins was arrested back in December for conspiracy to rape a newborn baby as well as four offenses relating to indecent images of children. Independent Police […]

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FIGHT: Chris Brown And Frank Ocean Throw Down In Los Angeles

According to TMZ, a fight between Frank Ocean and Chris Brown broke out last night, January 27, in the parking lot of a Los Angeles recording studio. Sources say that Brown was attempting to leave the studio where he had been working with an artist he recently signed when Ocean and his crew blocked Brown from […]

New Details Emerge About Mitch Lucker’s Death

Police are still investigating the events that lead up to the death of Suicide Silence frontman Mitch Lucker this morning, but a new report out of Orange County, California has shed new light on the case. According to an updated report on The Press-Enterprise, which can be read here, police have released the following information […]

Flavor Flav Allegedly Chases Teenager With Knives

Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav was recently arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, as we reported yesterday. Now the details have come out: the story is the New Yorker (allegedly) threw his girlfriend, 39 year old Elizabeth Trujillo, to the ground, then (allegedly) ripped out her earrings, at which point the teen (allegedly) jumped […]

Flavor Flav Arrested For Assault With A Deadly Weapon

According to TMZ, Flavor Flav was arrested at 3am this morning for assaulting someone is his Las Vegas home with a deadly weapon. The reporting site states that they are still unclear who was harmed but Flav is being held on $23,000 bail. He was charged on two counts, felony assault with a deadly weapon […]

Scott Storch Wanted By Florida Police

According to TMZ, famed producer Scott Storch is once again in trouble with the law. He is currently wanted by the Florida police for failing to pay $28,000 in child support, a missed court appearance, and skipping a $4,000 bill at a Beverly Hills hotel. UTG will keep you updated on the latest happenings of […]

STREAM: Police & Thieves – Live @ WMUC

DC-based hardcore group Police & Thieves are no strangers to awesome live shows. The band have been playing locally and around the East Coast for a while now, and I’ve found that the best way to experience them is to see them play in front of a crowd. Police & Thieves decided that they wanted […]

Lead Hands (Formerly Decoder) Break Up; Jack Burns Facing Criminal Charges

Lead Hands (formerly Decoder) have fallen on tough times and are forced to discontinue the band after incurring major debt issues. Apparently, they owe a total of $1,900 to a particular merchandise company and are failing to pay it back. The group’s own Jack Burns has issued a statement begging for money and can be […]

Andrew Stockdale wouldn’t “Let It Be”

Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother) was beyond inebriated this past Sunday, near his hometown of Brisbane, Australia, when he decided to entertain locals with his rendition of The Beatles’ classic “Let It Be.” After completely interrupting the other artist to perform he was asked to leave the bar but refused by simply sitting on the floor. After […]