First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views on The Dangerous Summer’s Reach For The Sun. It drops in May from Hopeless Records If you have been missing scene staple The Starting Line, your saviors have arrived. The Dangerous […]
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First Impressions – The Dangerous Summer – “Reach For The Sun”
March 31st, 2009 
James Shotwell 
Posted in Reviews 
Tags: early review, first impressions, perfect summer album, reach for the sun, reach for the sun first impressions, reach for the sun review, the dangerous summer, the dangerous summer new album, the dangerous summer review 
Comments Off on First Impressions – The Dangerous Summer – “Reach For The Sun”Save Live Music and Save The Scene! The Secret Handshake!
March 31st, 2009 James Shotwell The Secret Handshake is preparing to release his new record My Name Up In Lights on April 21st and we want you to buy it! TSH is a pop rock hybrid that deals highly with electronics. Most people recognize TSH from their cover on Punk Goes Crunk, but this group [actually, just Luis Dubuc who is joined […]
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March 31st, 2009 James Shotwell Save yourself from the normalcy of Kentucky and go to this! *Posted By: James Shotwell*
Posted in News Tags: kentucky, laura freakin haggard, mayhem 2009, sponsored, we sponsor this Comments Off on We’re Sponsoring This!Save Music Videos! Jaguar Love!
March 30th, 2009 James Shotwell I miss The Blood Brothers, but Jaguar Love is nearly as good in my book. You NEED to know this band. *Written By: James Shotwell*
Posted in News Tags: Blood Brothers, jaguar love, jaguar love video, save music videos, support aguar love 1 Comment »Fireworks – All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion
March 30th, 2009 James Shotwell Artist: Fireworks Album: All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion Genre: Pop Punk Label: Triple Crown Tracks: 1. Geography, Vonnegut, and Me 2. Come Around 3. Closet Weather 4. 2923 Monroe St. 5. Holiday 6. I Support Same Sex Marriage 7. Show Me Your Vanishing One More Time 8. You’ve Lost Your Charm […]
Billy T Phones Pictureplane!
March 30th, 2009 James Shotwell [UTG] Billy T: How are you? Travis Egedy of pictureplane: I’m fine – I’m really good actually. [UTG]: Tell me your name, your band’s name and where you’re from. pictureplane: I’m Travis Egedy, and my band’s name is pictureplane, and I’m from Denver. [UTG] You’re on tour with HEALTH, how long is that going on? […]
Posted in Interviews Tags: billy t, billy t calls a band, interview, picture plane, pictureplane, pictureplane interview 1 Comment »Depeche Mode Listening Party – Sounds of the Universe
March 30th, 2009 James Shotwell If you haven’t been living underneath a rock then you’re fully aware of Depeche Mode’s highly anticipated album set to debut on April 21st 2009 – fittingly called Sounds of the Universe. MUTE Records extended an invite to a few select journalists, including myself, to take part in this intimate listening session of the band’s […]
Live Report! Hollywood Undead!
March 30th, 2009 James Shotwell March 14th, 2009 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room Saints & Sinners tour The Saints and Sinners Tour, containing Brokencyde, Haste the Day, Senses Fail, and Hollywood Undead, rolled into Grand Rapids, MI March 14, 2009 and briefly settled at The Orbit Room before erupting in a grossly unexpected display of talent and raw energy. While […]
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March 29th, 2009 James Shotwell If you haven’t noticed, there is a brand new and VERY IMPORTANT poll on the right side of the site. Please cast your vote in order to help us make UTG better for everyone. As a thank you, this week will also find us unveiling UTG’s brand new and FREE spring sampler “Building A Better […]
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March 29th, 2009 James Shotwell Hands down, one of the best live bands in the world currently. True punk rock lives again! The Vulture (Act II) *Posted By: James Shotwell*
Posted in News Tags: gallows, gallows music, gallows music videos, gallows punk, gallows uk, new gallows, punk rawk, punk rock, true punk, vultures part 2 Comments Off on Save Music Videos! Gallows!Save Live Music! The Sweet Brag Tour!
March 28th, 2009 James Shotwell We’ll be here…will you? Some of the best heavy music in the scene is on display with this tour – Don’t Miss Out.
Posted in News Tags: A day to remember, dance gavin dance, emarosa, go to this tour, hot topic tour, sky eats airplane, the devil wears prada, Victory Records Comments Off on Save Live Music! The Sweet Brag Tour![UTG] RAW : Craig Owens!
March 27th, 2009 James Shotwell Thanks to a chance encounter and the help of a new friend [Mike Shea], we were able to meet up with the amazing Craig Owens of Chiodos, Cinematic Sunrise, Isles and Glaciers, as well as his own solo material which he is currently touring on. We spoke for about 14 min. and covered everything from […]