Well, it has been just over a week since members of the UTG staff tackled Riot Fest-Chicago and we have now had time to reflect on what we learned from the craziest weekend in recent punk-rock memory. We decided to document some of the more fascinating observations (everything from why Public Enemy is the most […]
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LIVE REVIEW: What We Learned At Riot Fest-Chicago
September 23rd, 2013 
Matthew Leimkuehler 
Posted in Editorials, Features, News, Reviews 
Tags: bayside, Blink 182, brand new, public enemy, radkey, review, Riot Fest Chicago, riot fest review, Stars, taking back sunday, the replacements 
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Drop Everything And Stream Lorde’s Debut Album
September 23rd, 2013 James Shotwell Following three promotional singles, sixteen-year-old pop newcomer Lorde has partnered with VH1 to stream her debut album a full week ahead of its release date. Featuring ten songs that showcase the wide vocal range of the New Zealand native, Pure Heroine could not arrive at a more perfect time for Lorde. She recently skyrocketed into […]
Patent Pending Stream “There Was A Time”
September 23rd, 2013 James Shotwell Every scene has those bands that everyone knows deserves a ton of attention they’ve somehow never been given, and for the pop punk realm that band is all too often Patent Pending. Anyone who has seen or interacted with the group know they’re some of the hardest working, funniest, and most creative people you could […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: brighter, introduction, new album, patent pending, pop-punk (genre) 1 Comment »
UTG INTERVIEW: You Me At Six Discuss Their Forthcoming Album, ‘Cavalier Youth’
September 23rd, 2013 Adrian Garza Thanks to their efforts spent towards recording earlier this summer, You Me At Six are now sitting on top of what could be their most important album to date, Cavalier Youth. The UK rock quintet flew out to Los Angeles to record with legendary producer Neal Avron, and in the process, have put together what […]
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REVIEW: The Weeknd – ‘Kiss Land’
September 23rd, 2013 Nina Corcoran Artist: The Weeknd Album: Kiss Land Genre: Electronic R&B Label: Republic Records The speed behind The Weeknd’s fame has everything to do with his role as the mysterious, unknown narrator. When Abel Tesfaye—the mastermind behind that beautiful voice and sweet electronic hum—uploaded three tracks to YouTube in 2010 under the moniker The Weeknd, nobody knew […]
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Colin Farrell Offered Lead Role In ‘World Of Warcraft’ Movie
September 23rd, 2013 James Shotwell With a mooted production date of January 2014 looming, casting on Duncan Jones’s World of Warcraft film seems to be finally moving forward. Two names have hit the presses this morning as potential leads, and perhaps typically of Jones they’re somewhat left-field choices. Deadline is reporting that the director is looking to cast Colin Farrell […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: MonaLisa Twins
September 23rd, 2013 Brian Leak European pop duo MonaLisa Twins have a very literal moniker. They are twin sisters named Mona and Lisa Wagner and much like a particular pair of genetically enhanced laboratory mice, they aim to take over the world — but with their music, as opposed to feeble-minded schemes. We recently had the chance to speak with […]
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Issues’ Ex-Drummer Claims He Was Kicked Out, Never Paid
September 23rd, 2013 Kriston McConnell It seems that the relationship between Case Snedecor and his former band, Issues, has not been as pleasant as the band would have initially wanted us to believe. According to a personal post by the former drummer, the band has been talking trash about him, they kicked him out and he was never paid for […]
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Queen + Adam Lambert Joined On Stage By Fun.
September 23rd, 2013 Kriston McConnell The iHeartRadio music festival was held this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it was chock full of huge artists including Fun., Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake and more. Fans and critics alike have been waiting to see one performance in particular: Queen, fronted by Adam Lambert. With the announcement of Adam filling the role of […]
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