Archive for March 17th, 2014

Hear the New Lykke Li Song “Du är den ende” From Crime Thriller ‘Tommy’

She sings, she dances, she acts. Swedish singerLykke Li is a jack of all trades, and she’s set out to prove so by starring in a new Swedish crime thriller called Tommy. In addition to acting in the film, she’s also contributed a song to the soundtrack called “Du är den ende” (because putting out […]

WATCH: The Summer Set Cover The Format

Arizona pop rock group The Summer Set recently wrapped up an unplugged tour in support of their latest album, Legendary. In addition to acoustic renditions of their own tracks, the band performed a cover of “The First Single” by fellow Arizona natives The Format. Check out a video after the break. The next few months […]

Davey Havok & Jade Puget Team Up For New Side Project

What better way to start off your Monday morning than to discover Davey Havok’s (AFI) new side project. He and Jade Puget have teamed up to start working on a new straight edge hardcore group called XTRMST. A few days ago a four track EP surfaced online, and rumors spread like wildfire as to who […]

Music Video: Against Me!’s “Black Me Out” Features Vulgar Shadow Puppets

I’ve seen “Black Me Out” as the album’s standout track ever since my first spin through Against Me!‘s Transgender Dysphoria Blues, but given the song’s lyrics and subject matter, I figured it would never get the proper single treatment. Well, I suppose I’ve been proven both right and wrong today, as the band has released […]

REVIEW: Skrillex – ‘Recess’

Artist: Skrillex Album: Recess Genre: Bass music Label: Big Beat / OWSLA / Atlantic After Skrillex’s popularity eclipsed the entirety of the electronic music scene, the star producer seemed to slip into the shadows. Yes, he released a Burial-esque EP along with the fact his explosive side project, Dog Blood, performed well within the dedicated […]

Required Listening: NEEDTOBREATHE – “Drive All Night” (Live At The Ryman)

NEEDTOBREATHE love their fans. In addition to maintaining constant contact through social networks and newsletters, they begin every month by offering members of their official fan club free live tracks recorded over the last several years of touring. These recordings would otherwise never see the light of day, and a lot of the time never […]

Here’s Your First Chance To Hear Metallica’s New Song, “The Lords Of Summer”

Metallica promised fans a new song in 2014, and this morning we have our first taste of the iconic hard rock band’s latest musical offering. Recently, Metallica were performing in Bogata, Columbia when they decided to share a new song rumored to be titled “The Lords Of Summer.” Fans quickly reached for their cell phones […]

Young Thug And Tyga Need You To Pass Them The “Hookah”

The rumors regarding Young Thug‘s decision to join the Young Money family may have been false, but that is not stopping Atlanta’s biggest up and comer from hopping on a new track with Mr. “Rack City” himself. Opening the track and providing a hook that falls in line with “Stoner” in terms of simplicity, Young […]

UTG PREMIERE: The Year Fifteen – “Sweater, Half Open”

“I am changing back into someone I know…” Billy Duprey of The Republic Of Wolves is set to release his debut full-length digitally on March 23 as The Year Fifteen, his very own solo project that he initially began working on demos with in 2008. On Friday (March 14), our friends over at PropertyOfZack premiered […]

If You Enjoy Pop Rock, Prepare To Fall In Love With Like London

There were a handful of months back in 2009/2010 when electronic-driven pop rock was all the rage in alternative music. Like mid-2000s metalcore and the ‘modern’ emo sound of 2001, however, there quickly grew to be far too many bands trying to hitch their careers to the genre bandwagon for anyone to get ahead. Countless […]

UTG PHOTOS & REVIEW: Scott Ian’s ‘Speaking Words’ Tour (3/5/14)

Ladies and gentlemen, UTG can now double-confirm that Scott Ian is a very well-spoken, hilarious, and brutally honest man. If you were able to catch our interview with him a little while back, you probably chuckled at some of that charisma while perusing our conversation with him. When his first ever US spoken word tour […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Fire And The Romance – “Way Down Below”

“Way Down Below” is a powerful, anthemic rock track from Fire And The Romance, with lyrics touching on the idea of being unexpectedly found by someone at a low point in your life that you feel you’d never have emerged from otherwise. The track comes from the band’s forthcoming EP, entitled The Adaptations, that will […]