Archive for April 7th, 2014

The Antlers Announce US Tour

Right on the heels of the announcement that they’ll be releasing a new record, The Antlers have outlined a US tour slotted for this summer. The tour will start a week after the album’s release, beginning in Boston and coming to a close in their own New York City. The new album, titled Familiars, comes out June […]

Stream Antarctigo Vespucci’s Debut LP, ‘Soulmate Stuff’

A lot of punk rock dreams came true a couple weeks ago when Bomb The Music Industry! mastermind Jeff Rosenstock and Fake Problems frontman Chris Farren debuted their new collaboration. The pair adopted the name Antarctigo Vespucci and put together seven songs of bright, bouncy punk that deftly walk the line between their more well-known […]

WATCH: Bruce Springsteen Covers Van Halen’s “Jump”

When you attend a Bruce Springsteen concert, you’re guaranteed to get an electrifying assortment of hits and deep cuts from one of the greatest songwriters of our time, but the real surprises often come in the form of cover songs spanning the entire history of rock an pop music. Springsteen and the E Street Band […]

BUFF 2014 Review: ‘Blue Ruin’

Film: Blue Ruin Starring: Macon Blair Directed by: Jeremy Saulnier A man taking revenge on the person who murdered his parents whilst overcoming violent obstacles to get to his objective, sounds a bit familiar right? Good thing Blue Ruin is a rare film that can play off of those well-known revenge-thriller tropes while also giving […]

REVIEW: PUP – ‘PUP’

Artist: PUP Album: PUP Genres: Punk Rock, Alternative Rock Label: SideOneDummy It’s hard to contextualize a band on their debut album. A genre listing could mean so many things. What does punk mean, especially if they are going pop? Does it mean pop-punk in today’s sense of The Wonder Years and State Champs? Does it […]

Austrian Death Machine Accused Of Ripping Off World Vision Charity

Months before Tim Lambesis‘ plans to have his wife killed would go public, Austrain Death Machine – a comedic metal side project created by Lambesis – launched a hugely successful Indiegogo campaign to fund the creation of the group’s third full-length album. The album was in production when Lambesis was initially arrested, but thanks to […]

Rest In Peace: Mickey Rooney (1920-2014)

Hollywood icon Mickey Rooney has passed away at the age of 93. According to Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith, Rooney was with his family when he died at his North Hollywood home. No cause of death has been revealed at the time, but reports claim the actor had been sick for some time. There […]

REVIEW: Pile – ‘Special Snowflake / Mama’s Lipstick’ 7″

Artist: Pile Album: Special Snowflakes / Mama’s Lipstick Genre: Post-punk, rock & roll, indie rock Label: Exploding in Sound Records The burned-out psychedelic grunge of Dripping still has its edge. When it was released, Pile were a band that I had heard but never seen live – a band that had played shows with favorites […]

UTG @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Celia Pacquola – ‘Let Me Know How It All Works Out…’

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UTG INTERVIEW: Latimer House Discuss ‘All The Rage’

Latimer House is a guitar-driven indie rock quartet based out of Prague in the Czech Republic, but all four members are originally from separate countries; The United States, Canada, England, and Azerbaijan. They joined forces as musically like-minded individuals to form a sound both fresh and familiar which eventually resulted in their debut LP, All […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Ready Never Talks Multitasking, YouTube, and ‘Eleutherophobia’

Los Angeles-based EDM rock duo Ready Never are still riding high on the success of their viral video and single, “Take That Pill,” but Benny Ed and Clinton Karcher are continuing to develop their genre-melding sound as they prepare for future work and create new ways to advance their performance in a live atmosphere. Ed […]