Archive for May 9th, 2014

Kid Cudi To Star In And Score Upcoming Borderline Films Production

Few will deny that Scott Mescudi, better known under the moniker Kid Cudi, is a talented individual. Since exploding into the mainstream with 2009’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day, the 30-year-old rapper has gone from a mixtape mainstay to a household name. However, in the near future, the Cleveland native will be […]

Watch Noah Gundersen’s Intimate “Cigarettes” Music Video

Folk musician Noah Gundersen put out his excellent debut LP Ledges this February and has been slowly rolling out videos for his work since. Now we get one for “Cigarettes” that follows a complicated relationship between a ballet dancer and her perpetually love-struck boyfriend. The tension is obvious and glaring, contrasting the rather soft, clever song. “Relationships are a dance […]

Stream Klaxons’ New Single “Show Me A Miracle”

By now it’s known that British indie rockers Klaxons are returning to the music front but with a very different sound. Instead of their usual dance-able indie rock, they’ve picked up some new smooth R&B cues and disco thumping. Their new single, “Show Me a Miracle,” follows in that direction. The band will be putting […]

Watch How To Dress Well’s Heartbreaking “Repeat Pleasure” Music Video

The always sad but still smiling R&B crooner Tom Krell, aka How to Dress Well, has shared a new music video for “Repeat Pleasure” off his upcoming album, What Is This Heart?, due out June 24 via Domino. “Repeat Pleasure” is the second single we’ve heard off the album and the video gives it an appropriately heartbreaking story. […]

Stream Bane’s Final Album, ‘Don’t Wait Up’

Legendary Boston hardcore act Bane are saying goodbye in 2014, but not before releasing one final album. Don’t Wait Up, the band’s first full-length since the release of The Note nine years ago, is out next Tuesday, May 13, but you can stream it in its entirety right now over at Alternative Press. As you […]

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Balance And Composure Frontman To Miss Two Upcoming Tour Dates

According to some tweets posted through Balance and Composure‘s Twitter account yesterday, frontman Jon Simmons will not be performing with his band in Colorado Springs, CO tonight and Omaha, NE tomorrow due to a family emergency. But fans of the Doylestown group shouldn’t fret– in his absence, the band will have “special friends” filling in […]

Watch Arctic Monkeys Cover Tame Impala’s “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards”

While in the midst of their current tour across Australia, Arctic Monkeys stopped by Triple J to deliver their contribution to the radio station’s cover series aptly titled “Like A Version.” Siding with a cover of Tame Impala‘s “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” couldn’t be more appropriate since the two groups will be sharing […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Chef’

Film: Chef Directed By: Jon Favreau Starring: Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Scarlett Johansson Driving home from my screening of Chef, I briefly considered writing one of those fun little reviews filled with more cheesy food puns than you can shake a drumstick at. I could knock it out in 15 minutes. You’d chuckle […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Double’

Film: The Double Directed By: Richard Ayoade Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska Submarine, Richard Ayoade’s bittersweet 2010 coming-of-age tale, introduced the funnyman as a filmmaker with the sort of eye for simple, nostalgic and effective storytelling that would suggest he likely cites Wes Anderson as a primary influence. With The Double, his second feature as […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Neighbors’

Film: Neighbors Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco Seth Rogen and his familiar brand of gross-out gags, vulgar language and oft-times belly laugh inducing humor excels in another strong comedic outing with Neighbors. Accompanied by the self-deprecating pretty boy, Zac Efron, the film not only works as a […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Bossiie

Bossiie, a multi-talented hip-hop up-and-comer based out of London has a brand new EP due out in August, but it’s already available to stream now as she continues to sacrifice sleep for hard work and puts hours into her second mixtape which should also surface later this year. Bossiie took some time to speak with […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Icarus The Owl – “Black Fish”

Earlier this year Icarus The Owl released a killer full length album. One of the best songs on the album is titled “Black Fish.” Now that some time has passed, the band had a music video shot for it. They’ve released the video, and it’s available to watch past the jump. The group recently wrapped […]