The Midwestern emo scene was not only one of the most important waves in the ’90s, but one of the most important waves to this day. Chicago got lucky when Braid started up back then, and we are similarly lucky to have them making a return to the scene today. No Coast, their first full-length album […]
Archive for June, 2014
UTG INTERVIEW: Damian Wilde
June 30th, 2014 
Brian Leak To me, everything about Damian Wilde appears to be interesting–from his upbringing, to his locale, to his surprising taste in music. This includes his own music as well. His newest EP, entitled Nouveau Noir, is hard to pin down genre-wise. It could appeal to fans of R&B, indie rock, and ambient trip-hop. Basically, if you’re […]
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10 Years Later: From First To Last’s ‘Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has A Body Count’
June 30th, 2014 Kriston McConnell On June 29, 2004, it was summer vacation for me. In just a couple of months my friends and I would be moving on to be sophomores in high school. At the time screamo/emo was growing into “mainstream” popularity. At the time I was into metal and punk. That did not last too long and […]
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REVIEW: Matt Townsend and the Wonder of the World – ‘Self-Titled’
June 30th, 2014 Brian Leak Artist: Matt Townsend and the Wonder of the World Album: Matt Townsend and the Wonder of the World Genre: Folk, Acoustic, Indie Matt Townsend and his extensive backing band have burst onto the folk scene with an impressive 9-track debut that spans 46 minutes of a dozen instruments and various voices coming together to create […]
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EP STREAM: Our Last Night – ‘Oak Island’ (Acoustic)
June 30th, 2014 Kriston McConnell A couple of days ago Our Last Night released an acoustic version of the EP they recently released, titled Oak Island. The EP features all seven of the original songs re-hashed into acoustic versions. It also includes one bonus track titled “Falling Away.” As a treat for fans who haven’t picked it up yet, the […]
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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Lands Colossal $100 Million Dollar Debut
June 29th, 2014 Adrian Garza For better or worse, Michael Bay and Hasbro toys have made one of the most successful movie series of the past decade. This weekend saw the release of this franchise’s fourth installment, with Transformers: Age of Extinction. After the blockbuster had 2014’s biggest opening day by making over $41 million this past Friday, it looks […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Every Minute Can Kill – “Lilith” Lyric Video
June 29th, 2014 Kriston McConnell The New Jersey based post hardcore outfit known as Every Minute Can Kill are planning on dropping a brand new EP titled The Damned this coming Tuesday, July 1. The EP features six brand new tracks including their single “Hell Is Empty…” We are happy to have teamed up with the band today to premiere […]
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Black Hearts Still Reign: 10 Years of Unearth’s ‘The Oncoming Storm’
June 29th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer I discovered Unearth when the song and music video for “Zombie Autopilot” appeared on a Sounds of the Underground Tour CD/DVD sampler I purchased at Hot Topic. If you remember that short-lived (though undeniably awesome) annual summer tour or ever purchased a sampler disc solely in hopes of discovering a new band, you might be […]
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HOLY SH!T: Eric Clapton Debates Retirement
June 28th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler According to an article posted by Wondering Sound, British guitar legend Eric Clapton is considering hanging up the axe for good. Clapton told Uncut that “there are tons of things I’d like to do, but I’m looking at retirement too.” He continued to say, “What I’ll allow myself to do, within reason, is carry on […]
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REQUIRED LISTENING: MAIDS – “Do This Better”
June 28th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Earlier this week our friends at The 405 premiered the brand new video for “Do This Better” from Des Moines’ finest act, MAIDS. The incredibly infectious song has a sequential groove to it that could make even the most lackluster dancer want to move his or her hips. The band’s self-prescribed title of “Midwest disco” […]
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WATCH: Less Than Jake – “Do The Math”
June 27th, 2014 Mark Garza Less Than Jake conjured up an animated video for the track “Do The Math” off their latest album See The Light. See The Light, the eighth full-length by the ska band, was released by Fat Wreck Chords last year on CD, vinyl and digital formats. The band will be on the Vans Warped Tour all […]
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Rest In Peace: Bobby Womack (March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014)
June 27th, 2014 James Shotwell The world just lost a legend. Reports have been coming in for the last hour that legendary soul singer Bobby Womack has passed away at the age of 70. The news was confirmed by his label, XL Recordings. No cause of death has been found at this time. That said, in recent years Womack has […]
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