Archive for July 18th, 2014

Sleep Makes Today Awesome by Releasing “The Clarity,” Their First New Song in 18 Years

Seminal stoner metal outfit Sleep just made every metalhead’s week by releasing “The Clarity,” the band’s first new song since the legendary Dopesmoker was originally recorded back in 1996. The track comes as part of Adult Swim’s singles series, which will also bring us new songs from Deafheaven and Mastodon, among others, in the coming […]

Imogen Heap Shares Himalayan Experience With New Song

The Happiest Place is a documentary by Ben Henretig about a village in Bhutan, near the Himalaya Mountains, that just got the technology for running electricity in 2012, and shows the experience and journey as each family had to climb the mountain near their village and carry the phone pole up it. So Imogen Heap […]

Bear In Heaven Share “Autumn”

The synth-rock band known as Bear In Heaven has shared another track from their forthcoming release of Time Is Over One Day Old. They’ve already shared “Time Between,” and now we have the opening track to the album, “Autumn.” The track features very loud and disjointed percussion, haunting vocals, and booming, in-your-face synthesizers which carry […]

Little Daylight Announce US Tour Dates

Brooklyn alt-electronic trio Little Daylight have slowly been winning us over with each single they’ve dropped, and now it seems we can finally give them a listen in person. The band are hitting the road this August for several US tour dates with Clean Bandit and Young Rising Sons. Their debut album, Hello Memory, came out this week and […]

Riot Fest Denver Announces New Venue

The fears of cancellation can now be put to rest, Riot Fest fans. Your favorite music festival is still coming to Colorado September 19-21, and they’ve found an even better venue to host the event. According to a statement released today, Riot Fest will be moving from May Farms in Byers, Colorado over to Sports […]

PVRIS

PVRIS Perform “St. Patrick” For Empty Room Sessions

It’s time to stop fooling around and hop on the PVRIS bandwagon. Need proof? Allow me… PVRIS are one of the must-see buzz bands on this summer’s Warped Tour, and after listening to their music it’s not hard to understand why. Fronted by Lynn Gunn, this fast-rising three piece offer a unique take on rock […]

‘God Help The Girl’ Teaser: Prepare To Fall In Love With Emily Browning

Belle & Sebastian mastermind Stuart Murdoch recently wrote, directed, and scored a movie-musical version of God Help The Girl, the solo project he released in 2009, and that movie is being released in the coming months. Today, the film’s first teaser found its way online, and if the footage revealed makes one thing clear it’s […]

Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Streams “Cecilia And The Satellite”

Andrew McMahon could release music under any pseudonym he desired and fans would flock to hear every second he was willing to lay to digital tape. His latest project, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, is still relatively new, but already the pop-laden outfit have become the apple of the alternative scene’s eye. Today, Andrew McMahon […]

Weird Al Releases “Sports Song” Music Video

The eight crazy days of Weird Al videos continues this afternoon with the premiere of the official visuals for “Sports Song.” So far this week, the videos Weird Al has shared off his new album Mandatory Fun have featured parodies of popular top 40 hits. “Sports Song” is more of an original track, using the […]

Four Year Strong Release “Go Down In History” Music Video

With only days to go before their latest EP arrives in stores, Four Year Strong have released the official music video for “Go Down In History.” The years have been good to Four Year Strong, and even though it has been awhile since they graced us with new music, their unique and driving take on […]

Iggy Azalea Leads Second Wave Of Teen Choice Awards Nominations

The second wave of 2014 Teen Choice Awards nominations were revealed late Thursday, and as many had suspected “Fancy” hitmaker Iggy Azalea was the star of the show. The Australian born, self-proclaimed New Classic picked up five nominations Thursday night, including Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song, Choice Summer Song, Choice Summer Music Star; Female, and two nods […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Glass Animals Discuss ‘Zaba’ and Touring the US

Who says that nice guys finish last? This year has been incredible for Glass Animals. With the release of their first full-length, Zaba, and their first tour of the U.S. (which sold out multiple dates all over), humility and kindness has reaped its benefits for this English outfit. And they couldn’t be more grateful. When […]