Archive for February, 2015

Bad Religion To Play Small Venue Shows Across North America

Punk rock heavyweights Bad Religion have previously announced that they will be making an appearance in Quebec’s Amnesia Rockfest this year. In addition to this, the band, together with Plague Vendor, have just announced that they will be playing various small venues across the Northeast and Canada during the same month. The band spent this […]

The Story So Far Announce Tour Alongside Four Year Strong, Terror & Souvenirs

Having successfully wrapped up a year of touring in support of their most recent record What You Don’t See and their latest acoustic EP entitled Songs Of, The Story So Far are ready to get back on the road once again. The California pop-punk outfit have just announced that they will be going on a […]

Sam Smith Announces US Summer Tour

Despite having recently wrapped up an extensive North American run, rising pop sensation Sam Smith will return to the road this coming summer to visit 19 additional US venues, including Miami’s American Airlines Arena, and Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The month-long jaunt is set to begin on July 17 in Louisville, Kentucky, with tickets going on […]

Blind Mice Share New Track, “Nervous”

About a month back, we were given our first taste of Blind Mice’s upcoming EP, Sunday Songs, in the form of a raw, punk-inspired jam titled “Fifteen.” Since then, we’ve been eagerly awaiting more new material from the budding New Bedford quartet, and earlier this morning, our prayers were answered thanks to the good people […]

ALBUM STREAM: of Montreal – ‘Aureate Gloom’

Of Montreal will release their newest full-length, Aureate Gloom, on March 3 through Polyvinyl Records, but as of today, you can stream the entire album over at NPR.org. Check it out and let us know what you think in the replies. The 10-track effort will act as the group’s first attempt since 2013’s Lousy with […]

Death Cab For Cutie Impress with Fantastic New Single, “No Room In Frame”

Death Cab for Cutie have joined forces with NME to begin streaming the second single off their eighth full-length record, Kintsugi. Titled “No Room In Frame,” give it a listen by following the jump below. Whereas the previously released “Black Sun” was dark and brooding, “No Room In Frame” feels undeniably light and airy, and […]

UTG TV: Mod Sun Discusses ‘Look Up,’ Warped Tour, And Jody Highroller

The happiest hippy you’ll ever meet is gearing up for the busiest season of his career. UTG TV was able to sit down with Mod Sun at his first stop of ‘The Look Up Tour’ in Las Vegas. We got all the details on his new record, Look Up, from special guests and instrumentation, to […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Unfathomed Of Abyss Discusses the Creation of ‘Arisen Upon Oblivion’

“As for death and time, I’m running into one, and running out of the other.” The patience and determination of Kevin Price is matched or exceeded by few in the music world. His most recent release as Unfathomed Of Abyss, entitled Arisen Upon Oblivion, was created over the course of 14 years, with breaks taken […]

At 29, I’ve Finally Begun To Appreciate Music

Most of my life, music hasn’t really been something that I would consider essential. Sure, it is something that I use on a daily basis, but not anything that would make me emotionally invested. During my teenage years, like most other asshole kids, I thought the music that I listened to was bad-ass and untouchable. […]

2015 Oscar Results (Updating Live)

It’s 2015, and the time has come once again to look back on last year’s achievements of those in the film industry. The 87th annual Academy Awards are taking place today, and there are plenty of strong contenders for many of the categories. Some of the more notable features nominated for several awards tonight include […]

Of Mice & Men Release New Single, “Never Giving Up”

The deluxe reissue of their third record Restoring Force is days away from its release, and Of Mice & Men are keeping fans on their toes in the coming days of Restoring Force: Full Circle. After many clues from frontman Austin Carlile, the band finally dropped one of the four new tracks of the reissue, “Never […]

Cleveland’s Spring Fling Festival Expands Lineup

According to Ian Hunter, “Cleveland Rocks,” and I think I’m starting to agree with him. Yesterday, The Forest City’s Spring Fling Festival added a crap-load of stellar acts to their lineup, including Four Year Strong, Pianos Become The Teeth, Gates, Head North, Turnstile, Defeater, and many more. They will join the previously announced headliners, The […]