Archive for July, 2015

Run The Jewels Miss Obvious “Purrly” Pun, Release “Meowrly” From ‘Meow The Jewels’

If you’ve been following Run The Jewels in any capacity since last year’s Run The Jewels 2, you’re probably aware of Meow The Jewels, the project in which El-P recreates the duo’s entire sophomore record using nothing but cat noises. We’ve heard a few sneak peeks of the project via Instagram videos, but RTJ has […]

Fashioncore Is Alive & Well: Atreyu Share “Long Live” Video

Remember the glory days of new millennium post-hardcore? I’m talking about the period between 2004 and 2008 when Victory Records pretty much set the bar for quality in every variation of ‘heavy’ alternative music. There were so many great bands then, and only a select few remain today, with Silverstein arguably being the most successful […]

It’s Hard To Be “Bored” While Listening To The Obsessives

Near Mint Records took a chance on The Obsessives when their label launched in the middle of 2014. The band, which hails from Washington D.C., had only just begun to gain the attention of the music industry at large, but that didn’t stop co-founders James Cassar and Corey Purvis from putting their faith and money […]

Well Kept Things Release “Great White North” Video

The best pop-punk band to come out of Buffalo, New York this year has just released a new music video we know you’re going to love. You may or may not know about Well Kept Things at this point, but if the rest of 2015 is anything like the first half of the year there […]

Win A Pair Of Tickets To Breathe Carolina & Feenixpawl’s Summer Tour

Grammy-nominated DJ/Producer duo out of Melborne, Australia, Feenixpawl, are heading out on tour this summer alongside Colorado electronic rock four-piece Breathe Carolina and EDM producer Apek. UTG is stoked to give you, our lovely readers, the chance to win TWO tickets to any show of your choice. All you’ve got to do is either like and […]

State Champs Announce ‘Around The World And Back,’ Stream “Secrets”

State Champs have been very busy lately. The Albany pop-punk breakouts have spent the past year on the road alongside All Time Low in the U.S. and 5 Seconds Of Summer in Australia. In more good news, it seems they are gearing up finally to put out some new music. Following their very successful debut […]

The Maine Announce Free Tour, ‘American Candy’ Full-Album Tour As Well

To celebrate the band’s eighth year together, The Maine have announced a series of completely free admission shows for the fall. The band has reportedly been planning a tour like this for quite some time now. Over the past year, the band has taken to Twitter inquiries from fans about potential venues; now the tour […]

UTG PREMIERE: Side Saddle – “Legs For Days”

Following “The Romance in Disappearing“–the lead single from their forthcoming EP, Young Professional–UTG is thrilled to once again team up with New York’s Side Saddle to premiere the second single from the new effort, set to release on July 20 via Cedar Lodge Records. “Legs For Days” is a beautiful folk-rock cut that builds in […]

Second ‘Fantastic Four’ Trailer Focuses On Reed Richards

A few days removed from the frenzy of Comic-Con, Fox has released the second and potentially final trailer for the upcoming reboot of Fantastic Four. By now you no doubt know what to expect from a comic book movie trailer, and Fox hasn’t done a thing to try and change the long-proven formula with this […]

UTG PREMIERE: Post Modern – “July”

Today, we’re excited to bring you a new song from the Columbus, Ohio ambient rock band, Post Modern. You can listen to “July” off the band’s upcoming EP, The Current, below. After listening to “July,” you’ll likely understand why it’s difficult to pin this band down genre-wise. The atmospheric guitar tones and spacey vocal effects are reminiscent of PVRIS or […]

2015 80/35 des moines music festival

LIVE REVIEW: 80/35 Music Festival (Day 2)

The second day of 2015’s 80/35 will not be a day forgotten any time soon. Despite a little bit of heat, the entire day was filled with memorable sets all the way from the evening’s headliner down to the smallest local band. It doesn’t happen often in the festival world, but it just felt like […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Trainwreck’ Cruises With Help From Amy Schumer

Film: Trainwreck Directed by: Judd Apatow Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Lebron James Judd Apatow’s directorial features have been losing their comedic luster as of late, trading in laughs for more commonplace and conventional themes of parenthood and mid-life crises with This is 40 and Funny People. With Trainwreck, it’s like his spitfire […]