Archive for August 13th, 2015

Charlie Sztyk Streams Another Sure-fire Favorite With “Holy War”

Earlier this year, we had the honor of premiering the lead single from Charlie Sztyk‘s upcoming debut full-length. Today, Sztyk is sharing another track from the album, titled “Holy War” (via All Things Go). With a successfully funded Kickstarter in the rearview, The Arc will see the light of day at some point in the […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Cop Car’ Delights Then Runs Off The Rails

Film: Cop Car Starring: Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham, Hays Welford, James Freedson-Jackson Directed by: James Watts I fondly look back on all of the dangerous things my brother and I did as a kid, whether it was jumping off the roof of our childhood home onto a trampoline or trespassing on the local cranberry bog. […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Is Surprisingly Tame

Film: Straight Outta Compton Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins Directed by: F. Gary Gray Straight Outta Compton is a lot of fun until it’s not. Beginning in the late 1980s, Straight Outta Compton opens with a visceral depiction of life in South Central Los Angeles at a time when tension between police and the […]

Lymbyc Systym Stream Flawless Title Track From New Album, ‘Split Stones’

For a decade now, listening to Lymbyc Systym‘s music has provided me with some sort of euphoria; a calming, often hypnotic escape from the woes of the world. Luckily, the New York duo have announced a new full-length album, offering 10 more unique cuts from which to obtain that blissful feeling. Today, Jared and Mike […]

UTG PREMIERE: Vegas Lights – “Drag Me Down” (One Direction Cover)

The battle for the attention of young music fans is more competitive today than at any other point in music history. Artists of all genres at every level of success have to constantly push themselves to think outside the box when it comes to marketing, which is often the deciding factor when it comes to […]

Lana Del Rey Seeks Privacy In “High By The Beach” Video

The queen is back, everyone. Go ahead and forget about those young pop star wannabes because Lana is back and ready to take her place atop the mainstream music throne. Just days after finding herself wrapped up in the immediate viral success of her new single “High By The Beach,” Lana Del Rey has returned […]

UTG Track-By-Track: Luna Aura Discusses ‘Supernova’

Phoenix is not a city that is typically viewed as a hub for emerging talent, but we recently learned to see Arizona’s urban heart in a new light after hearing the cosmic, dream-pop stylings of Luna Aura. Her music is as much influenced by the songs on the radio as it is by the hits […]

MIXTAPE: 2 Chainz – ‘Trap-A-Velli Tre’

Now that the hype surrounding Future’s incredible DS2 has begun to die down it’s time for another one of hip-hop’s most notorious and boisterous personalities to provide a fresh soundtrack for party people around the globe. Fortunately, 2 Chainz is up to the challenge. Trap-A-Velli Tre is the long-awaited new mixtape from 2 Chainz. It […]