Archive for February, 2016

Knuckle Puck Premiere New Music Video For “Pretense”

Chicago pop-punk all-stars Knuckle Puck have released a new music video for “Pretense” over at Kerrang! Magazine. You can watch it below. “We went to Canada a few weeks ago to shoot this music video for ‘Pretense’ with Miguel Barbosa and YEAH! Films,” says frontman Joe Taylor. “It was an incredible experience and the video turned […]

Somos Release New Song, “Reminded/Weighed Down”

A lot of pretty great things got covered up on the internet yesterday due to obvious, Kanye West-related reasons. Amidst the storm that was Yeezy Season 3, Somos released a new track called “Reminded/Weighed Down” over at Brooklyn Vegan. Much like the rest of their discography, it is very good. You can listen to it below. The […]

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Return With New Track, “Katamari Duquette”

Seems like just yesterday we were calling The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die‘s 2015 LP, Harmlessness, one of the best of the year. While we’re still singing that tune, the musical collective has already dropped a new track from their upcoming 7-inch, Long Live Happy Birthday, that […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Zoolander 2’ is for someone, apparently

Film: Zoolander 2 Directed by: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig The original Zoolander still remains as a bit of an enigma, in my head. It was about a dumb man saving the world and the hijinks that would ensue because of that idiocy, maybe with a little bit of […]

UPDATED: Listen to ‘Death Cab For Yeezy,’ the unforeseen mashup you never knew you wanted

Update: Apparently the tracks have all been removed. We’ll replace them if they’re re-added. Following in the formidable footsteps of such unlikely but oh-so-fantastic mashups as Wick-it the Instigator’s The Brothers Of Chico Dusty and Danger Mouse’s The Grey Album, Death Cab For Yeezy has made its grand appearance on the web. It’s a mashup, […]

UTG TV: Crucible, Ghost Key, Toothgrinder at The Loft in Lansing, MI

On January 8, Crucible rolled through The Loft in Lansing, MI for the first stop on their mini tour with Ghost Key and Toothgrinder. Crucible, the heavy metal side project made up of members from We Came As Romans, Taproot, and Assassins made their first appearance at the end of last year with the release […]

Julien Baker mesmerizes in Audiotree Live session

Audiotree Live, one of our favorite in-studio concert series, have released Julien Baker‘s phenomenal session from January 16. Playing cuts from her fantastic debut LP, Sprained Ankle, Baker mesmerizes with her stunning, powerful voice and airy guitars. Having just announced a headlining tour, if you dig watch you catch in her performance, be sure to […]

Stream Nic Nassuet’s award-winning ‘Eleutherios’

Hollywood, California’s Nic Nassuet, a rock and Gothic folk songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, released his newest full-length effort, titled Eleutherios, in 2015. The nine-track release pulled in much praise and many accolades for Nassuet, including a spot on the Global Music Awards’ top 10 best records of 2015 list and medals for Album, Emerging Artist, and […]

Pinegrove stream excellently eclectic new LP, ‘Cardinal’

New Jersey rock band Pinegrove have given us a late night stream of their forthcoming Run For Cover Records release, titled Cardinal. You know, that one album all your friends are talking about right now. Listen through below via Bandcamp and let us know what you think. Clocking in at around 30 minutes over the […]

Secoué stream stunningly evocative new EP, ‘Of Heaven’

Long Island quintet Secoué are streaming their newest release, a five-track EP titled Of Heaven, which also serves as the first album of 2016 likely to render you a pathetic puddle of emotions, slowly seeping through the floor into your basement, where you’ll listen to the album all over again just to try and cope. […]

UTG PREMIERE: Rosedale – “What Means More”

Rosedale, AKA self-proclaimed workaholic Mike Liorti, does pop-rock right. With the assistance of an ever-changing band of backing musicians, the Toronto native crafts wonderfully accessible jams that would feel right at home on your most cherished high school mixtape—think Jack’s Mannequin meets The Graduate meets The Dangerous Summer. Sounds pretty great, right? This morning, we […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Deadpool’ Thinks It’s Different, Is Totally Not

Film: Deadpool Directed by: Tim Miller Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller It’s almost every time a comic book movie comes out that you hear “it’s like all of the other ones!” People, not just critics, decry the lack of voice and personality behind your favorite intellectual properties gracing the screen. That’s […]