It’s roughly 9pm on a Thursday night inside Seattle’s Funhouse, and Culture Abuse have finished sound check for one of their last tour dates opening for the enigmatic Self Defense Family, leading into the release of their 6131 Records full-length debut, Peach. Standing front and center is the band’s vocalist, David Kelling, who’s shifting his […]
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Substances, death, and purpose fueled Culture Abuse for their most imaginative release yet
April 15th, 2016 
Adrian Garza 
Posted in Features, Interviews, News 
Tags: 6131 Records, bay area, culture abuse, david kelling, diy, john jr, Peach, punk (genre), rock and roll, sammy winston, San Francisco, tim butcher 
Comments Off on Substances, death, and purpose fueled Culture Abuse for their most imaginative release yetUTG PREMIERE: The Go Ahead – “Closer” (Nine Inch Nails Cover)
April 6th, 2016 Adrian Garza While in the pursuit of dominating the alternative rock world with the 2016 re-release of their debut EP, Cycles, San Francisco’s The Go Ahead have added a cover to their arsenal. UTG was fortunate enough to partner with the group to share a performance video of their take on Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 smash hit, […]
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UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Rubber’
October 21st, 2015 Adrian Garza Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is loved by the UTG staff more than Halloween. With October’s arrival, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a slew of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day. Now in its fourth year, 31 Days Of Halloween […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Old Again Discuss Their Debut LP and Relationship With Fronz
May 19th, 2015 Adrian Garza Just like every band to come before them and every band after, Orlando, FL’s Old Again have come from the humblest of beginnings in house shows and small-cap venues. But there have been three huge things that have helped separate them from the rest: Their ambitious twist on modern pop-punk, their opportunistic mentality, and last […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Great Cynics Discuss ‘I Feel Weird’
April 10th, 2015 Adrian Garza Since 2011, Great Cynics have been bringing their own version of folk-punk to the masses. First it started with their home country of England, but now in 2015, they’ve logged thousands of miles thanks to some incredible tours with groups like Joyce Manor and The Smith Street Band. Their third full-length, I Feel Weird, will be […]
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DROP EVERYTHING: Watch Brand New Perform a New Song in Denver, CO
April 9th, 2015 Adrian Garza In between all of the confounding antics coming from the band nowadays, all people really want is for Brand New to actually release some new material. As of tonight, fans are now one step closer to seeing this actually happen. Things got interesting at tonight’s show in Denver, CO where the Long Island group kicked off their set with an […]
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Rotting Out Call it Quits
March 25th, 2015 Adrian Garza Better to burn out bright than to fade away, eh? Though they’re far from being the first to release music of this kind, there aren’t many groups doing what Rotting Out has done in the past couple of years – which has arguably been the peak of this Los Angeles hardcore band’s career. With their one-of-a-kind stage presence and willingness to play […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Tanner Jones of You Blew It! Discusses Hyper-Personal Songwriting & Getting Robbed on Tour
March 20th, 2015 Adrian Garza You Blew It! have certainly kicked things into high gear this past year and half. In the time that most bands put out an LP and rest on it, this Orlando, FL group decided to slap on a Weezer covers EP and four-way split onto their discography. At the very beginning of 2014, they put out Pioneer of Nothing […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Make Do and Mend Embrace DIY and Stick to the Basics
March 12th, 2015 Adrian Garza DIY culture may not be the same as it was in the heyday of hardcore, but it’s far from gone. When Make Do and Mend decided the time had come to record a follow-up to their 2012 record, Everything You Ever Loved, they wanted to do it on their own terms. Stay Close Records, the […]
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Stream Old Again’s Lead Single Off of ‘Grey Sky State of Mind’
February 18th, 2015 Adrian Garza Old Again finished 2014 strong when they had announced their signing to Artery’s new imprint label, Stay Sick Records, and it looks as if things are only going to get better this year. The Orlando, FL pop-punk five-piece took to Facebook earlier today to share “I Think You’re Going About This Whole ‘Your Life’ Thing […]
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Dustin Kensrue Premieres First Single off of ‘Carry the Fire’
February 10th, 2015 Adrian Garza It should go without saying that Dustin Kensrue‘s been the subject of a lot of internet buzz lately. If not for the teased return of Thrice, then for his upcoming solo album, Carry the Fire, which is due for release through Staple Records and Vagrant Records on April 21. Billboard exclusively shared “Back to Back” […]
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Daniel Davison (ex-Norma Jean, Underoath) to Replace Ryan “Legs” Leger as the Drummer for Every Time I Die
February 10th, 2015 Adrian Garza Band member changes must clearly be in style in 2015, as Every Time I Die has now taken their turn in making headlines across the internet. The Buffalo, NY group took to their Facebook page to announce that after almost six years with the band, Ryan “Legs” Leger has left ETID in pursuit of a […]
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