Place yourself in a room full of 18 to 20-something-year-olds today and make them listen to this three-second audio clip. It takes me about a second to recognize the opening to “Sugar, We’re Going Down.” I’d imagine it’s the same for many. Hi-hats and two consecutive muffled kick drum beats are all it takes for […]
Editorials
Fall Out Boy’s ‘From Under The Cork Tree’ Turns Ten
May 4th, 2015 
Dana Reandelar 
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FEATURE: What Might Happen To The Hulk After ‘Age Of Ultron’
April 30th, 2015 James Shotwell SPOILER ALERT: In order to write this article I must discuss the final minutes of Avengers: Age Of Ultron. If you don’t want anything ruined, please click off this page and return after you have seen the film. Don’t worry, this post will still be here.
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10 Years Later, TREOS Still Matters: Celebrating ‘Between The Heart And The Synapse’
April 24th, 2015 Drew Caruso I was fourteen years old when Between The Heart And The Synapse first came out. I was aware of the band’s presence a little before it released, but I was not yet aware of what the band would later do for me. I was young, excited to be out at shows, and completely enthralled by […]
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Celebrating 10 Years of Circa Survive’s ‘Juturna’
April 21st, 2015 Mark Garza People sometimes ask me what my musical evolution was, and my general answer is that, before anything else, Circa Survive got me into independent music. Before hearing their debut Juturna, which turned ten years old on Sunday, I’m pretty sure I only listened to Linkin Park and that one Three Days Grace song. At some point […]
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UTG VIDEO PREMIERE: Subtle Words – “Whatsoever”
April 7th, 2015 James Shotwell There must be something in the water in Buffalo, New York because no other city in recent memory has produced as many uniquely thrilling bands in the last five years as this often overlooked city. I don’t know the last time we went more than two days without posting about a band from this region, […]
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Celebrating 20 Years of Silverchair’s ‘Frogstomp’
April 1st, 2015 Brenton Harris In the last week of March in 1995, a band of three long-haired, fifteen-year-old grunge disciples from working class Newcastle in northern New South Wales shot to worldwide prominence courtesy of their enthusiastically received debut album Frogstomp. That band was known as Silverchair and for a nine-year-old Australian kid, raised on the likes of Nirvana, […]
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UTG EXCLUSIVE: The Maine’s John O’Callaghan On Thriving By Way Of Passion And Diligence
March 31st, 2015 Dana Reandelar Unwavering in their attempts to pursue greater heights, Tempe, AZ alternative rock outfit The Maine have just put out American Candy, their most dynamic and sensational record to date. UTG had the pleasure of chatting with lead singer and lyricist John O’Callaghan. Below he tells us a story of how he came about doing what […]
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EDITORIAL: 10 Years of Emanuel’s ‘Soundtrack to a Headrush’
March 16th, 2015 Kyle Florence In September of 2005, I enrolled in an introductory guitar course through my high school, certain that a few tricky bar chords were all that separated me from a rock star life on the road. Unfortunately, the whole musician thing didn’t really pan out, and I ended up doing a lot more socializing than shredding. A […]
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SXSW 2015: A Survival Guide
March 12th, 2015 James Shotwell In preparation of this year’s South By Southwest (SXSW), the music industry’s most epic and grueling music festival, I felt inclined to make a list of advice and suggestions that I wish someone had told me in 2009, as I headed into the event. So to all of you SXSW rookies out there, take heed […]
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Trust Me, “Cha Cha” From D.R.A.M. Is Your New Favorite Song
March 5th, 2015 James Shotwell Every once in a while a song comes along that truly sounds like nothing else on the market. It’s a rare moment of discovery that is becoming increasingly hard to stumble upon in the digital age, but for those willing to sift through the seemingly endless number of artists hoping to be heard, there is […]
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EDITORIAL: Of Mice & Men Come Full Circle
March 2nd, 2015 Emma Guido It seems that with every minute, rock and roll group Of Mice & Men are becoming more and more relevant to the music scene. The question is, however, in what way? Any Warped Tour fanatic of early 2010-2012 can vouch for the band’s incredible growth as they reigned over the metalcore scene, one tour at […]
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Ten Years Of Chasing Suns: Looking Back At The Supergroup Behind ‘Tiger And The Duke’
February 17th, 2015 Kriston McConnell For the longest time my brother and I had pretty similar tastes in music. Eventually though, our tastes changed. I started getting into metal and screamo, while he continued to drift toward indie and alt-rock. Initially, The Sound Of Animals Fighting weren’t on my radar, but him and his best friend made me listen to […]
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