San Francisco producer Tycho has released a wonderful new video for the track “See (Official Performance Cut).” Featuring the band members as living and moving constellations, the video was assembled using kinetic technology. Watch as the beautiful sounds of the track weave in and out of the cosmos, instilling images of geometrical bliss coupled with […]
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Stars Announce New Album ‘No One Is Lost,’ Stream Single
August 12th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran Canadian indie rock group Stars have confirmed they will be releasing a new album, titled No One Is Lost, on October 14 via ATO Records. The follow-up to 2012’s The North is comprised of 11 songs and was produced by both the band and Liam O’Neil (Metric, The Stills). Since it was recorded beneath a club, the constant throb of bass beats […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Michael Pitt And Mike Cahill Talk ‘I Origins’ and Sci-Fi
July 25th, 2014 Sam Cohen Mike Cahill, the director of Another Earth, has returned with another high-concept story in I Origins. His new film, on the surface, is about the blurring lines between faith and science, but deep down, it’s a film about obsession. Check out the synopsis (per FOX Searchlight) here: I Origins, the second feature film from writer […]
Riot Fest Chicago Lineup Grows To 124 Bands, Adds Say Anything And More
June 12th, 2014 James Shotwell Riot Fest Chicago is the elephant in the room all other festivals must recognize and then drop to their knees and worship. The initial lineup announcement which included 110 bands, almost shut down the alternative music blogosphere when released. Now, with three months to go until launch, the organizers for Riot Fest Chicago have revealed […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
May 12th, 2014 Drew Caruso Film: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Directed By: Marc Webb Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan The Amazing Spider-Man 2 gets tangled in its own web in all the wrong places, but somehow finds its spider-sense in all the right ones. First off, I need to get something out of the way: The […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Lamb of God’s ‘As The Palaces Burn’
March 4th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Film: As The Palaces Burn Directed by: Don Argott Starring: Lamb of God Over the past decade or so, we’ve seen a surprising amount of heavy metal-focused documentaries — from Metallica’s Some Kind of Monster to Anvil! The Story of Anvil and Last Days Here — extend their reach past a conceivably niche audience to […]
REVIEW: Junius – ‘Days of the Fallen Sun’
February 17th, 2014 Drew Caruso Artist: Junius Album: Days of the Fallen Sun Genre: Alternative Metal / Post-Rock Label: Prosthetic Records I think one of the most important things I take away from Elliott Smith’s career was his notion of sounds as shapes. Ever since I first read him stating that, it changed the way I perceive, react, and investigate […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Lakefield Discuss Their ‘Swan Songs’
February 17th, 2014 Brian Leak Vancouver, BC’s Lakefield have succumbed to the pressures of life in and outside of their existence as a band, and as such have decided it best that they part ways, but not before leaving fans and new listeners alike with the aptly titled Swan Songs, a 6-track EP that will mark their final release. Guitarist […]
See the 20 Most Pirated Musicians of 2013
December 31st, 2013 Nina Corcoran This year was big for music, and, as always, a big loss in terms of sales. According to to new statistics released from music analytics firm Musicmetric, Daft Punk, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, and Drake were a few of the musicians to see their music illegally downloaded the most in 2013. Bruno Mars and Rihanna came […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Amelia Scalies
December 12th, 2013 Brian Leak To be 14 years old and have a music career already in the works and gaining traction is impressive in and of itself, but to be an “old soul” with a passion for music to rival that of the hardest working musicians in the industry should be indicative of what’s to come in the career […]
ALBUM STREAM: Honour Crest – ‘Spilled Ink’
December 9th, 2013 Kriston McConnell The Virginia-based metalcore outfit known as Honour Crest earned my affection last year when they released their debut EP, Metrics. Shortly after they signed to Rise Records, and announced that they would be releasing their first full length, titled Spilled Ink. Well the album is now less than a day away from hitting stores, and […]
STREAM: Honour Crest – “Glaciers”
November 30th, 2013 Kriston McConnell One of my favorite rising bands last year is a five piece metalcore group known as Honour Crest. The band signed to Rise Records earlier this year, shortly after they announced their debut full length album. The album is titled Spilled Ink, and it’s currently set to hit stores December 10. The band has premiered […]