Kevin Smith has become known in the world of geekdom as someone with a profound love for storytelling and creativity, regardless of the subject matter. His latest, Tusk, finds the man who gave the world Clerks offering up one of the darkest and most unique stories to hit the silver screen in quite some time. […]
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‘Tusk’ Trailer: Kevin Smith Delivers His Most Disturbing Film To Date
July 26th, 2014 
James Shotwell 
Lawrence Arms Announce Midwest Tour Dates With The Copyrights, Sam Russo
April 15th, 2014 Troy Sennett 2014 has already proven to be a good year for Lawrence Arms fans. The Chicago, Illinois-based punk band released Metropole, their first full-length in eight years, in January, and songs like “Seventeener (17th and 37th)” prove that they haven’t lost one bit of their spark. Today, the long-running trio announced plans for a short midwest […]
UTG INTERVIEW: The Smith Street Band
March 3rd, 2014 Brenton Harris The past two years have seen Melbourne, Australia’s The Smith Street Band grow from local cult favourites to international touring folk-punk juggernaut. Much of that rise to prominence can be attributed to two factors; the unprecedented success of their critically acclaimed debut full-length album, Sunshine and Technology, and the band’s relentless and tireless approach to […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Oakes & Smith
February 1st, 2014 Brian Leak Robert Oakes and Katherine Smith met by chance in the summer of 2007 and as they connected immediately on many levels, the two brought their creative strengths together to form a project that has been progressing ever since. The two just released their brand new album, First Flight, in November of 2013, a beautiful folk […]
UTG LIST: Ten Songs To Remember Elliott Smith
October 21st, 2013 Drew Caruso Today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of famous singer/songwriter, Elliott Smith. In his short, but vastly influential career, Smith mastered the art of songwriting, creating beautiful piece after piece. In one of his most memorable candid statements, Smith claimed that he thought of songs as shapes, rather than pieces strung together. This aspect […]
P!ATD’s Spencer Smith Taking Break From Touring Due To Drug Addiction
August 7th, 2013 Kriston McConnell It was recently brought to light that Panic! At The Disco member, Spencer Smith, has been dealing with a drug addiction problem. He confessed his addiction to fans, and stated that all is well and he’s cleaned up. However, Brendon Urie released a contradicting statement within the last 24 hours, stating that Spencer will be […]
UH-OH: Will Smith Will NOT Be Returning For ‘Independence Day 2’
June 23rd, 2013 James Shotwell If a sequel no one ever felt was warranted is finally greenlit over a decade after the original without its lead actor attached, is it still a sequel? While making the press rounds in promotion of his new film White House Down, director Rolan Emmerich revealed Will Smith will not be appearing in Independence Day […]
Capture The Crown Premiere “Rebearth” Featuring Telle Smith
May 20th, 2013 James Shotwell Australian metalcore outfit Capture The Crown have released a stream of a brand new single entitled “Rebearth.” Featuring guest vocals from The Word Alive frontman Telle Smith, “Rebearth” ushers in the next era of Capture The Crown’s abrasive sound. The song is lyrically, musically, and structurally miles beyond anything found on the band’s debut, which […]
Jane Smith (Belle Histoire) Auditions for The Voice
April 8th, 2013 Jacob Tender If you missed it last week, Jane Smith, lead vocalist of Cincinnati’s Belle Histoire, premiered her debut solo single “swing.” A charming little number, to be sure. This week, Jane’s audition on NBC’s The Voice was played on national television. Singing “You’ve Got The Love” by Florence + the Machine didn’t quite get her through to […]
Aerosmith, Foreigner Members Inducted To Songwriters Hall of Fame
February 22nd, 2013 Anthony Galasso According to the Associated Press, Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Mick Jones and Lou Gramm of Foreigner. There’s no doubt that Tyler and Perry have written some of the most iconic rock & roll tunes over the past 40 years. Hits such […]
Mike Joyce Still Thinks The Smiths Could Reunite
January 27th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Maybe it will happen one day, or maybe some people just can’t let go. Mike Joyce, former drummer for The Smiths, still believes the band could reunite. He told the Sun (via NME) that a promoter had recently asked him why the Smiths don’t get back together, saying “I said, ‘You’re asking the wrong man’. […]
HOLY SH!T: Director Kevin Smith Tells A Story About Pierce The Veil
December 6th, 2012 James Shotwell It’s not every day that one of our favorite filmmakers releases a podcast featuring a story about one of the most highly covered artists on UTG, but that never-before-realized dream became reality yesterday when Director Kevin Smith mentioned Pierce The Veil on the 99th episode of Jay And Silent Bob Get Old. Let’s back up […]