Last year, we reported that a new Elliott Smith documentary was on its way to reaching the public’s eye. The film, titled Heaven Adores You, is directed by Nickolas Rossi. For the first time, it features unheard tracks, interviews with Smith’s friends and collaborators, and more previously guarded. Today, Rossi’s team announced the film’s theatrical release. Starting on […]
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Elliott Smith Documentary ‘Heaven Adores You’ Screening Dates Revealed
March 25th, 2015 
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UTG PHOTOS: Echosmith at The Shelter in Detroit, MI (3/7/15)
March 11th, 2015 Corbin Alvae Under The Gun’s Head of Photography, Corbin Alvae, stopped by The Shelter in Detroit on March 7 to experience Echosmith. I’m back at it again with another brand new photo set for you all. I made my way over to one of my other favorite hometown venues, called The Shelter, to catch the very talented […]
Sam Smith And John Legend Record New Version Of “Lay Me Down” For Charity
March 10th, 2015 Kriston McConnell When two Grammy award-winning musicians get together to collaborate on a song, you know something special is going to happen. Sam Smith won four Grammys this past year thanks to his stellar debut album, In The Lonely Hour. One of the popular songs on the album is a heart-wrenching track titled “Lay Me Down.” Smith […]
Twinsmith Release Title Track From Upcoming LP
March 3rd, 2015 Drew Caruso Twinsmith are set to release their sophomore LP, Alligator Years, on May 5, via Saddle Creek. In preparation for the release, the band is streaming the album’s title track. Helping many of us escape the winter blues, “Alligator Years” is an upbeat, surf-inspired pop track that is sure to lift some spirits if you are […]
Sam Smith Announces US Summer Tour
February 23rd, 2015 Kyle Florence Despite having recently wrapped up an extensive North American run, rising pop sensation Sam Smith will return to the road this coming summer to visit 19 additional US venues, including Miami’s American Airlines Arena, and Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The month-long jaunt is set to begin on July 17 in Louisville, Kentucky, with tickets going on […]
Twinsmith Release “Seventeen” From Upcoming LP
February 4th, 2015 Drew Caruso Twinsmith are gearing up to release their sophomore LP, Alligator Years, on May 5 via Saddle Creek. With that, the band has released the first piece of new music from the album, in the form of the eccentric “Seventeen.” The track is a barreling explosion of sound that lasts a little over two minutes, though […]
Earl Sweatshirt and Nakel Smith Form Hog Slaughta Boyz, Share First Track
January 5th, 2015 Mark Garza Nakel Smith, a professional skateboarder from Los Angeles, and the Odd Future crew aren’t strangers. When Tyler, the Creator’s album Wolf dropped, track 15, “Trashwang,” is where many first both heard and heard of the 20-year-old. It follows logically that Smith and Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt have teamed up together under the name Hog […]
Kevin Smith Confirms Jay And Silent Bob Will Appear In ‘Clerks 3’
October 31st, 2014 James Shotwell Kevin Smith confirmed the upcoming production of Clerks III in recent weeks, and he’s already revealed a bit of information that is sure to give fans faith in the View Askew creator’s ability to continue delivering quality entertainment with his beloved characters. Speaking on a recent episode of his popular Smodcast podcast, Smith confirmed the […]
Ed Sheeran Makes Surprise Appearance At Sam Smith’s Manchester Show
October 30th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Earlier last night, pop sensation Sam Smith played the Manchester leg of his U.K. tour at the infamous Albert Hall. To his fans’ delight, Smith brought out a very special guest during his performance of “Stay With Me.” Smith whips out the one and only Ed Sheeran on stage and the audience, with all the […]
UTG TRACK-BY-TRACK: The Smith Street Band – ‘Throw Me In The River’
October 29th, 2014 Brenton Harris Of recent years, Melbourne, Australia’s The Smith Street Band have evolved from beloved local act, plying their craft in dive bars around Melbourne, to full-fledged international touring folk-punk tour-de-force. One of the key components of this evolution has been vocalist and principle songwriter Will Wagner’s ability to forge a deeply emotional connection with the fan […]
REVIEW: The Smith Street Band – ‘Throw Me In The River’
October 23rd, 2014 Brenton Harris Artist: The Smith Street Band Album: Throw Me In The River Label: Poison City Records / SideOneDummy Records Genre: Folk-Punk, Punk The past few 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: […]
Sam Smith Announces North American Arena Tour
October 16th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Making his way to the top in a very short amount of time, English singer-songwriter Sam Smith recently appeared on The Tonight Show in support of his new record, In The Lonely Hour, released late last spring. Smith has garnered a very good amount of attention from both the United Kingdom and the United States, and […]