Man, this new song is sweet. Courtesy: Pitchfork When Sufjan Stevens announced his current intimate fall tour, we figured the guy might whip out a few new tunes– especially since his last proper song-based LP came out four freaking years ago. But we did not expect something like “There’s Too Much Love”– a breakbeat-backed sonic […]
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Stream Weird Al’s New Album, ‘Mandatory Fun,’ In Full
July 17th, 2014 
James Shotwell I don’t know about you, but I have spent the last couple of days anxiously waiting to see what top 40 song Weird Al parodied next. “Tacky” reminded us why he has stayed relevant all these years, but it wasn’t until “Word Crimes” that I felt confident in saying Al is delivering some of the […]
WAIT, WHAT? Comeback Kid Drummer Leaves Band For New South African Venture
May 15th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Kyle Profeta is now the Cat Stevens of hardcore music. He’s announced that he is leaving Comeback Kid after 14 years in order to pursue a new chapter of his life. At the end of May, Profeta will be heading down to South Africa to start a food truck business. We wish Kyle the best […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Christina Rubino
February 28th, 2014 Brian Leak Christina Rubino can attest to the fact that all it takes is one brief and even minuscule flash of influence to set you on a path that you feel destined to follow. After getting what some would consider to be a late start in setting out on a musician’s path, Rubino is proving that timing […]
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 INTERVIEW: New Mongrels Talk New Album and Civil War Era Inception
January 6th, 2014 Brian Leak New Mongrels have a history quite unlike that of any other band, but it’s really best told in leader Haynes Brooke’s own words as it involves his own family and the impressive span of nearly 150 years. The band is set to release their excellent, new, 14-track album, Raised Incorruptible, on January 14 and we […]
Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
December 16th, 2013 Nina Corcoran It feels both about time and yet still too early for it to be true, but Nirvana are finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As Rolling Stone reports, the inductees for 2014 have been announced, and it looks like Nirvana will be joined by Peter Gabriel, Kiss, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens, […]
Wes Anderson Tribute Album Coming Next Spring
November 20th, 2013 Tyler Hanan In the spring of 2014, American Laundromat Records will release a Wes Anderson tribute album titled I Saved Latin! featuring covers of music from many of the auteur’s much-loved films. Most notably, music will be included from Rushmore (currently eight songs planned), The Royal Tenenbaums (five), and The Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (three songs each). As relayed by Consequence […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Leo Drioli
May 14th, 2013 Brian Leak UTG is happy to bring you this exclusive interview with enlightened author and musician, Leo Drioli. Amongst his various works, Leo is in the process of releasing his debut album this year and he took some time from his busy schedule to chat with us a bit about the album, his upcoming performance for the […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Polyenso discuss their local scene and musical metamorphosis
February 23rd, 2016 Brian Leak Despite the stronghold of pastel polos, bronzer, and Jimmy Buffet covers, St. Petersburg, Florida is slowly releasing its Miami Vice-grip to a hipper, more artistic population. The current music scene—if you want to call it that—is mostly bands and artists like Polyenso. They are remnants of the “screamo” wave that ruled the 2000s. Once known […]
UTG PREMIERE: Ruby Nightingale – “Whole”
March 2nd, 2015 Dana Reandelar “Whole” is Australian singer-songwriter Ruby Nightingale’s first single off of her upcoming debut full-length record entitled Sleeping In Pashminas. Due out on March 10, the Hong Kong-raised, Connecticut-based indie/folk vocalist calls to mind the likes of Marissa Nadler, Laura Marling, and Angus & Julia Stevens. She has two previously released EPs and is very excited […]
A Musical Journey Through The Year 2014
January 2nd, 2015 Ryan Kappy 2014. What a whirlwind of a year it has been. My life was changing in both my professional and personal life so quickly it was at the point where my physical body couldn’t keep up (I may have gained a few pounds along the way). And now the year has come to a close. Along […]