Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of the year’s best month, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: New Found Glory @ Riot Fest Chicago 2014
September 25th, 2014 
Matthew Leimkuehler Rock bottom. That’s the best way to describe where New Found Glory sat in their career earlier this year. Accusations surrounding the abrupt departure of a former member whirled around the band — causing chaos like nothing any artist wants to see in a tenured career. It would have been so easy for our favorite […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ’22 Jump Street’
June 13th, 2014 Sam Cohen Film: 22 Jump Street Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum Directed by: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller The dynamic duo of Hill and Tatum with their immense bromance and self-aware police antics have returned again to do the exact same thing that they did in 21 Jump Street. Luckily though, this sequel resembles a red solo […]
Adam Sandler And Kevin James Will Battle Video Game Characters In ‘Pixels’
April 29th, 2014 James Shotwell Adam Sandler has been striking out left and right at the box office in recent years, and to be perfectly honest his upcoming comedy Blended does not seem poised to do much to change that trend. In 2015, however, he might finally strike gold once more as he and Kevin James prepare to face off […]
ALBUM STREAM: Brody Dalle – ‘Diploid Love’
April 21st, 2014 Kyle Florence Brody Dalle’s debut solo album, Diploid Love, is set to hit shelves next Tuesday (April 29), but if you’re eager to hear what the former Distillers vocalist has been up to lately, you’re in luck. As of today, you can stream the entire LP through NPR. The nine-track effort was produced by Alain Johannes (Arctic Monkeys, […]
Rest In Peace: Harold Ramis (1944-2014)
February 24th, 2014 James Shotwell Silver screen legend Harold Ramis has passed away at the age of 69. According to a message to the press from his family, Ramis passed away early this morning at his Chicago home from complications stemming from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease involving the swelling of blood vessels. He was surrounded by family when […]
Mixtape: Curren$y and Smoke DZA – ‘The Stage’ EP (Produced By Harry Fraud)
October 30th, 2013 James Shotwell Damn, there is a lot of great music coming out this week. Make sure you grab every download as soon as possible because we often do not know how long links will last. Curren$y and Smoke DZA have partnered with Harry Fraud to deliver a brand new, entirely free EP titled The Stage. The album […]
UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘The Monster Squad’
October 30th, 2013 Brian Leak Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of October, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re about to read. […]
REASONABLE REMAKES: “The Money Pit”
January 18th, 2012 Justin Proper Under The Gun is continuing our efforts to bring you more original and engaging content with REASONABLE REMAKES. Written by film-nerd Justin Proper, this column aims to highlight Hollywood’s forgotten gems and spark debate. You see, we’ve grown tired of Hollywood rehashing ideas we’re old enough to remember. Why remake something the majority of the planet still […]
Blur hops on for “LEGO Rock Band”
October 15th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: Rolling Stone Many a Britpop fan in the Nineties described Blur as “adorable” — and that was before Damon Albarn and Co. were turned into LEGO versions of themselves for the upcoming music video game LEGO Rock Band. The recently reunited group’s “Song 2″ appears on the title’s in-game playlist (see the full list […]
Life After The Band: An Interview with Mark Rose of Spitalfield
January 30th, 2009 James Shotwell Spitalfield was one of the first bands in the scene I ever got into. After three great releases on Victory Records and countless tours, the band disbanded in 2007. Some say they never got their chance that they so much deserved and others have probably begun to forget their music, but Mark Rose was kind […]