Film: The End Of The Tour Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel Directed by: James Ponsoldt It’s amazing how one conversation can forever change the course of our lives. You could be speaking with a close friend or a stranger on the street and, without warning, find yourself seeing the world in a whole new light. […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Ryan Stapleton – “Vibrate Your Body”
July 6th, 2015 
Matthew Leimkuehler “Vibrate Your Body,” the new single from Philadelphia-based artist Ryan Stapleton is both sensually addictive and overtly magnetic. The song, streaming exclusively below, contains the swagger of ELO, the sophistication of MGMT and the pop sensibility of Passion Pit. The single, which is due out for purchase July 14, shows Stapleton can write songs with […]
REVIEW: mewithoutYou – ‘Pale Horses’
June 16th, 2015 Drew Caruso Artist: mewithoutYou Album: Pale Horses Label: Run For Cover Records Genre: Life, or Indie Rock It is ironic that I found this review incredibly difficult to write when I am writing about mewithoutYou, and their famed lyricism created by Aaron Weiss, a vocalist who flows through words as easily as a breeze through trees, or […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Sorority Noise Discuss Your New Favorite Record, ‘Joy, Departed’
June 9th, 2015 Dana Reandelar “I feel like this one is building on self-deprication rather than drowning in it. I never thought I’d ever be able to write lyrics about getting better and finding all the good in the terrible.” This very statement from vocalist Cam Boucher is probably the greatest depiction of Sorority Noise’s stellar new record, Joy, Departed, […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Slim Loris Discuss ‘Love And Fear’
June 8th, 2015 Brian Leak Stockholm, Sweden’s Slim Loris have followed up 2013’s Future Echoes and Past Replays with their newest album, Love and Fear, which became available just last month. Previously a duo primarily, Slim Loris have become a full, four-piece band in a more permanent capacity, with plans to tour and write even more music in the near […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘When Marnie Was There’ is another beautiful gem from Studio Ghibli
May 23rd, 2015 Brian Leak Film: When Marnie Was There Starring: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura Directed By: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Based on Joan G. Robinson’s 1981 novel of the same name, When Marnie Was There is a beautifully affecting – and at times tragically depressive – animated feature from director Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty) and the iconic studio […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Lovesucker Discuss Debut EP and Gypsy Soul
April 8th, 2015 Brian Leak “People can spot bullshit and being real is worth its weight in bone and blood.” Charlotte, North Carolina duo, Lovesucker, have more passion for their work than most musicians I’ve come across. Crystal Crosby and Zoltan Von Bury are creating what they please, as they please, and the results are inspiring. We had the chance […]
REVIEW: Tyler Carter – ‘Leave Your Love’ EP
January 6th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Tyler Carter Album: Leave Your Love EP Label: Rise Records The Internet has been demanding a Tyler Carter solo album since 2010, if not longer. Several songs surfaced in 2011, including the popular “Side To Side,” but no release ever came together. Demand returned following the rise of Carter’s latest project, Issues, and now […]
I Guess You Could Say I Enjoyed Some Music in 2014
December 19th, 2014 Brian Leak This year, I’m throwing convention to the wind. I tend to spend too much time deliberating, trying to narrow things down to a set amount of this or that. For 2014, much like any other year, I’m sharing a [very] large collection of what I enjoyed most in the world of music, except these lists […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Maino On Hip-Hop, Basketball And Brooklyn Gentrification
December 3rd, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “I never understood the artist that got famous then looked at fans funny, because if it wasn’t for the fans we wouldn’t be here. So I’m one of those dudes who’s grateful just for the opportunity to be here and do what I do.” On December 9, Full Court Press Vol. 1 will be dropping […]
Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ Grabs Title For First Platinum Record Of 2014
November 5th, 2014 Dana Reandelar As a lot of us have hoped and predicted, country-gone-pop icon Taylor Swift is officially the first artist to release a platinum record this year. With Billboard reporting sales in the United States of over $1.2M only a week after the release of 1989, Swift rapidly takes the spot of Ed Sheeran‘s X as the […]
REVIEW: Taylor Swift – ‘1989’
October 27th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Artist: Taylor Swift Title: 1989 Label: Big Machine Records Genre: Pop I have never felt like I was ever part of today’s pop music’s “target audience.” Any Taylor Swift snob would not put me in that pool, either. Being in that pool would suggest identifying with prepubescent teens and their quest for the best Instagram filter. […]