“Last night was a little hazy… I lost a fight with a bottle of tequila…” When the 2014 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival came through New York, we were eager to get involved and nail down some interviews. Unfortunately, the Long Island date was only featuring the main stage performers. So UTG TV traveled from NY […]
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UTG TV: Rockstar Mayhem Fest 2014 With Asking Alexandria’s Danny Worsnop
August 13th, 2014 
Derek Scancarelli 
MUSIC VIDEO: Memphis May Fire – “Beneath The Skin”
August 7th, 2014 Kyle Florence Earlier today, Memphis May Fire released a new music video for their track “Beneath The Skin,” a single originally released back in March, and taken from their latest full-length, Unconditional. Throughout the clip, frontman Matty Mullins assaults listeners with one of his heaviest performances to date as a sullen protagonist wrestles with her own inner […]
Have Mercy’s Van Broken Into, Asking For Donations To Help Replace Stolen Gear
July 26th, 2014 Kriston McConnell A band’s equipment is their livelihood. So when their gear is stolen from them while out on the road it’s basically a worst-case scenario situation. Unfortunately that is exactly what happened to Have Mercy while they were stopped in New York to crash at a friend’s house. They reported waking up this morning to the […]
Feel Your Skin Crawl While Watching the Debut Trailer for ‘Nightcrawler’
July 24th, 2014 Tyler Osborne I have to let you know this up front: I’m a huge fan of Jake Gyllenhaal’s. I think he is wildly under appreciated, and does a lot of really great character work in almost all of his films, that usually ends up going unnoticed. Today, we are pleased to share with you the undeniably creepy […]
Combichrist Immediately Regret Asking Blood On The Dance Floor To Tour With Them, Release BOTDF From Fall Tour
July 23rd, 2014 James Shotwell Combichrist made a mistake many people make when they’re planning to go on a first date with someone they don’t really know: Forgetting to check Google first. Early today, Combichrist announced plans for an extensive fall tour that included the ever-controversial Blood On The Dance Floor as direct support. Within minutes of the announcement being […]
Listen to Bat For Lashes’ New Song “Skin Songs”
July 10th, 2014 Nina Corcoran What do pathologists, neurologists, stem cell researchers, and hospital surgeons have in common? They’re all recording an album, of course. Okay, okay, so it’s not just medical nerds gathering around to see how sine waves match up with sound, but rather some seriously smart medical experts teaming up with UL musicians to create a collection of […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Seahaven – “Silhouette (Latin Skin)”
May 7th, 2014 Troy Sennett One of the year’s most pleasant surprises so far is Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only, the sophomore full-length from California natives Seahaven. The quiet, reverb-drenched record is a hard left turn from the crunchy rock songs that dominated past releases, and it is led by the appropriately dreamy first single, “Silhouette (Latin Skin).” Vocalist […]
‘Nashville’ Actress Set To Star In ‘Jem And The Holograms’, Production Already Underway
April 24th, 2014 James Shotwell The eighties will never day. At least, not if Jem and The Holograms have anything to say about it. Just a few weeks after news of a Jem And The Holograms adaptation went viral The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the upcoming reboot has found its stars. According tot he publication, Nashville star Aubrey Peeples […]
LISTEN: Asking Alexandria’s Ben Bruce, Darkest Hour and More Cover Florence + The Machine For ‘Sumerian Ceremonials’ Compilation
April 9th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Sumerian Records recently announced the compilation album Sumerian Ceremonials: Florence + The Sphinx, which features 12 acts from the label’s roster covering songs from Florence + The Machine’s Ceremonials album (with one exception). The label previously released the contributions from Periphery, Stick To Your Guns and Come The Dawn, and today brings the release of […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Pure Noise Records’ Founder Jake Round Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary
April 2nd, 2014 Derek Scancarelli In 2009, Jake Round founded Pure Noise Records in California. Although he’d had no previous experience in single-handedly operating a record label, he was still able to turn a loan from his mother into one of the driving forces in independent pop punk, rock, indie, and hardcore. In 2014, we are celebrating the five-year anniversary […]
Asking Alexandria Guitarist Ben Bruce Starts New Record Label
March 6th, 2014 Kyle Florence Asking Alexandria guitarist Ben Bruce has joined forces with the UK outfit’s co-manager, Kyle Borman, to create KBB Records. To celebrate this newest undertaking, earlier this week the duo signed their first band, Scare Don’t Fear. As expected, Bruce was optimistic of the future: “After years of planning, touring, writing and learning, and after ups and […]
What The Hell Have Asking Alexandria Done To Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer”?
February 25th, 2014 James Shotwell The promotional run for Punk Goes 90s Vol 2 continues today with the release of Asking Alexandria‘s cover of the classic Nine Inch Nails track, “Closer.” It’s dark, violent, loud, and guaranteed to piss off the vast majority of Trent Reznor fanboys. Opening in such a way as to reference the original without being an […]