We highlight a lot of unique artists on this site, but I can safely say that we’ve never come across an act quite like Western Daughter. Born amidst the foothills of Boise, Idaho, these intuitive up-and-comers readily blur the boundaries between a wealth of different genres, resulting in an exceptional sound that will surely appeal […]
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A Dose of The Dear Hunter, a Calming Cure
September 28th, 2015 
Brian Leak On Tuesday, September 22, I suffered–for the first time in my life–what I can only describe as a nervous breakdown. Layer upon layer of concealed stress and anxiety finally erupted, systematically shorting out my brain, leaving me to withstand the overwhelming screams within my head (not to mention my heart, which felt like an infant […]
Travis Scott Shares “Antidote” Music Video
September 18th, 2015 James Shotwell Riding high on the success of Rodeo, Travis Scott has shared the official video for “Antidote.” There is no one song in Scott’s discography that summarizes the material found on Rodeo. Like the best hip-hop albums, Scott’s latest is an eclectic collection of material showcasing the young rapper’s diverse skill set. “Antidote,” one of the […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Sicario’ Plunges You Into The Dour Heart Of A Drug War
September 15th, 2015 Sam Cohen Film: Sicario Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro Directed by: Denis Villeneuve In the US and Mexico, the war on drugs rages on. The line between cop and criminal has become blurred in a battle that takes any and all prisoners. The ethical rot brought on by the ever-rising body count pushes people to […]
REVIEW: Rick Ross – ‘Black Dollar’
September 5th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Rick Ross Album: Black Dollar Label: Maybach Music Group Blurring the lines between albums and mixtapes, Black Dollar is the Rick Ross release fans have been waiting to hear. The last few years have been wild for the leader of Maybach Music Group. In addition to a string of solid singles and lackluster albums, […]
REVIEW: Halsey – ‘Badlands’
September 4th, 2015 MJ Rawls Artist: Halsey Album: Badlands Genre: Pop Throughout my first listens of Badlands, I don’t know if I would call it an album in a traditional sense. Yes, albums take you through a variety of emotions even with a structure in some cases, but Badlands is a different monster. These are eleven writings within a slightly […]
Dear Readers – Please Help Us Develop The Future of UTG
August 21st, 2015 James Shotwell Dear UTG Readers – Today is a very good day for our site. After five years of headaches, confusion, and restraint we are beyond excited to tell you we are no longer associated with Buzz/Spin Media. We thought joining a giant digital company who claimed to have our best interests in mind would be the […]
UTG TRACK-BY-TRACK: The Kickdrums – ‘Breathe Again’
August 3rd, 2015 Kyle Florence Alex Fitts is one busy dude. When he’s not producing tracks for Kid Cudi, 50 Cent, and scores of other notable artists, he’s making music as The Kickdrums, piecing together various genres to create some exceedingly unique jams. On his latest EP, Breathe Again, the Brooklyn songwriter has crafted six hypnotic singles that blur the […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Gallows’ Might Be The Worst Film Of Summer 2015
July 10th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: The Gallows Starring: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown Directed by: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing 2015 may be the year I finally stop defending found footage/POV storytelling in cinema. It’s been a good run, more or less, but after witnessing the hundredth-plus remix of the same twelve ideas presented with little to no original twist whatsoever […]
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: ‘Drunk Wedding’ Offers Cheap POV Laughs
May 28th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Drunk Wedding Starring: Nick P. Ross, J.R. Ramirez Directed by: Nick Weiss Having suffered through well over a decade of increasingly mindless found footage horror that is typically far too shaky for most audiences to thoroughly enjoy, Drunk Wedding has arrived as proof that POV filmmaking can also be funny. If there was ever […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Iverson’ Falls Short Of Glory
May 19th, 2015 Matt Anders Film: Iverson Directed by: Zatella Beatty Genre: Documentary Showtime’s new documentary from first-time filmmaker Zatella Beatty, Iverson, which premiered Saturday night, seems more like a documentary that Allen Iverson wanted for himself than one that we wanted for Iverson; it’s a side of whipped mashed potatoes to the complexity of Randy Moss’ meaty story told […]