It’s only January, but it feels like festival season is already in full swing, with lineup announcements coming every day from events across the country and all over the musical spectrum. Whatever your tastes, there is probably a festival for you to attend this spring and summer, and if hard rock is more your speed […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Keyser Soze
November 14th, 2013 
Brian Leak Keyser Soze are keeping reggae/dub alive and well in The Biggest Little City in the World. They released The Remedy earlier in 2013 in their 15th year as a band, and they show no signs of slowing anytime soon as they have plenty of plans for the future, even with a slew of contrasting side […]
Aziz Ansari Releases ‘Buried Alive’ Special, Loves Pusha T And Vinyl
November 1st, 2013 James Shotwell If you’re like us you’re currently recovering from binging on horror movies for the last 31 days. Thankfully, Aziz Ansari and Netflix have delivered a comedic cure that everyone can enjoy without having to get off their couch. Aziz Ansari’s new stand-up special, Buried Alive, is available starting today exclusively through Netflix. The album will […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Strawberry Girls
October 16th, 2013 Dan Bogosian There’s some bands we’ve loved since before they got signed to any record deal, before they had any publicists or campaigns, before their albums were available on any physical format. One such band is Strawberry Girls, who play a distinctive brand of instrumental groove rock, sharing more in common with “Focus” by Hocus Pocus than […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Arc & Stones
August 13th, 2013 Brian Leak We’re pleased to bring you this exclusive interview with Brooklyn rock quartet, Arc & Stones! Earlier this year, we reviewed the band’s self-titled EP, an effort that they’re still touring on strongly while preparing new material. Some of those tour dates have been with classic rock band, Kansas, and this is just one topic we […]
5 Amazing Revelations From Fred Durst’s Reddit AMA
July 22nd, 2013 James Shotwell Last night, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst headed to the front page of the internet, Reddit, to take part in one of their famous Ask Me Anything threads. As you can probably imagine, it did not take long for the internet to lose their minds and begin flooding the thread with questions seeking everything from […]
The Gaslight Anthem To Release New Album In 2014
July 5th, 2013 Kyle Florence Still flying high off their critically praised 2012 major label debut, Handwritten, The Gaslight Anthem have just announced that they have been writing music for a new album that will likely be released at some point in 2014. The announcement came earlier today via Tumblr in the form of a personal message from the band. […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Zakk Wylde Speaks on Black Label Society, Tim Lambesis and Playing with Ozzy Osbourne
June 20th, 2013 Derek Scancarelli “Are you a warrior of Christ?” asks a fan during a Q&A session at NYC’s jazz club, The Iridium. “Of course, I’m Catholic,” replies Zakk Wylde almost immediately. “Can you explain why?” the man follows up. “Well, you know, because being with Ozzy, between all the satanic rituals and the orgies we have, it just […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Hostage Calm
June 12th, 2013 Dan Bogosian “We’ve just grown up playing fast punk, and tried and true, play it loud, hard and fast and you’ll just burn it up that way… one of the most exciting things about touring is being able to get good at playing. We’re getting better as musicians and players.” Shortly after their appearance at Skate and […]
Zavalaz, Cedric Bixler’s New Band, Streams Clip
June 4th, 2013 Dan Bogosian You may recall Cedric Bixler slowly turning his solo project into a full band experience under the name Zavalaz. Originally described as an acoustic one-man release, it’s clear things changed once Cedric got other musicians involved. It actually sounds like a classic rock, Led Zeppelin sort of affair. The band is touring the west with […]
REVIEW: The World Is A Beautiful Place – ‘Whenever, If Ever’
May 23rd, 2013 Dan Bogosian Artist: The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Album: Whenever, If Ever Genre: Emo, Post-rock Label: Topshelf Records For two months, I have been waiting to tear a record apart. I have taken extra time to do reviews because I had mixed feelings, and deeply wanted the positives […]
UTG INTERVIEW: The Weekenders
March 27th, 2013 Brian Leak Today we have an exclusive interview for our readers with up-and-coming rock and rollers, The Weekenders. As we recently shared with the group’s music video for “Chin Up,” there is a lot of story that coincides with, and influences, the work of Rob Reinfurt’s SLC fuzzrock outfit. You can go watch their video at that […]