Shabazz Palaces, the Ishmael Butler-helmed avante-hip hop perplexity out of Seattle, released the royal Lese Majesty earlier this year on the suddenly hip hop-forward Sub Pop (see also: clipping.). The group has followed with a video for the single “#CAKE.” The treatment of the track, which features Catherine Harris-White of frequent co-collaborators and fellow Seattleites THEEsatisfaction, was […]
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Fred Armisen Forms Supergroup With The Damned, Stray Cats, Guns N’ Roses Members
August 7th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran SNL alum and Late Night band leader Fred Armisen has just formed the most ridiculous supergroup; he’s teaming up with members of Guns N’ Roses, The Stray Cats, The Damned, The Living End, and The Alarm to create a giant new band called Dead Men Walking. Just wait — the ridiculousness doesn’t stop there. The group–which is boasts […]
Queens of the Stone Age Announce Awesome Halloween-Themed Concert
July 8th, 2014 Nina Corcoran When not dropping music videos, following an extensive tour schedule, and starring in Hercules trailers, California rock band Queens of the Stone Age are prepping to make their life agenda even more grandiose. They’ve been working hard ever since …Like Clockwork dropped last year, and it seems like they don’t know how to say goodbye to their run behind that […]
WATCH: Nirvana Perform “Smells Like Teen Spirit” With Joan Jett At Secret Show
April 11th, 2014 Troy Sennett It doesn’t get much cooler than this. Following the legendary grunge band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday, the surviving members of Nirvana (drummer Dave Grohl, bassist Krist Novoselic, and guitarist Pat Smear) reunited at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, New York for an intimate, invite-only set of Nirvana songs. Those stepping […]
REVIEW: Angel Olsen – ‘Burn Your Fire For No Witness’
March 24th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Artist: Angel Olsen Album: Burn Your Fire For No Witness Genre: Folk Rock Label: Jagjaguwar Out of all the world’s inevitabilities, loneliness and fear are the two we know at birth. Perhaps that’s because they require the most of our heart. They teach our body how to expand its insides for the type of worry […]
Listen to Sharon Van Etten’s New Single “Taking Chances”
March 4th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Sharon Van Etten‘s Tramp was one of the finest albums of 2012 and while I’m not sure two years is even enough time to recover from such a release, she recently announced the follow-up, Are We There, will hit stores on May 27. Today she released the first single from the album, “Taking Chances.” It’s […]
Watch Glass Animals’ “Gooey” Music Video
February 27th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Oxford indie rockers Glass Animals‘ new music video for “Gooey” has some interesting imagery, taking gentle pop and running off into liquid healing powers, pretty lighting, and wrestling fellows in an abandoned house. Directed by The Apiary (Lily Coates & Gavin Youngs), the music video has a strange narrative that will keep you glued to […]
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival Reveals Lineup, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pixies, Arcade Fire Headlining
January 28th, 2014 Nina Corcoran For our overseas readers, the time has come: Barcelona’s annual festival Primavera Sound has announced its lineup. The three-day festival, taking place May 29 – 31 right by the beach (sigh), revealed its lineup in a short film. Once again, it’s a dream, with Neutral Milk Hotel, Pixies, and Arcade Fire headlining. Other bands performing […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 12/8-12/14
December 14th, 2013 Troy Sennett The end of the year is quickly approaching, but that hasn’t slowed the steady stream of vinyl releases. It’s a pretty varied field this week. Fans of pop punk will enjoy new pressings from Blink-182 and Light Years, soundtrack aficionados get the Rosemary’s Baby OST from Waxwork Records, and Third Man Records continues to shed […]
SCENE & HEARD: The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn, Part 2
November 28th, 2012 Grace Duffy For many, the passing of the Twilight franchise on film (for now anyway) will be something of a relief, if not a cause for celebration. Yet for this sad little loser, it was an emotional affair. I may not have the excuse of having grown up with the books, but I do remember the series […]
Tracklist For “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” Revealed
October 5th, 2012 Justin Proper The Twilight Saga has never been given much love from UTG. I would ramble on about why that is, but something tells me the majority of our readers don’t mind the lack of Edward and Bella on our homepage. The one thing this drawn out series has given the world that is not completely terrible […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Arms and Sleepers
July 11th, 2012 Brian Leak UTG is pleased to bring you this exclusive interview with experimental duo, Arms and Sleepers! In the six short years since the pair’s inception, they’ve been hard at work, releasing over 15 influential experimental albums, EPs, and splits with friends such as Lymbyc Systym and The American Dollar. In April of this year, Arms and […]