2014 marked the beginning of a lot of things for myself. I’d started my fourth year in college, worked my first real job, got my first real paycheck, joined Under The Gun’s incredible team, and began to get a good sense of the “real world.” For the most part, I’d say 2014 would’ve beaten 2013 […]
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Head North Sign To Bad Timing Records, Releasing New EP In Spring 2015
December 10th, 2014 
John Bazley Remember back in September when we told you that Head North were the next big thing? The band’s foray into world domination begins today, as they announce their partnership with Bad Timing Records. Hailing from Buffalo, New York, Head North are the single most creative force in contemporary pop-punk. 2014 saw the group through the release […]
Anthony Green Announces Mini-Tour Dates
November 12th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Circa Survive‘s lead singer, Anthony Green, will embark on a five-date tour across the Northeast region and Boston later this year. The set of shows is scheduled to begin the day after Christmas in Boston, MA and will end in Philadelphia, PA. Joining Green will be Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years who is to come […]
REVIEW: Dead Leaves – ‘Dead Leaves’ EP
October 20th, 2014 Scott Murray Artist: Dead Leaves Album: Dead Leaves EP Genre: Emo, Pop-Punk, Alternative It’s been a few years since the hey-day of Ohio’s cult-favorite pop-punk band, Call It Fiction — an emo-tinged group that pumped out some seriously catchy tunes from the Midwest back in 2010. The band’s EP, Something I’ve Never Felt, was a smash hit […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 5/25-5/31
May 31st, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome back to Weekly Wax! Essential pick-ups in the vinyl world this week included the debut album from Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties, the new solo project from Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years, the long-awaited sophomore album from Dikembe, and the new reissue of Glassjaw‘s classic, Worship and Tribute. If you have a […]
Stream The First Track From The Wonder Years’ Dan Campbell’s New Side Project
May 27th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Last week, UTG became immensely excited when Dan “Soupy” Campbell of The Wonder Years announced his new project titled Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties. “I’ve got a gut full of ulcers. They’re gonna burn out like dead stars; and turn to dust,” sings Campbell in his typical fashion of brutal honesty, although the song […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 5/18-5/24
May 24th, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! The last seven days have been dominated by pre-orders for new albums from some of our favorite artists. Braid, Every Time I Die, and Handguns all started selling their latest releases this week, to name a few. Although it didn’t get as much attention as it deserved […]
Hopless Records Valentines Day sampler
January 27th, 2011 Matth Hopeless Records announced that they will release a digital-only sampler for Valentines Day called Love Is Hopeless and will release it on February 8. You can check out the track listing after the link.
UTG INTERVIEW: Broderick Batts talks living in L.A. and challenging listeners
June 22nd, 2016 Mike Giegerich Musicians in the 21st century are afforded the ability to hurdle their region’s perceived shortcomings, broadcast their artistic vision to the world, and stake their claim in the industry from there. That’s the reason Broderick Batts, a Tampa Bay native, has lived in L.A. for two years after his irresistible fusion of hip-hop, R&B, and soul (referred to as […]
Blink-182 announce massive summer tour with ADTR, All-American Rejects, others
April 28th, 2016 Bianca Silva If you haven’t heard the news yet, Blink-182 have announced a big summer tour just after releasing their first new song without Tom DeLonge. The band’s upcoming album, California, features Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba filling in on guitar duties, and is set to be released on July 1. Pre-orders are available now. This newly announced […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Lydia Talks ‘Run Wild’ On Their Headlining Tour
October 20th, 2015 Jacob Tender “I think I’m going to shotgun a Redbull. They don’t affect me like they used to,” said Lydia guitarist Justin Camacho as I walked into the green room of Musica, Akron’s coziest music venue. “Damn, you got the XL one,” continued Leighton Antelman, vocalist of the group to Matt Keller, who holds up the keys […]
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 […]