Halloween is just days away, which means we are less than a week away from every department store transforming into Christmas music nightmares. There’s also Thanksgiving, tons of football, this writer’s birthday, and the long-awaited release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. There will also be a lot of new content to watch, […]
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Dissecting “How About Now” And The World’s Ongoing Obsession With Drake
October 21st, 2014 
James Shotwell On Sunday night, something incredibly unexpected happened for the second time in two months: A track rumored to be off Drake’s upcoming album Views From The 6 found its way online through a source other than the rapper and his management team. The song, titled “How About Now,” was first uploaded to the internet by […]
UTG Exclusive: Autumn In June Album Premiere
September 10th, 2014 James Shotwell You have probably noticed this by now, but over the last couple months our entire team has renewed their dedication to exposing new and upcoming musicians to the world through UTG. We have hosted song premieres, album streams, video debuts, interviews, and a few random odds and ends in between. I like to think that […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Frontera’ Finds Murder And Misunderstanding Near The US-Mexico Border
September 4th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: Frontera Starring: Ed Harris, Michael Pena Direct by: Michael Berry Frontera does not know what kind of movie it wants to be when it begins, but as the film’s first half unfolds things eventually settle into a thought provoking and ever-so-slightly political tale of murder near the US-Mexico border. Miguel (Michael Pena), a man […]
EDITORIAL: The Potential ‘If I Stay’ Sequel Is Nothing Like The Original
August 24th, 2014 James Shotwell Amidst all the coverage surrounding the failure of Sin City: A Dame To Kill For at the box office you may have missed the news that another weekend release, the adaptation of If I Stay, actually made more on its opening weekend than the film’s estimated production cost. That’s a lengthy way of saying it […]
Rob Zombie Is Offering Movie Props And More For Pledges To Crowdfund ’31’
July 31st, 2014 Kriston McConnell Now that Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sources are proving to be very valuable tools to both indie designers and celebrities alike, it’s no surprise that more big name celebrities/artists are joining in. LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow Kickstarter ended up getting over 5 times the amount of what he had originally asked for. Who wouldn’t want […]
Wilson Mix Horror And Rock In “If You Ever Leave Me, I Will Find You” Video
June 24th, 2014 James Shotwell Michigan party rock icons Wilson are at the top of the badass underground rock band echelon. They have certainly made big moves towards becoming the international sensations they deserve to be, but for the time being we still consider them one of our favorite bands to tell people they owe it to themselves to discover. […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Mangoseed
June 5th, 2014 Brian Leak Hot on the heels of their recently released effort Basquiat, Mangoseed took the time to speak with us about the record, the inspirations that fueled its creation, and what one could expect from the band in a live atmosphere. They also offered many different accounts on how the name Mangoseed came to be. Maybe you […]
UTG TV: Twelve Foot Ninja Celebrate Their Revolver Golden Gods Award
April 30th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down,” reads a Snapple cap I’ve just exchanged with Stevic, lead guitarist of Twelve Foot Ninja. He’s mildly interested and certainly exhausted. In our brief walk together it became clear how intellectual and curious his mind really was. By this point, he was mainly concentrated on the […]
REVIEW: Fireworks – ‘Oh, Common Life’
March 23rd, 2014 James Shotwell Artist: Fireworks Album: Oh, Common Life Label: Triple Crown There have been few musical evolutions more exciting to witness in recent years than that of Michigan pop rock outfit Fireworks. Over the course of two radically different full length albums and numerous EPs the band, which originally began as a pop punk project, has transformed […]
Deftones Announce US Shows (Mostly In Texas)
March 10th, 2014 James Shotwell Deftones may have recently teased some efforts in the studio, but today we learned that the band behind Koi No Yokan will be hitting the road again much sooner than we previously thought. According to a number of online concert listings, Deftones have lined up a week of performances for the end of May 2014. […]