Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! The most exciting release of the last seven days is one that nobody saw coming. Copeland might have launched a painfully long pre-order for Ixora, but the wait will certainly be worth it, and you can still pick up a copy on black or white vinyl. If […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Lael Summer
March 24th, 2014 
Brian Leak Lael Summer‘s recent full-length, Burden To Bear, shows undeniable talent from a young artist with a massive voice. After reviewing the effort late last month, Summer took some time to speak with us openly about her musical roots, her newest album, and a lot of the deeply personal themes that make up the lyrical content […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Maker Discuss Upcoming Split Release, Future Plans
February 18th, 2014 Drew Caruso There are plenty of bands in the scene right now that deserve your attention, but none as earning as Maker. The Massachusetts-based alternative punk act are veterans to releasing personal and heartfelt music, and have released many consistent works ranging from EPs, a split with The Story So Far, and a debut LP. Releasing their […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Ghost – Conversation With A Nameless Ghoul
February 4th, 2014 Brenton Harris Without question, Ghost (aka Ghost B.C) are one of modern music’s most interesting acts. An anonymous band operating within a culture obsessed with celebrity, the Swedish quintet have managed to obtain a level of crossover success that most bands in their genre could only ever dream about, while remaining steadfastly cloaked in mystery. More an […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Northlane, Backstage At ‘Big Day Out’
January 31st, 2014 Brenton Harris Emerging from the youth centre stages of the multi-cultural melting-pot that is Sydney’s western suburbs, Australian progressive metalcore powerhouse Northlane have been riding an irrepressible wave of momentum of late that has seen them rise from relative anonymity to the very forefront of the Australian heavy music scene. Much of this rapid ascension can be […]
LIVE REVIEW: Big Day Out (1/26/14 – Sydney, Australia)
January 30th, 2014 Brenton Harris For over two decades, the Big Day Out has been regarded as Australia’s premier touring musical festival. Responsible for bringing some of the world’s biggest acts to Australian shores, the Big Day Out has played host to international acts as influential and diverse as Nirvana, Kanye West, Blink 182, Rage Against The Machine, Bjork, Iggy […]
Drew Caruso’s ‘Best of 2013’ In Music
December 10th, 2013 Drew Caruso As the year ends, I find myself shuffling through the albums I have accrued over the past months. Each album an experience, an insight gained, a lens changed, I have continually found myself lost in the art that encapsulated the sonic apotheosis of this past year. The experiences captured within these sounds provide themselves as […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Out Of The Furnace’
December 9th, 2013 Kevin Blumeyer Film: Out Of The Furnace Directed By: Scott Cooper Starring: Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Zoe Saldana If Scott Cooper’s short but notable career has taught us anything, it’s this: half of directing is casting. Okay, that might not be a quantifiable statistic, but you get the idea. For his first feature, […]
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 […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Billy Talent Talk Africa, Warped Tour and Playing for 100,000 Fans
July 9th, 2013 Derek Scancarelli It comes as no surprise that Billy Talent‘s video for their song “Viking Death March” has reached over two million views, especially considering it was filmed in front of an audience of 100,000 fans in Germany. Playing right before Metallica isn’t something that many bands can say they’ve done, but the Toronto natives have put […]
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 […]
REVIEW: The Black Clouds – ‘Better Days’
May 16th, 2013 Brian Leak Artist: The Black Clouds Album: Better Days Genre: Grunge, Rock For fans of: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Nirvana Many people like to damn specific genres of music, claiming that they’re dead. Not even hanging on – just plain dead. Disco, punk, grunge, and even dubstep has been said to have been short lived (thanks to the […]