Their name might be familiar because you might have seen Nashville punk rockers Diarrhea Planet at a show at some point during the year. Or because their name is pretty unforgettable even after just hearing it once. This band has been touring a lot lately though, and it seems the grind just does not stop. A […]
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Rise Against Frontman Covers Guns N’ Roses For ‘This Concerns Everyone’ Compilation
October 7th, 2014 
Ryan Kappy When anything political is brought into the music world, musicians have a tendency to speak out against the matter at hand with different opinionated views resonating from it. Usually, they will stop at nothing until their message has been heard and will create music with lyrics that pertain to that matter that can truly help […]
Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in October 2014
September 28th, 2014 James Shotwell October is right around the corner, which means before long the temperature will begin to drop like leaves from every tree on your block. The ‘anything is possible’ feel of summer will exit and be replaced by the ‘everything could go wrong’ dread of an impending winter, leaving you with next to no desire to […]
UTG INTERVIEW: The Voices of Terror Want to Revive the Current State of Hip-Hop
September 16th, 2014 Brian Leak “Does real hip-hop still live or is hip-hop dead?” Many have asked the question and the debate rages on, but are The Voices of Terror the saviors the genre needs? If you ask them, the answer is a resounding “yes.” Reaching beyond the stale cliches and themes of money, women and material possessions, Mike Walker […]
UTG’s Favorite Singles Of Summer 2014
September 8th, 2014 James Shotwell The summer may have been a bummer for hollywood execs and people hoping to see Outkast perform anywhere other than an overcrowded festival, but those who love discovering new music have had plenty to celebrate. Whether you like pop, rock, folk, country, EDM, or any combination of the five there were a slew of new […]
Former Beatle To Be Honored At Star-Studded Tribute Concert
September 5th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler George Harrison, former Beatle and globally celebrated musician, will be honored later this month in a one-night tribute concert. According to Consequence of Sound, artists the likes of The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, members of Weezer, “Weird” Al Yankovic, Brian Wilson, Norah Jones, members of The Strokes, Cold War Kids, Spoon’s Britt Daniel, and members of […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Longest Week’ Is A Wes Anderson Film Without The Whimsy
September 5th, 2014 Sam Cohen Film: The Longest Week Starring: Jason Bateman, Billy Crudup Directed by: Peter Glanz While watching this oft-times lifeless tale about the bourgeoisie never growing up, I imagined a universe in which Wes Anderson and author Jonathan Ames may have met and collaborated. Anderson being the indie favorite director of such visually delectable films as The […]
Shabazz Palaces Reveal Grim, Giant-Populated “#CAKE” Video
August 22nd, 2014 Tyler Hanan 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 […]
‘The Captive’ Trailer: Who Would Kidnap Ryan Reynolds’ Daughter?
July 14th, 2014 James Shotwell Remember when Ryan Reynolds was the good-looking smartass in every film? Those days seem to be long gone at this point, and in their place we have low budget action and horror-related titles that draw big clicks online. The latest, The Captive, looks like a ’90s whodunnit? with a bit of a modern edge. On […]
ALBUM STREAM: RiFF RAFF – ‘NEON iCON’
June 23rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Hip hop’s biggest self-proclaimed viral artist, RiFF RAFF, finally drops his debut album, NEON iCON, on June 28. We’ve heard all sorts of Diplo-produced, Childish Gambino collab, ridiculous goodness off the album already, but today, at long last, the album can be streamed in full. The record shows RiFF RAFF dropping lines about cocaine, bi-curious mermaids, and tipping […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 6/8-6/14
June 14th, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome back to Weekly Wax! As usual, this week had no shortage of exciting pre-orders and classic reissues. First off, you can pick up the new albums from UTG favorites ’68 and Bleachers, both due out in July. After that, head over to Interpunk and snag the colored vinyl versions of two Big D and […]
UTG TV: Josh Scogin of ’68 Chats About ‘In Humor and Sadness’
June 13th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Josh Scogin believes in the human element of music, despite the fact that the world is now run by robots. He’s actually under the impression that rock and roll was meant to be performed by individuals with intuition. I think he’s out of his mind, but to each his own. When The Chariot completed their […]