Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of the year’s best month, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re […]
2013
UTG’s 31 Days of Halloween: ‘Escape From Tomorrow’
October 9th, 2014 
Adrian Garza 
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Watch Paul McCartney and Johnny Depp Jam in “Early Days” Video
July 7th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Shortly after announcing his medical recovery and rescheduled US tour dates, The Beatles icon Paul McCartney is dropping the music video for “Early Days,” one of the acoustic hits off of 2013’s New. Directed by Vincent Haycock, the video takes place in the 1950s where McCartney and some special guests, like Johnny Depp, jam together in a rather […]
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Andrew Bird Announces New Album and Tour
May 29th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Violin and whistler extraordinaire Andrew Bird has been dropping new releases somewhat quietly in the past few years, and they’ve each had their own sweet charm. First there was 2012′s Hands Of Glory; then there was 2013’s I Want to See Pulaski at Night; now he’s returning with a covers album, Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… The longstanding folk […]
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The Knife Announce Mini-Album, Share “Without You My Life Would Be Boring (Shaken-Up Version)” Video
May 20th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Influential electronic, experimental, indie Swedish duo The Knife brought their highly theatrical and entertaining live show to the US this year, showing several reworkings of songs off their 2013 album Shaking The Habitual. Many of those reworked tracks will be available on a new mini-album called Shaken-Up Versions that’s out digitally on June 17 via Rabit/Brille/Mute (which you can pre-order here) […]
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BUFF 2014 Review: ‘The Congress’
April 9th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: The Congress (Le congrès) Directed by: Ari Folman Starring: Robin Wright A film that is a live action-animation hybrid that plays dual roles as a middle finger to the studio system and an exploration in who we perceive ourselves to be? Am I dreaming? Is this movie real? It is real and it’s a […]
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BUFF 2014 Review: ‘American Jesus’
March 31st, 2014 James Shotwell Film: American Jesus Directed by: Aram Garriga Genre: Documentary America was founded on the phrase ‘In God We Trust,’ but how one defines that God and their relationship to him/her/it was left open to interpretation. Freedom of religion is a cornerstone of who we are as a nation, and over the centuries since our founding the […]
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Victory Records Welcomes Feed Her To The Sharks And UTG Feels Conflicted
March 26th, 2014 James Shotwell Australian metalcore outfit Feed Her To The Sharks are the latest band to join the Victory Records roster. The group has released two full-length albums to date by themselves, and will likely have a new recording out by the end of 2014. You can view a video announcement featuring music from the band’s latest album […]
Watch Earl Sweatshirt Debut a New Song in New York
February 23rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Odd Future’s youngest member, Earl Sweatshirt, is currently on his “wearld tour” in support of his debut LP, Doris, out last year. On Thursday in New York City, the rapper performed a new track, showing he’s already looking ahead to work on a new record. Even though Doris is stacked with some impressive work, especially considering Earl only […]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Finally Address Why They Didn’t Want The Polaris Award
January 16th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Last September, dark, political, post-rock group Godspeed You! Black Emperor won Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize for 2012’s surprise album Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! To some people’s surprise, they weren’t in attendance to accept the award and then went on to issue a statement thanking the music-press for the prize but speaking out against corporate domination and the […]
Tarantino’s Next Film Is A Western, Possibly Titled ‘The Hateful Eight’
January 13th, 2014 James Shotwell Anytime Quentin Tarantino begins to make progress on a new project, the floodgates holding rumors and gossip at bay open wide. People love this man’s movies, our staff included, and due to the amount of time that tends to pass between project’s it’s easy to understand why his fans’ thirst for new ideas is so […]
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Queens of the Stone Age Ready to Work on a New Album
January 8th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Queens of the Stone Age have seen nothing but the press they deserve since the release of their sixth studio album, …Like Clockwork. Now the band have spoken with Rolling Stone about working on a new album that is, apparently, in the very near future. Frontman Josh Homme expressed that the band wants to keep that drive running in […]
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Hear Vampire Weekend’s “Step” Remix Featuring Danny Brown, Heems, Despot
January 1st, 2014 Nina Corcoran Almost in an effort to have the last say of 2013, Vampire Weekend took to Twitter last night to share a “wintertime remix” of “Step” with verses from Danny Brown, Despot, and Heems. Download it below. The four piece band had quite a year, topping nearly every “Best of” list from 2013 with this year’s […]
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