This will probably come as no great surprise to people who have followed my writing, but I absolutely love ridiculous rap music. Label it as trap, gangster, or straight-up ego overload set to music, I don’t care what it is called as long as the bass hits hard and the lyrics ooze a sense of […]
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Hopes Are The Future Of Czech Hardcore
January 10th, 2014 
James Shotwell There is nothing I love more than waking up to find a great song or video waiting in my inbox from a band I was yet to discover. Maybe it’s just me, but I have always found that experiencing good art (music/literature/etc) early in the day motivates me to do more with the hours ahead. […]
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EDITORIAL: My Love/Hate Relationship With ‘The Ring’
January 7th, 2014 Justin Proper Hi, I’m Senior Staff Writer Justin Proper and I am completely terrified of The Ring. This is not a joke, this is an honest confession from an avid horror lover about one of the only movies to ever scare me. I have only seen the film in it’s entirety three times. Once in theaters, once a […]
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EDITORIAL: Dear Record Labels – Please Upload And Maintain Your Video Archives
December 11th, 2013 James Shotwell December is typically a slow month for music news, but this week was given a jolt of life in recent days when country icon Garth Brooks announced he will be touring next year for the first time in over a decade. When I initially saw this headline I first spent thirty-sixty seconds in a fanboy […]
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James Shotwell’s ‘Best Of 2013’ In Music
December 9th, 2013 James Shotwell When 2012 was coming to a close I distinctly remember the majority of alternative music critics commenting that the year had been ‘something special.’ As 2013 begins to wind down I have found the same thing being said from the same people, and I think I too have to agree. For reasons entirely my own, […]
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Don’t End 2013 Without Falling In Love With These 5 Pop Songs
December 6th, 2013 James Shotwell The year seems to be winding down faster than usual, and it feels like every time I get a minute to surf the net I stumble across a new ‘best of’ lists that commands me to give a portion of precious free time to an album someone I more often than not have never met […]
Let It Go: Why Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Just Delivered One Of The Year’s Best Songs
December 3rd, 2013 James Shotwell The catchiest song released in the last month cannot be found at radio, at least not in its proper form, and there is almost zero chance you’ve seen it featured on your favorite blog, but I’m willing to bet nearly any child who visited a cineplex in the last week could identify it within a […]
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Editorial: R. Kelly Keeps It Filthy With (Extremely) Perverse ‘Black Panties’ Bonus Track
December 2nd, 2013 James Shotwell Sometimes you stumble across a song that simply demands your time and attention. You know it may very well be a disaster of epic proportions, but something about it – be it title or the act behind it – is too good to turn away from. I encountered one such track over the weekend while […]
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SINGLE REVIEW: G-Eazy – “Far Alone”
November 25th, 2013 James Shotwell Artist: G-Eazy Track: “Far Alone” Album: These Things Happen The career of G-Eazy is one that plays into the idea of what many Milliennials have grown to believe is the definition of the American dream. Over the course of three mixtapes that play like albums (two of which received widespread recognition), G has crafted a […]
EDITORIAL: This is a Celebration – Some Parting Thoughts on a Band Called The Chariot
November 22nd, 2013 Adrian Garza Call it weird, but there was always this part of me that had known deep down inside that One Wing would be The Chariot’s final album. Yes, this Douglasville-based act had already released four prior albums as well as a label-released demo EP [talk about an oxymoron], but it wasn’t until that summer in 2012 […]
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Editorial: The Importance Of Infinity Stones And What It May Mean For The Future Of Marvel’s Universe
November 8th, 2013 James Shotwell Everything that follows exists on UTG because of a post-credits sequence in the film, Thor: The Dark World. If you do not want this movie moment spoiled, I suggest turning back now. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! Say what you will about how Thor: The Dark World compares to other movies in the Marvel universe, but there is […]
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‘The Root Of The Problem’ Will Make You Never Want To Visit The Dentist Again
November 4th, 2013 James Shotwell It’s hard to find a list of common fears that doesn’t include trips to the dentist. For one reason or another people cannot seem to keep calm when men or women dressed in all white want to put giant pieces of steel in their mouth and poke around. We could debate all day why that […]
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