The following is a guest blog written by Blacklist Royals drummer Rob Rufus. He, alongside his bandmates, appeared in the role of a punk rock band on the ABC show Forever. Here is his first-hand account of the eye-opening experience: The room was filled with punk rockers. Punks clad in leather. Punks draped in plaid. […]
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GUEST BLOG: “Punk’s Dead, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. Killed It”
August 26th, 2015 
Matthew Leimkuehler 
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Tags: blacklist royals, cuba gooding jr, forever, Forever ABC, guest blog, punk rock 
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EXCLUSIVE: Fine Fine Titans Tour Blog #3
August 13th, 2014 James Shotwell Grand Rapids, Michigan hard rock outfit Fine Fine Titans have quickly become one of the most talked about unsigned bands of 2014. Between their recently released Omega EP, as well as many performances across our great nation, this group has everything going for them and show no signs of slowing their climb to the top of rock’s […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Fine Fine Titans Tour Blog #1
August 4th, 2014 James Shotwell Grand Rapids, Michigan hard rock outfit Fine Fine Titans have quickly become one of the most talked about unsigned bands of 2014. Between their recently released Omega EP, as well as many performances across our great nation, this group has everything going for them and show no signs of slowing their climb to the top […]
Posted in Features, News, Unsigned Tags: 2014, fine fine titans, guest blog, tour blog Comments Off on EXCLUSIVE: Fine Fine Titans Tour Blog #1Weekly 5 [WITH SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY]: April 29th, 2009
April 29th, 2009 James Shotwell Each week, the staff at [UTG] or some of our friends create and post a random top 5 list for your viewing pleasure. Take this all with a grain of sand, we’re just trying to have some fun. This week we’re lucky enough to have the top 5 compiled by DREW SLAVIK, guitarist for SEE […]
Posted in Features Tags: best, countdown, drew slavic, guest blog, music, pirate music, see you next tuesday, stealing music, top 5, weekly 5 countdown, weekly feature 10 Comments »Our Friends CONTINUE To Write Such Lovely Things
February 21st, 2009 James Shotwell Our good friend Chris Hansen [not the Dateline NBC guy] owns No Sleep Records, home of La Dispute, The Wonder Years, and more. He just posted a very informative and funny blog regarding THE DESTRUCTION OF MUSIC AS WE KNOW IT. Here’s a taste: I have lost complete respect for various labels that I […]
Posted in News Tags: blog link, chris hansen, guest blog, No Sleep, no sleep records, our friends 1 Comment »Guest Blog Part 2! – Arise and Ruin’s Ben Alexis!
February 14th, 2009 James Shotwell Sometimes we at UTG want to hear more from our friends than our own critical minds. So, when the opportunity arises, we give said friends a place to share their thoughts that isn’t on a stage or matched up for guitars and drums. This week, we bring you the second blog from Arise and Ruin’s […]
Posted in News Tags: arise and ruin, arise and ruin blog, ben alexis, guest blog, Victory Records 7 Comments »Our Friends Write Such Lovely Things
February 10th, 2009 James Shotwell Our good friend Chris Hansen [not the Dateline NBC guy] owns No Sleep Records, home of La Dispute, The Wonder Years, and more. He just posted a very informative and funny blog regarding WHAT BANDS NEED TO KNOW WHEN PREPARING AND SENDING A PRESS KIT. Here is a little chunk of the piece: There are […]
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February 3rd, 2009 James Shotwell Sometimes we at UTG want to hear more from our friends than our own critical minds. So, when the opportunity arises, we give said friends a place to share their thoughts that isn’t on a stage or matched up for guitars and drums. This week, we premiere the first blog from Arise and Ruin’s Ben […]
Posted in News Tags: arise and ruin, ben alexis, celebrity blog, guest blog, hardcore (genre), news, off topic, Victory Records Comments Off on Guest Blog! – Arise And Ruin’s Ben Alexis