I am always amazed by the contrast in some of my experiences with a band. Prior to walking into The Bottleneck, a modestly-sized yet historic Midwest venue in Lawrence, Kansas, my only experience with Stars had been at Austin City Limits in the company of 35,000 people. Yet, even in such overwhelmingly unimpressive conditions, the […]
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LIVE REVIEW: Stars – Lawrence, Kansas 10/9/2012
October 16th, 2012 
Josh Hammond 
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REVIEW: Stars – The North
September 5th, 2012 Josh Hammond Artist: Stars Album: The North Genre: Indie, Indie-Pop, Dance Label: ATO Records In terms of music, I can sort of remember Canada always being the butt of all the industry jokes. With the spotlight shining on products like Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Barenaked Ladies, and Sarah McLachlan, the sample size making the airwaves […]
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Stars Announce New Album, Stream Track
June 21st, 2012 Brian Leak To follow-up 2010’s The Five Ghosts, indie popsters Stars have announced that they will be releasing their sixth full-length studio album The North September 4 through ATO. Stars took it a step further than this great news and have released the opening track from The North to the pleasure of fans everywhere. “The Theory of […]
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Pharrell stars in Smirnoff commercial
August 22nd, 2011 Grant Trimboli It’s that time of the year again when we start seeing a rise in celebrity-infused alcohol/liquor commercials. September is approaching and Smirnoff is kicking things off by making a modern ad featuring hip-hop mogul Pharrell. A slick looking campaign for Smirnoff’s Start Pure Ads. Click past to see the entire advertisement and let us know […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Stars – We Don’t Want Your Body
June 19th, 2011 Grant Trimboli Stars have released their music video for “We Don’t Want Your Body” that you can watch right here on UTG. Watch it and let us know what you think.
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April 18th, 2011 James Shotwell Foxy Shazam‘s popularity is growing exponentially. Foxy songs have been popping up behind movie trailers and in a few different commercials. Check out their most recent roll in an ad for Bing below.
MUSIC VIDEO: Stars – Changes (Warning: NSFW)
April 2nd, 2011 James Shotwell Those Canadian indie pop bands sure do love controversy. Click below to stream Stars’ brand new (and completely NSFW) video for “Changes.” Stars’ latest album, The Five Ghosts, is available now. Stars – Changes (Uncensored) from Stars on Vimeo.
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March 22nd, 2011 Grant Trimboli Following the earthquake in Japan, several people continue to struggle and fend for relief. While stars like Ne-Yo and Cyndi Lauper continue their performances in the county, Ke$ha states in a recent interview that “I genuinely don’t think right now would be appropriate timing for me to perform in Japan given the content and the […]
ATP! Acoustic Session: The Swellers
May 16th, 2010 Grant Trimboli Performing “Stars”
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April 22nd, 2010 Grant Trimboli R.I.P. Gang Starr
Stars announce US TOUR
March 24th, 2010 James Shotwell The Montreal based band heads Stateside to promote The Five Ghosts
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March 10th, 2010 Grant Trimboli ‘We have never written an album with this much cohesion and unity’ says vocalist Amy Millan , ‘It is the first time we’ve had the luxury of being together in a huge room writing songs off the floor. The Five Ghosts is quintessential STARS.’