Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has written a letter to fans regarding her continued sickness while on tour. The band has to cancel their date tonight in Salt Lake City, UT. Read the full message below. Hey everybody, First of all… Salt Lake City, I am so sorry that we had to cancel our show. There […]
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Odd Future Manager Christian Clancy Reacts to Tyler, the Creator’s Controversial Mountain Dew Ad
May 2nd, 2013 
James Shotwell The social media realm has been abuzz since news broke that Mountain Dew would be pulling their Tyler, The Creator directed ad campaign over accusations of racism. Odd Future have never been a group to back away from a controversy, but whether or not the situation is grounds for such a fuss is another story […]
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Deftones Release Statement on Chi’s Passing
April 15th, 2013 Adrian Garza It’s been nearly four years since Chi Cheng of Deftones suffered injuries from a car accident that had eventually resulted in his untimely passing on Saturday. Words can’t describe the impact that Cheng had on the lives of hundreds, probably thousands of people. The band’s guitarist, Stephen Carpenter, made a statement courtesy of the California […]
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Horizons Lose Two Members, Asking For Auditions
February 10th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Horizons are a post hardcore outfit hailing all the way from Mississauga, Ontario. Earlier today they announced that their lead vocalist/guitarist and the bassist. You can read the full statement from the band by checking below the jump. The band has also asked for people to audition for the position as lead vocalist. They have […]
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Interesting Facts Come To Light In Result Of Sunday Night’s Chris Brown – Frank Ocean Altercation
January 29th, 2013 Adrian Garza Saying Chris Brown‘s name sort of leaves this odd taste in your mouth. Even if you’re slinging mud, you’re still touching mud… and that’s just dirty. Moving along, here’s a round-up of what we’ve recently come to find since yesterday’s reports. Included are reports of the reasons for the fight, reports on the absence of […]
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Rocketown Promoter Has Different Side To Volumes Controversy
January 27th, 2013 Dan Bogosian There are two sides to every story, and the latest incident from Rocketown is looking pretty hectic. Last night, the word was Volumes front man Michael Barr was attacked by following his dedication of a song to a homosexual friend (with No Country For New Nashville originally reporting that reasoning, but they have since updated […]
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Rocketown Release Statement On Same-Sex Marriage
January 23rd, 2013 Kriston McConnell Recently we reported that an employee of the music venue Rocketown in Nashville, Tennessee was fired for sporting Hostage Calm‘s ‘I Support Same Sex Marriage’ shirt. I imagine in light of public outrage seen in the last 24 hours the venue decided to issue a statement on the situation. You can see what they had […]
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BREAKING: MIKE REYNOLDS DEPARTS FROM FOR TODAY
January 11th, 2013 Adrian Garza Well the internet sure hasn’t kept quiet about this one. After what seems to have been a decision made as a result of the criticism, name-calling, and hatred that came from Mike Reynolds’ Thursday morning rant on homosexuality, the guitarist has now left For Today to pursue what he claims to be a life in […]
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Rob Caggiano Leaves Anthrax
January 6th, 2013 Kriston McConnell A couple of days ago Rob Caggiano, the lead guitarist of Anthrax, announced that he will be parting ways with the band to pursue other endeavors. You can read a full statement from him and another statement from the rest of the band regarding the situation by checking below the jump. The band has indicated […]
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Forever My Love Lose Vocalist; Planning Hometown Show
January 2nd, 2013 James Shotwell Long Island’s Forever My Love have been one of the most talked about underground acts of the last year, and it’s with sad hearts we come to you now to announce that vocalist Derek Dillon is planning to leave the band in the immediate future. A statement from Dillon explaining his decision to leave and […]
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Basement Release Farewell Statement
November 26th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Run For Cover Records’ own Basement released a farewell statement to their fan base recently and UTG would like to share it with you all. The group played their final shows last week and became emotional over the amount of support they received. Read the message below and send your well-wishes in the comments section. […]
Suicide Silence Comment On Mitch Lucker’s Death
The remaining members of Suicide Silence have opened up about the death of vocalist Mitch Lucker. Just twenty minutes ago, which was roughly half an hour after news originally broke, a representative of the band took to the group’s official Facebook with this update: There’s no easy way to say this. Mitch passed away earlier […]