Earlier this morning, Nate Ruess continued to showcase his pop prowess by unveiling another new single titled “Great Big Storm.” Give it a listen after the break. The fun. frontman’s newest track is taken from his forthcoming LP, Grand Romantic, which is set to arrive on June 16 via Fueled By Ramen. It is our […]
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Nate Ruess Shares “Great Big Storm”
May 11th, 2015 
Kyle Florence 
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WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/30-4/5
April 5th, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! The most exciting release of the last seven days is one that nobody saw coming. Copeland might have launched a painfully long pre-order for Ixora, but the wait will certainly be worth it, and you can still pick up a copy on black or white vinyl. If […]
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WATCH: The Summer Set Cover The Format
March 17th, 2014 Troy Sennett Arizona pop rock group The Summer Set recently wrapped up an unplugged tour in support of their latest album, Legendary. In addition to acoustic renditions of their own tracks, the band performed a cover of “The First Single” by fellow Arizona natives The Format. Check out a video after the break. The next few months […]
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January 5th, 2014 Troy Sennett The music industry is always pretty quiet around the new year, and the vinyl world is no exception. A few noteworthy pre-orders were launched for records from Kanye West, Linkin Park, and Sunn O))), all giants in their own genres, and a number of other releases were announced, with pre-orders coming soon. Check out the […]
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UTG LIST: 15 Anniversary Tours We Want In 2013
August 27th, 2012 James Shotwell 2012 has been a year filled with reunions and anniversary tours. From New Found Glory’s run celebrating Sticks & Stones, to Taking Back Sunday’s nearly sold-out Tell All Your Friends dates this fall, it’s clear that nostalgia is big business for the modern alternative scene, and today we’re looking ahead to the future. 2013 is […]
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UTG TV: Fun. – Why Am I The One (Acoustic) (Live @SXSW 2012)
March 21st, 2012 James Shotwell Following yesterday’s release of UTG TV’s “All Alright” clip, our camera crew returns with another gorgeous video of Fun. performing acoustic in Austin, Texas. Captured on March 14 during Waterloo Records’ 30th Anniversary celebration, Fun. poke fun at popstar Justin Bieber before launching into a terrific rendition of their Some Nights track “Why Am I […]
Posted in Features, Live, News, UTG TV Tags: acoustic, fun, hd, joke, Justin Bieber, live performance, music, nate ruess, some nights, swag, swag coach, SXSW, the format, waterloo records, why am i the one Comments Off on UTG TV: Fun. – Why Am I The One (Acoustic) (Live @SXSW 2012) UTG TV: Fun. – All Alright (Acoustic) (Live @SXSW 2012)
March 20th, 2012 James Shotwell The UTG Live crew is still recovering from a week in Texas at SXSW, but emerged from their post-show hibernation long enough to grace us with a fantastic video feature. Captured on Wednesday, March 14 at the Waterloo Records’ 30th Anniversary day party (day 1), UTG TV is proud to present an HD recording of […]
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Fun. Perform Acoustic For MTV
February 21st, 2012 James Shotwell Fun. have partnered with MTV to ensure no one forgets their Sophomore album, Some Nights, hits stores today. First appearing on MTV’s websites, three new acoustic performances from Fun. have been made available online. Including “We Are Young,” “Carry Me Home,” and “Walking The Dog,” this is one set of performances not to miss. Click […]
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May 9th, 2011 Grant Trimboli Sam Means, from The Format, has released a demo song called “Bigger Heart” that can be heard by clicking right here. Tell UTG what you think of this demo by commenting.
The Format reuniting on P!ATD tour?
April 1st, 2011 Tori Thomas It appears that The Format will be reuniting on the Panic! At The Disco US tour. A few days ago, Nate Ruess tweeted on fun.’s Twitter saying on the upcoming tour with P!ATD, he would be performing acoustic and would feature “very special guests.” Sam Means, former member of The Format, tweeted that he would […]
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August 4th, 2009 James Shotwell Artist: Fun. Album: Aim & Ignite Genre: Pop Label: unsigned If you’ve had your ears open to the scene for the last six months, you’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of Fun.’s debut album, Aim And Ignite. However, if you’ve been in the dark, Fun. is the collaborative project of Nate Ruess (former lead singer of […]
Posted in Reviews Tags: aim & ignite, aim and ignite, album review, cd, critic response, fun, new album, pop (genre), pop rock (genre), release, review, the format 4 Comments »First Impressions: Fun – Aim and Ignite
June 11th, 2009 James Shotwell First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views on Fun’s Aim and Ignite. It drops August 25th, 2009. I know it’s over 2 months away, but I couldn’t help writing about this amazing record already. Now, personally, I was […]
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